Why POTS Misdiagnosis as Functional Neurological Disorder is Destroying Lives

In this episode of the My POTS Podcast, Two veteran functional neurologists expose the dangerous trend of POTS misdiagnosis as functional neurological disorder (FND) that's leaving patients without proper treatment. Medical research on Frontiers, confirms that many patients with autonomic disorders are frequently misdiagnosed with FND, making it difficult to obtain further diagnostic and therapeutic care. Dr. Joseph Schneider and Dr. Adam Klotzek reveals why POTS patients are being labeled with psychological disorders when they actually have measurable neurological dysfunction from brain injuries. They discuss shocking cases, including a 26-year-old pilot whose hands leak water like faucets after car accidents, yet doctors diagnosed him with functional neurological disorder instead of treating his obvious brain trauma. The conversation exposes why traditional cardiology approaches miss the central nervous system dysfunction driving POTS symptoms and demonstrates how targeted cerebellar therapy can reduce severe autonomic symptoms by 50% in a single session. This episode challenges the psychiatric labeling of POTS patients and reveals the real neurological causes behind heat intolerance, exercise intolerance, and autonomic dysfunction. Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider: Website: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center; Hope Regeneration Center Podcast: MyPOTSPodcast.com LinkedIn: Joseph Schneider YouTube: HopeBrainBodyRecoveryCenter Instagram: @HopeBrainCenter_ Facebook: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center Connect with Dr. Adam Klotzek: LinkedIn: Adam-Klotzek-DC-MS-DACNB-FICC Twitter: @AKlotzek21

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In this episode of the My POTS Podcast, Two veteran functional neurologists expose the dangerous trend of POTS misdiagnosis as functional neurological disorder (FND) that's leaving patients without proper treatment. Medical research on Frontiers, confirms that many patients with autonomic disorders are frequently misdiagnosed with FND, making it difficult to obtain further diagnostic and therapeutic care. Dr. Joseph Schneider and Dr. Adam Klotzek reveals why POTS patients are being labeled with psychological disorders when they actually have measurable neurological dysfunction from brain injuries. They discuss shocking cases, including a 26-year-old pilot whose hands leak water like faucets after car accidents, yet doctors diagnosed him with functional neurological disorder instead of treating his obvious brain trauma. The conversation exposes why traditional cardiology approaches miss the central nervous system dysfunction driving POTS symptoms and demonstrates how targeted cerebellar therapy can reduce severe autonomic symptoms by 50% in a single session.
This episode challenges the psychiatric labeling of POTS patients and reveals the real neurological causes behind heat intolerance, exercise intolerance, and autonomic dysfunction.

Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider:
Website: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center; Hope Regeneration Center

Podcast: MyPOTSPodcast.com

LinkedIn: Joseph Schneider

YouTube: HopeBrainBodyRecoveryCenter

Instagram: @HopeBrainCenter_

Facebook: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center  

Connect with Dr. Adam Klotzek:

LinkedIn: Adam-Klotzek-DC-MS-DACNB-FICC

Twitter: @AKlotzek21

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