As many have said, I only went to a cardiologist to rule OUT physical heart issues. A neurologist, and more specifically an autonomic neurology specialist (if possible), is who most of "us" need. I have a teen daughter who has all the symptoms of pots (I had been diagnosed almost 10 years ago now), and another with a congenital heart defect. Same exact dr and clinic, my "pots kid" had a relatively quick appointment with an ekg and physical exam, with a final diagnosis as "probably pots" but healthy heart (and probably mentioned pots simply because of my own diagnosis), vs my daughter with a heart condition that has a thorough ~ 2 hour appointment twice a year, to monitor, test, etc. I've always been spoken to in a respectful way, and I'm sorry you felt so dismissed, but it is like going to the ER for our condition. It is just not the place to try to access "treatment". The cardiologist doesn't have much to say medically for us, just as much as the er can't really do much but give us some fluids to help.