
hypocapnia
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Sep 5, 2026
POTS Update 2026: What the Latest Research Gets Right and Misses
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24:27Spencer ZimmermanHOST
But once again, if there's not enough getting back to the brain, that creates issues.
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24:32Spencer ZimmermanHOST
You can also have hyperventilation leading to hypocapnia.
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24:38Spencer ZimmermanHOST
Hypocapnia induces cerebral vasoconstriction and peripheral vasodilation.
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24:45Spencer ZimmermanHOST
So you're now constricting all the blood vessels in your brain, trying to get stuff to where you want it to be.
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24:50Spencer ZimmermanHOST
But if you are dilating peripherally, then what does that do, right? That is going to cause more blood pulling because you cannot be vasodilated in your legs and get stuff back to your heart.
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25:06Spencer ZimmermanHOST
It just doesn't work that well.
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25:08Spencer ZimmermanHOST
Now, for those not familiar with hypocapnia, this is going to be talking about carbon dioxide levels due to shallow breathing or breathing too fast, okay? So...
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25:26Spencer ZimmermanHOST
You've got to have a balance of carbon dioxide and not.