{"podcast":{"title":"The POTScast","slug":"the-potscast-3923943","podcast_index_feed_id":3923943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/q4knn","website_url":"https://the-potscast.castos.com","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/6071fb0c58f1f7-48191061/images/POTScast-logo-1-.png","author":"Cathy Pederson","episode_count":250,"summary":"Learn about Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and more by joining us each week for a new episode. If you are living with POTS, MCAS or other chronic illnesses, you are not alone! Our goal is to raise awareness, nurture community, and empower patients with information and practical skills for living better with this chronic invisible illness. Each month, we feature episodes with top POTS physicians as well as POTS patients. Because many POTS patients are eventually diagnosed with MCAS, the first Tuesday of every month we feature a new series called Mast Cell Matters, in which top MCAS practitioners share their experiences in better treating patients. You can learn more by listening to our groundbreaking POTScast anywhere, anytime. Visit our website at www.standinguptopots.org and follow our social media accounts @standinguptopots.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-potscast-3923943"},"episode":{"title":"Excessive sleep, fatigue and insomnia in POTS WITH Dr. Kirti Sivakoti","slug":"excessive-sleep-fatigue-and-insomnia-in-pots-with-dr-kirti-sivakoti","published_at":"2026-03-17T23:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-potscast-3923943/excessive-sleep-fatigue-and-insomnia-in-pots-with-dr-kirti-sivakoti","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-potscast-3923943","url":"https://the-potscast.castos.com/episodes/excessive-sleep-fatigue-and-insomnia-in-pots-with-dr-kirti-sivakoti","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/6071fb0c58f1f7-48191061/2243675/c1e-n4362idwzdva9z5n4-1pr8xgzxun3v-teg1ys.mp3","summary":"Pediatric dysautonomia expert Dr. Kirti Sivakoti, MD, is a pediatrician specializing in complex chronic illness, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Utah, and Associate Medical Director of the Pain and Autonomic Symptoms Evaluation (PAUSE) Program at Primary Children's Center. In this episode she discusses sleep issues commonly seen in POTS, such as excessive fatigue, sleepiness, hypersomnia, insomnia, and interesting findings seen in sleep studies of POTS patients. Dr. Sivakoti explains what can be tried at home (e.g., lifestyle strategies), medications that may help, and when a sleep study may be warranted. As always, Dr. Sivakoti is a wealth of information and compassion. The mentioned review of sleep disorders in POTS (Miglis and Barwick, 2018) is here. More information about Dr. Sivakoti and her practice is here.","meta_description":"Pediatric dysautonomia expert Dr. Kirti Sivakoti, MD, is a pediatrician specializing in complex chronic illness, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Univ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2692,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-potscast-3923943/episodes/excessive-sleep-fatigue-and-insomnia-in-pots-with-dr-kirti-sivakoti/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-potscast-3923943/excessive-sleep-fatigue-and-insomnia-in-pots-with-dr-kirti-sivakoti.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}