Christina Applegate announces daughter Sadie, 13, was diagnosed with POTS

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Applegate’s “MeSsy” podcast, saying she has newfound common ground with her mom, who is living with multiple sclerosis.“I have something called POTS,” Sadie shared. “I have no clue what it actually is, but it’s something to do with the autonomic nervous system and it affects my heart.

When I stand up, I get really, really dizzy and my legs get really weak and I feel like I’m going to pass out.”POTS — formally known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — is when your heart rate increases quickly after getting up from sitting or lying down, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.It’s a chronic disorder that affects the autonomic nervous system and blood circulation and could lead to tremors, nausea, and fainting.Sadie revealed that while she only recently received her diagnosis, she’s been living with the condition for a while.The “Married…With Children” alum, 52, said she “hates” that her daughter has to experience the chronic disorder.“I hate it for you my darling.

I really hate it for you,” Applegate said. “I’m sad. But I love you and I know you’re going to be OK. And I’m here for you and I believe you.

And thank you for bringing this to light and awareness.”Sadie — whom Applegate shares with her husband, Martyn LeNoble — recalled leaving her sixth-grade classes to visit the nurse “multiple times a day.”“In class, if I were to stand up then, I would be like, ‘I have to go to the nurse.