29. Hypermobility, POTS and MCAS: The Conditions That Cluster With ADHD (with Dr Jason Lam)

You might be the bendy one. Or the dizzy one, the one with the headaches that never really stop, the one who reacts to food nobody else reacts to. Tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. And every time you get to a GP, you can't quite land on the same page as them.Dr Jason Lam is a GP and sports medicine registrar who spends his days on the things that get missed — hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos, POTS, MCAS, and the way they tangle together in a neurodivergent body. This is the episode that joins the dots nobody has joined for you.CHAPTERS00:16 — The bendy one, the dizzy one, the one who reacts to food nobody else reacts to01:14 — Who Dr Lam is, and the introduction Bianca gave him02:40 — The consults that kept running long, because he couldn't let things go03:57 — Hypermobility spectrum disorder vs hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos — and the definition about to change05:14 — What POTS actually is, and the nervous system running everything you never think about06:33 — Why it flips and flops, and what that means for treatment07:55 — MCAS explained through hay fever — and what mast cells do everywhere else09:09 — Why one lot drops their bundle and another lot joins the party10:26 — Energy-limiting conditions, long COVID, ME/CFS — and the research that connected them11:37 — Lipedema in the mix, and why the gut people now say to check for hypermobility12:59 — Medical misogyny, being palmed off, and the specialist who tore up a diagnosis14:17 — What pattern should make a woman think 'I need to get assessed'15:37 — Why you shouldn't wait until crisis point — and why climbing back is harder17:06 — 'Your tests are normal' — and the limits of the tests themselves18:20 — Bouncing between specialists who each treat their own little bit19:44 — Why the hyperspecialist model breaks down on multisystem conditions21:17 — The allied health people doing the heavy lifting22:28 — Upskilling GPs, and where the next generation of doctors is coming from23:38 — What's actually improved in four years of this podcast24:50 — 'We don't do a great job of this' — a doctor owning it26:13 — For the woman who's seen everyone and still has no answers27:35 — 'I might not find the root cause, but I can make you feel better'28:45 — Why more treatment isn't always better, and how this shifts across a lifespanRESOURCES &amp; REFERENCESFree ResourcesADHD Physical Health &amp; Emotional Wellbeing Kit (free) → https://adhdmums.com.au/product/adhd-physical-health-emotional-wellbeing-kit/Energy Accounting Guide — https://adhdmums.com.au/product/adhd-mums-energy-accounting-guide/Paid ResourcesADHD Mums Shop — https://adhdmums.com.au/shop/Related EpisodesADHD and EDS/POTS: Vanessa's Journey Through Chronic Health Challenges → https://adhdmums.com.au/podcast_episode/episode-41-connection-between-adhd-eds-and-pots-vanessas-journey-through-chronic-health-challenges/HORMONES: Histamine + Hormones — Why You Feel Like You're Falling Apart → https://adhdmums.com.au/podcast_episode/episode-37-hormones-histamine-and-adhd-why-you-feel-like-youre-falling-apart/About the GuestLooking for a practitioner? Dr Jason Lam points listeners to the practitioner registers at the Ehlers-Danlos Society and Connective Tissue Disorders Network Australia.Join the ADHD Mums Facebook group → https://facebook.com/groups/adhdmumspodcastMore from Dr Jason Lam — https://www.thedancedr.com.au — Instagram @_thedancedrDr Jason Lam — useful links and resources are on his website → https://www.thedancedr.com.auAll episodes → <a href="https://adhdmums.captivate.fm/lis