How a health crisis inspired a new path for a Cleveland artist [Video]

CLEVELAND — By his early 30s, Jason Toth had built a successful marketing company, but seemingly out of nowhere, he started dealing with what he calls “bizarre health issues.”

“I was really exhausted all the time. I had this intense brain fog that made it difficult to think,” he told 3News in a recent interview. “And in August of 2019, I was outside gardening and when I stood up I got super, super dizzy, and my legs gave out and I fell to the ground.”

Toth recalls also battling severe vertigo, and for weeks, the symptoms clung to him.

“I kept on getting told, ‘Well, it’s anxiety. It’s depression,” he recalled. “Take this pill, take that pill.”

Then, finally, a breakthrough: A neurologist at Cleveland Clinic recognized his symptoms. Jason was diagnosed with POTS, …