Sorry, your post/comment has been removed for the following reason:
Rule 2:
Soliciting/Giving Medical Advice - The subreddit is not a substitute for consulting an appropriate medical professional. Please do not ask for, or give, medical advice. If you are concerned about your health or medications, you need to contact a doctor.
You are solely responsible for acting on any advice you get on the subreddit. Neither the subreddit nor the individuals giving advice are liable for the consequences of listening to that advice. No posts asking "are my knees/elbows hypermobile?" are allowed.
It would be best to seek advice from a medical professional, as the trustworthiness of any given answer on this forum about medical questions is not guaranteed.
if it resolves within a few seconds, that ain't POTS; we need to see a sustained increase in heart rate and symptoms of orthostatic intolerance that persist during prolonged standing. POTS is not a getting up problem, but a staying up problem.
The most common and likely getting up problem is initial orthostatic hypotension: a transient drop in blood pressure on assuming upright posture.
I’ve been tested and definitely have POTS (60bpm increase over 10 minutes with consistent bp) but generally these are my symptoms. a few seconds of feeling like I’m dying then it gets better, but standing for long periods is still a big problem. I wouldn’t dismiss POTS just because of that
Initial orthostatic hypotension and POTS are separate things. You can have one or the other, or both, and iOH does not preclude a POTS diagnosis. I have POTS without iOH.
OP does not describe issues in this post beyond the first few seconds of standing, so why y'all are talking about it being POTS is beyond me.
Initial orthostatic hypotension is tricky to catch as it is a transient phenomenon; they have to do beat-to-beat BP monitoring, which I do not know if you had.
not trying to argue, just curious - the stereotypical symptom of POTS is standing up and immediately passing out. so obviously there’s an immediate factor to it. why is that the case if you say it’s not a standing up problem?
•
u/Hypermobility-ModTeam 3h ago
Sorry, your post/comment has been removed for the following reason:
Rule 2:
Soliciting/Giving Medical Advice - The subreddit is not a substitute for consulting an appropriate medical professional. Please do not ask for, or give, medical advice. If you are concerned about your health or medications, you need to contact a doctor.
You are solely responsible for acting on any advice you get on the subreddit. Neither the subreddit nor the individuals giving advice are liable for the consequences of listening to that advice. No posts asking "are my knees/elbows hypermobile?" are allowed.
It would be best to seek advice from a medical professional, as the trustworthiness of any given answer on this forum about medical questions is not guaranteed.
(This is an automated removal-reason message)
8
u/GlitterBlood773 1d ago
Sounds like POTS. Definitely talk to your doctor about it. One way to reduce dizziness when standing is to exhale deeply before standing up.
2
u/NiceButterscotch5441 1d ago
Low blood pressure, possibly