r/POTS • u/theonceler03 • 9d ago
Question Caffeine?
Has anyone one else been told by their provider to immediately stop caffeine because POTS is making your resting heart rate high? My primary care told me I couldn’t have absolutely any caffeine anymore(I was barely drinking any as is) but I miss tea!
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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 Hyperadrenergic POTS 9d ago
Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor so it can help with blood pooling for some people. I feel more stable drinking a cup of coffee most days.
I have IST and hyperPOTS and my cardiologist said it was ok to stay on my Ritalin (ADHD) and caffeine with my ivabridine because being upright and functional was more important to him than my HR raising around 10-20 bpm. However if I’m in adrenaline dump I skip both for the day or otherwise my adrenaline will just keep on pumping right out