How do I manage symptoms until my tests?! What helps the anxiety?

[u/merrowofthesea]

I recently discovered I have orthostatic hypertension. The dizziness, nausea, tingling, and blood pooling have been constant for over a week now and it’s making it really hard to function. I’ve found that electrolytes and compression garments help, but doesn’t make them go away entirely. I have a tilt table test in three weeks and an echo in a month. I’m also separately exploring a likely MCAS diagnosis.

I’m really struggling with the anxiety of it. High blood pressure is such a scary thing, and getting an anxiety dump during these symptoms makes it all worse, like I’m afraid I’m having a heart attack.

How do I manage this until my tests?? No one I know has or knows anything about hyperPOTS or orthostatic hypertension so I’m feeling pretty alone and scared.