01-19-2019 03:21
01-19-2019 03:21
Hello,
I am a 25 years old male. I am 182 cm and 90 kg, my BMI is 27,2. My resting pulse ist where between 61-70. I have a problem. I cannot go up stairs, I could go upstairs without a problem but not anymore. I can breath but my heart rate spikes up. When I go 1 floor stairs up, then I have 170 pulse and my heart pounding and in a minute it decreases until 110-120. It is 145 pulse with a half of floor. I have a very big friend, who has 42 bmi and he outwalk me.
My heart rate is 100-115 (125 - 135 uphill with my backpack) bpm when I walk.
When I cycle in hard mode for 30 minutes, I get 135-140 heart beat.
My blood pressure is normal, 6 months ago I was with a cardiologist, he make 24hr ecg and he said I am very healthy.
Do you guys any idea? Am I just out of shape?
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11-10-2019 18:17
11-10-2019 18:17
Hi there. Not sure if you’re still having this problem but I was diagnosed with something called POTS two months ago, which is a syndrome where I get tachycardia every time I stand up or do minimal amount of exertion. I can go from resting at 60bpm to 130bpm when standing for a few seconds. I was really fit before being diagnosed, might be worth looking into.
12-14-2019 07:27
12-14-2019 07:27
Hello, you have similar symptoms to mine. I'm 100% sure you have POTS( postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome). You need to ask your doctor about a tilt table test. Sometimes other conditions cause it sometimes it's pure dysoutonomia. Try drinking more water too. People with POTS get dehydrated easily.
12-14-2019 07:33
12-14-2019 07:33
Look into POTS ( postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).
12-14-2019 08:02
12-14-2019 08:02
I’m really glad you mentioned it. I came across POTS 2 years ago and went to see an electro cardiologist to be evaluated. I felt it was exactly what I had been going through. I’m still working with him and it was my 90% POTS diagnosis (he never ordered tilt table and doesn’t think i 100% fit diagnosis, but feels POTS is the closest).
2.5 years ago, I could not exercise at all. Serious fatigue for 4-12 hours afterward. So as a former dancer and Pilates teacher, this was so foreign to me. I couldn’t walk for a period of 3-4 weeks. I didn’t yet know what POTS was. 3 months later I read about it and pursued the diagnosis.
I just saw him in November because the stairs episodes we’re horrible to the point of ER. I still have a 90% POTS diagnosis, but I feel it is 100%, though flare only, instead of all the time 2.5 years back.
12-14-2019 08:15
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12-14-2019 11:15
12-14-2019 11:15
Hi, I tested myself. I was lying down and my HR was 60-65 than I suddenly stand up any my HR jump to 130 than it went slowly to 70 while I was up.
I notice it also that I get very easily dehydrated and I feel terrible after big lunches. What helps me is salty foods and hydration then I have almost 0 problems like getting lighthead but my HR still spikes up.
I don't think I want to use medicine to feel better so I won't go to a doctor.
But thank you very much.
01-29-2021 20:31
01-29-2021 20:31
Hey Bigbadalek - i just read this thread - it's 2021. I hope you followed the advice about POTS.
That sounds like exactly what you are experiencing.
Yes- eating salt and drinking lots of water helps with POTS. Many people with POTS actually take salt pills or drink homemade electrolyte lemonade (water plus lemon juice plus sugar plus lots of salt) instead of plain water. I drink 2 litres of this a day.
Don't listen to the people who say it is your fitness level or your weight. POTS just means postural (when you change your posture from lying down or sitting to standing up) orthopedic (standing) tachycardia (heart racing).
I bike 500k a month but heart rate soars when i get up from sitting and walk slowly up one flight of stairs. It's because your veins are not able to pump the blood back to your heart fast enough when you stand up or go up stairs. This is made worse when you are dehydrated due to low blood volume.
Even if you don't want to go to see a doctor, check out POTS and dysautonomia help groups or facebook groups for suggestions on how to make it better.
But it's clear that you have some form of POTS/dysautonomia.
Also, you should know that a lot of people with POTS also have EDS (loose joints) or MCAD (like having a lot of allergies that affect skin rashes, digestion problems, swelling, and many other symptoms you might think are just allergies). If you have any of those other kinds of issues, you could be the unlucky person who has the trifecta of POTS/EDS/MCAD.
10-26-2021 14:30
10-26-2021 14:30
I'm 16 and have been suffering from panic attacks/anxiety for 2 months. I started school in September and have been struggling with walking up stairs. To get to one particular class I have to walk up 3 or 4 flights and every time my heart goes crazy (heart races and thumps) . My heart flutters on occasion but my heart only seems to play up when going up stairs. I've seen PoTS mentioned, could this be a symptom?
10-26-2021 14:41
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12-23-2021 18:10
12-23-2021 18:10
What type of beta blocker do you take? I just recently seen a cardiologist and trying to get my problem figured out. I have random spikes with my heart rate going up to 175, with that comes chest pain, overall body fatigue etc. I’m currently taking propanorol but my cardiologist wants to start me on a different one that’s longer lasting
06-22-2023 11:30
06-22-2023 11:30
Hi,
Please do this test at home called Orthostatic Vital Signs/ the 10 minute NASA Lean test at home and see if your positive, my daughter had the same symptoms and she was positive for this test- later on she was diagnosed with POTS-
Thanks
06-22-2023 11:32
06-22-2023 11:32
My daughter had the same symptoms for one year after all the tests she was positive for pots we just found that out few days ago do you have POTS? Does this go away with age? It’s so new I just need to know how I can help her. Waiting to see her pediatrician
06-22-2023 13:56
06-22-2023 13:56