nmorgen Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hi,I was wondering if anyone else has had a drastic drop in their pulse, but high blood pressure. The past 2 weeks I haven't been feeling very well. My pulse has dropped into the seventies while standing, but my blood pressure has been high and variable ranging from 150/105 to 119/88. I've been having headaches for the past 2 weeks, I'm sure they are caused by the blood pressure. My hands also turn bright red and swell.We moved from AL to Switerland and I am trying to find a cardiologist who knows about POTS and who speaks English. It's not going very well. I currently taking clonidine. I was diagnosed with hyperadrenergic pots 17 months ago at UAB. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this, because it a little stressing especially as I don't have access to a physician. I would really appreciate help or just your thoughts on what is happening. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelika_23 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hi,Sometimes being sick can cause weird things. I haven't had the drop in HR, but my standing BP has been very high. I have been in a POTS exacerbation for a while now due to a long lasting bronchitis, and since I have started feeling better, my BP is slowly coming down. I find that when I get really sick, my HR stays high and the BP rises. Are you having any other illness that could be contributing?Good luck,Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj75 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I posted about my bp the other day as when my pulse goes down my bp goes up and vice versa. Look at the post 'wierd bp' as i had a really helpful answer that might explain things a little. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmorgen Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thanks for both of your responses.I had a UTI about a month ago other than allergies I don't think I have any other problems. Well, other than POTs yuckiness. My hr has really just dropped and I don't seem to be getting much jump in it when I stand and sometimes even after walking around, it just wants to stay in the 70s, but my bp is going through the roof. I'm afraid to take any more clonidine b/c I'm afraid I'll crash. I have had a weird bubble popping sensation in my chest. It feels like little air bubbles popping. My POTS only seems to kick in when I'm walking for a long time or on my feet for a long time. I'm beginning to wonder if I even have it, or if I might have something else going wrong. My muscle spasms/tremors have been really bad. I just feel horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint patty Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I haven't been diagnosed with POTS, but I have been diagnosed with NCS. My pulse jumps from 50 to 70, but my bp spikes quickly. Just a few minutes ago while lying down, 97/63 to 133/87. When this happens I feel very sick to my stomach and I am in a cold sweat. I am still trying to figure out what is going on with me----do I have POTS or something else. I am on a beta blocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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