faint factory Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I am getting from here: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=adc&doc=4788that the diagnostic criteria, at least at Vanderbilt (which I understand to be respected in the dysautonomia world), includes that 30 bpm increase benchmark that you see for POTS diagnoses and the terms are used interchangeably.Do other doctors consider OI to be the symptoms of POTS patients without the 30 bpm increase? My current on-paper diagnosis has been amended from NCS to "OI, possible POTS" pending my autonomic test results and review of my tilt, so that's why I ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comfortzone Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 WOW - that is one crazy introductory statement - and all I have to say is 'no wonder you are confused' lol....I have been told I have orthostatic intolerance - some vasomotor instability, I think my standing norepi ~ is right at 600 can't remember for sure.... My heartrate in diagnostics hasn't reached a rise of 30 bpm with standing - so no POTS here - but a geneticist did say 'possible POTS' before I had the official testing things done. Then I get rises in b/p with standing ~ and only with prolonged standing - hours - do I get the crashing b/p... baseline HR is sinus tachycardia - controlled with meds ...I guess altogether with the symptoms of needing to lay down STAT - I have dysautonomia lol....Anyway someone here should have better knowledge than me and I'll be happy to read what they have to say too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 nowwhat-Supine STAT - aside from describing me - seems great as a diagnostic tool.I like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallysblooms Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I wouldn't go by that info. Just as with others, they forget that you can have high bp also. What is also toubling is that they do not list any supplements to help. I know they are important. Thankfully there are doctors that know more about POTS than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faint factory Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but where does it say you can't have a high BP? All I see is that it does not fall 20/10 mmHg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallysblooms Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Well, I thought I saw it, I don't see anything about bp being low only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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