andybonse Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Hi All,I'm new here so thought I'd try get some knowledge!I have had an increase in my heart rate by 30-34 beats for a year or two now, I'm 21 male and live in the UK. I have never thought much about it until now a lot of things have become clear, the feeling slightly short of breath when standing and the heart is racing, its usually like 60-70 at rest then 90-105 etc.I have been to the doctors due to chest pain when excersising and had an echocardiogram,ecgs(lots),24 hour ecg, stress treadmill ecg, all sorts of bloods and diabetes test, all normal. I was like but i'm getting this pain but was shrugged off.I recently started having panic attacks and very anxious, I'm getting to the point where I cant go to work because of them and nervous to go out far or drive.So, I went to the doctors today for like the 5th times in a few weeks, saying I think I have POTS, funny enough sometimes when I stand i'll be ok and it wont rise much like it shouldn't and he said its anxiety and shrugged it of, but if I lay down or sit down for a while and do it, it will show but he wouldn't have it.I wake up in the night for the toilet and the heart pounds as usual, it's just annoying how he didn't believe me!However, I have private health insurance and am being refered to a cardiologist who specialises in POTS, so hopefully he can help me.Not sure on what I should be prepared for etc?A few questions,As my heart race goes up by 30-34 and is usually not so demanding with symptoms, could treatments get me back to normal? I know some people get it really bad and its disabling and I can appreciate how hard this must be!Can it get considerabley worse? It hasnt over the year or two but I'm afraid of it getting worse! I have my whole life ahead of me and am quite scared about this.I can excersise fine usually, could this help at all with the heart rate / symptoms?I am asking this from a perspective of people already going through the same thing and not as medical advise!Thanks!Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecom Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I don't know your personal situation, but to answer your general question - yes a lot of people with more mild pots do seem to get better with even non-medical interventions (drastically increased fluid intake, salt, exercise, etc). Some googling will help you find these interventions. Best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Hi Andy, welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Thanks for the replies! I have started drinking Powerades 1 litre a day to see how this helps, plus 2 pints of water throughout the day also to make up a total of 2 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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