Betablocker

[villen]

Hi

Can betablocker actually cause POTS? I wonder if this is the case for me...

[corina]

in all honesty, i wouldn't know how. do you have a specific reason to ask this?

corina

[mvdula]

I don't know if this is possible or not, but had a thought when I read this. I have seen this question before and wonder if this is the reason: I (and seems like many others here) had palpitations for a few years before my POTS onset. Maybe some people got on betablockers to treat the palps and then had a POTS onset - not because of the betas though - just chronologically seems like that. I never got on betas (not yet) bc I was pregnant when my palps got more frequent/bad, and I didn't want to take anything. So, my POTS onset was pregnancy/postpartum.

[yogini]

I don't believe they cause POTS, but many POTS patients can't tolerate betas at all - often it lowers BP too much, but there are other reaons too. If you're taking a beta blocker, you may want to talk to your dr about switching it for another medicine and see if you feel better. Another option is to take the beta with a medicine that raises BP like florinef or midodrine.

[Tessa]

I do not think that a betablocker can cause POTS but as mentioned on other?s answers, many POTS patients cannot tolerate betas... Furthermore, as an adrenal problem can be related to POTS, those with an adrenal issue should avoid betablockers (it lowers BP and aldosterone levels too).

If you do not want to use it, better talk with your doctor about it in order to find another option.

Tessa

[Ernie]

Hi,

It's a treatment for POTS.