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  1. I had a tilt table test conducted today. During which I felt badly when immediately being elevated. At times I felt like I would pass out and began tapping my fingers vigorously on the table down by my side. I squinted my eyes when feeling lightheaded and woozy. Many times during the test I needed to take a deep breath in. I had a constant feeling like a migraine was about to set in. At one point there was a sharp pain in chest. At times I could only describe a sort of sinking feeling inside as "weird" to my cardiologist. I was given the nitro spray under my tongue which resulted in making me VERY hot and gave me the sensation that someone was sitting on my chest. When I was describing these feelings to my doctor I couldn't even speak properly... I was talking very low, slow, and barely moving. That same sinking feeling was intensified.... But I never passed out. My doctor said that he was surprised I didn't pass out because due to my experiences leading up to the test - he was sure I would have. I asked if a person is able to fight off passing out, to which he answered "yes". Apparently this is what I did. He said that I passed the test. However, upon the table being laid down, I immediately felt terrible. I started sweating. My palms became sweaty. My eyes even began watering to the point a tear came down my right cheek. I felt hot again. My clothes felt damp. They gave me fluids and that was the end of it. Then my doctor explained the term POTS to me as "Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome" and said that my heart rate was reaching anywhere between 128 and 130 at times during the test. Then he mentioned that my blood pressure did not dip as far as he thought it would. He prescribed Flourinef in order for my body to retain more fluid and I will see him in two weeks. So I am wondering - 1) Can I definitely have POTS even though I didn't pass out during the test? 2) My aunt has MS and while researching POTS after my test I saw MS is an affiliated disease... should I be tested? 3) I have severe joint and muscle pain but my rheumatologist has recently ruled out rheumatoid and Lupus... should I ask him about fibromyalgia? (I saw that was another related condition) 4) Is there anything else I should be thinking of over the next two weeks until I visit my cardiologist for my follow up? I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL FEEDBACK. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME. I am trying my best to obtain knowledge and become aware as possible. Thank you!
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