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  1. Hello I know you must get lots of posts like these so I apologise if I'm being tedious. I'm wondering whether I have POTS. For several years I've been struggling with my energy but in the last year it's got worse and I've just been exhausted, no matter how much or little I've tried to do. I've been off work for the last five weeks because the fatigue just got too much (I'm really scared - my sickness record was already bad and I'm scared or losing my job, which I love). I can go out but can't walk far or stand up for long (just standing is worse than walking) I have to use a mobility scooter or be pushed in a wheelchair. I haven't even been doing any of my sedentary hobbies like reading or language learning because I just can't concentrate. Mum has been helping me with the cleaning because I can't do much. I thought it seemed like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and my doctor thinks so too and I've been referred but haven't received an appointment yet. In the meantime, though, I've been reading about POTS and I wonder whether if it's that that's making me fatigued but although I can feel my heart beating very fast and hard, I don't often feel dizzy like others seem to. Yesterday morning when I got up, my heart rate was 117 standing and this was sustained for 10 minutes (resting rate was 72). When I got up this morning, my pulse wasn't abnormal on standing (although I didn't feel well standing and my heart was thumping). I tested again at about 11:15 this morning. Here are the results: After 5 mins lying down: 79 (and my heart fluttered to begin with as it lay down) Straight after sitting up: 115 After 5 mins sitting up: 88 Straight after standing: 132 After 2 mins: 107 4 mins: 110 6 mins: 110 8 mins: 111 10 mins: 115 I walked to the next room and it went up to 132. I sat down and it took 1.5 mins to settle back down to a fairly steady 88. During this time the rate kept spiking to 115 or more, as my monitor kept beeping, which I've set it to do if it goes over 115. My legs ached worse as the time went on, although eased a little by the end and my head started pounding slightly half way through but then eased. Measurements were taken on a Beurer PM25 with chest strap. Has anyone diagnosed with POTS had symptoms like this?
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