Nathan

On 4/3/2012 at 12:33 PM, anna said:

This is the sort of thing I have had all my life! Stairs, inclines, or carrying something heavy trigers this response! I am fine on the flat and can walk for miles, unless it is very hot and humid, I used to be one of my schools fastest 100m sprinters, but would always get the symptoms you describe, northendarlene. So I can not put it down to de conditioning in fact, my pulmonary tests came back very normal, for someone that was younger than me at the time ha ha, but the thing that was picked up then was that my lungs expanded way more than the average, so I was told I should be extra fit!

Hey Anna,

Ditto. I'm having same symptoms. Have you found a way out as climbing stairs, inclines are nightmare as symptoms mimicking cardiac arrest..Any drugs/supplement helping? Please do reply. I'm goin insane due to these symptoms. 

Regards,

Nathan

On 5/30/2008 at 10:41 PM, Rachel said:

Yep, stairs are a tough one. I avoid them if at all possible. When I must do a flight of stairs I either crawl up them, or my husband carries me. Even in high school when my POTS was manageable, and I was in great shape as a competitive swimmer, a flight of stairs would cause my heart rate to jump up by about 80 bpm.

Hi, several times I had symptoms like chest discomfort, sweating, breathlessness, nausea, fatigue, malaise mimicking cardiac arrest while climbing stairs. Is it due to POTs/dysautonomia or due to some heart issues Doctors are not able to diagnose? Can somebody please reply. 

Thanks,

Nathan