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  1. Dairy products cause me all kind of problems.......I don't eat or drink anything dairy. As far as meds IVP Dye will put me right into a big time attack.....whenever I have a heart cath they have to treat me for the IVP Dye before they can do anything. Another is epinephrine (sp?) will bring on a very bad attack right away. I learned this the hard way and laid in an emergency room for eight hours because they had no idea what was wrong. Jack
  2. I have always found whenever I get a cold or sinus infection which isn't to often it seems much worse then it use to. I kind of believe that it is a little harder trying to fight these infections off if your suffering with pots. I also believe once your infected you become weaker much easier then the norm. Hope you all start feeling better soon..... Jack
  3. Morgan, Yes in my case it is hereditary. My father had two heart attacks one at 45yrs and one ar 46yrs old. My b/p was normally very good however it would go up when I was in pain. Believe me I have studied everything about this illness and I have or had just about every symptom listed with this illness. Right now I'm having a lot of trouble with my stomach and bowls. I also get real bad headaches that start from the left side of my neck and travel right up into my head. I have problems with dizziness and my eyes. A lot of times it feels as though my eyes are jumping to the left side.....Its kind of hard to explain. When I use to go to the hospitals they would always test my blood. They would always tell me that I must have the flue or something because my immune system was always elevated. Two weeks before my quadruple bypass I had a stress thallium test and my cardiologist assured me I was fine. No blockages anywhere and he did not need to see me for 4 to 6 months. Two weeks later I was in step down ICU when I crashed and it took them close to two hours to stabilize me so they could take me to the ICU where my doctor was waiting. We agreed that he would cath me the following day and if there were blockages he would call in the sergine.....well you know what happened. In the last several years they have determined that a large number of blockages are scare tissue. What happens is you develop a crack in the build up of your artery. In my case with the immune system always working I start to build scare tissue where the crack was and I end up back in the hospital with a blockage. This is what happened with all my stints they recluded......Also POTS causes the artery's to restrict.....I'm sure in my case that don't help matters. I'm in the process of seeing Dr Grubb at MCO. I only live about 25 to 30 miles from MCO. So as soon as I can get in to see him I'll let everyone know. Thanks so much, Jack
  4. Hi everyone, This is my first post here. I've been doing a lot of reading but just never posted. I just found out about this syndrome this summer. My younger sister was diagnosed with syncope earlier this year so I began to read. I've suffered with tachycardia since 1977. I was diagnosed with panic disorder in January of 91 but to me it really never fit the illness. I would have these spells where my heart rate would increase to 150 to 170 bpm and my chest would feel like it was going to blow up any minute. I felt like I was dieing and we would head for the hospitals. I would end up in there for a week with them doing every test you could imagine and of course they never would find a thing wrong with me. That all started in 1977. in January of 1991 I went on total disability from my illness. In 1996 I had my first heart attack. I've had 5 heart attacks at this point. I have 17 stints and have had quadruple bypass. I now know what I've been struggling with all these years. All I had to do is read the first article on the main page of this site and bingo, that was me to a T. Well I think I'm getting a little long winded but to answer your question I'm not so sure that it doesn't effect the heart.......Long term. I'm 51yrs old now and this all started when I was 24yrs old. I thank all of you for listening, Jack
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