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Failed tilt table test

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Yes, BP went back up after the nurse returned the table back into a horizontal position. She also gave me oxygen and began fluid bolus. My cardiologist encouraged me to keep my far off appointment with the Duke cardiologist, as they would be able to decide if I have POTS or not. There isn’t a cardiologist in this area who is qualified to make that call. My local cardiologist said that I could try making lifestyle changes in the matters of drinking more water and eating more salt or try an Rx. Since I already drink allot of water and eat a ton of salt, I opted for the med, which is called “Midodrine”.

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Seems a bit odd if they have an expensive tilt table with the link to the BP, HR etc monitors that produce data onto a graph against time yet no one can diagnose POTS or not, or postural hypotension (PH) etc… As I said before my Falls consultant was adamant that I did not have POTS as BP was involved. My case is confused by high Bp on sitting, so doubling the salt consumption is no a good idea; I wear compression socks a lot though. I’ve read about Midodrine that it can give relief for shortish periods of standing, but nobody here in Uk has discussed that with me. Got a diagnosis but then no treatment other than DIY stuff. The USA’s POTS charity Stand Up to Pots is better than ours on the peripheral non Pots but related ailments like PH, but can take a bit of finding the web pages.