@sweetwater9

[Brain fog causes me to take much longer to read or compose. I just spent at least an hour* composing my reply here and at the last moment clicked the wrong button and erased it all. So here it goes again… sigh.]

LC 4 1/2 years

I have struggled with cardio-pulmonary issues from the start. Heart racing/palpitations, chest pain/pressure, with shortness of breath as a companion. Heart rate spikes and dips from 45-200 with little to no exertion. The accompanying shortness of breath felt like I was breathing through cheese cloth. A tilt table test resulted in Postural Orthostatic Hypotension (POHS) or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia (POTS). Basically, a sudden decrease in blood pressure that causes a rapid increase of heart rate in response, after a change of position. Lying to sitting or standing. My blood pressure was averaging on the high side. To counter this my LC Clinic doc tried me on a lower dose of Metoprolol hoping it would lessen the heart and chest symptoms while not lowering BP to dangerous levels. It worked amazingly well for me. Average heart rate at 85-105bpm was decreased to 65-75bpm. Only your doctor will be able to assess if this is a treatment for you. I would discuss it at your next follow-up. Can’t hurt to talk about it.

Brain fog has been severe from the beginning and continues to this day. Since sitting and not moving my head much is my favored position, I don’t usually have trouble driving. However, if my trip is interrupted, and my focus deferred, by traffic delays or slowdowns, I can forget where I am or where I am going. For that I NEVER drive anywhere without my trusty GPS to keep me on track at the correct speed on the way to my destination. Even if I’m driving a familiar route.

Blessings on you! I hope this has been helpful.

[*Another hour to re-write. No wonder all my days are so unproductive… sigh]