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    Should I suggest Pots to the GP based on this ?

    Thank you all. Sorry, it's her H/R which was 199 and not BP that was a typo. I have tried to take her pulse the old-fashioned way but was unable to, hence why I got the wrist cuff, I thought that would be easier (and more accurate) for me to do at home rather than the arm cuff. The morning...
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    Should I suggest Pots to the GP based on this ?

    Does 199 not make sense ? maybe I am not putting it on her wrist correctly, I have tested it on myself and my results were as I would have expected. I have logged 3 other b/p of 199, each time when she stood up from lying down. I tried it on myself going from sitting to standing and mine...
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    Should I suggest Pots to the GP based on this ?

    Hi, I am a new member searching for some information. I just recently (last few days) heard of PoTS. I was searching for answers to an array of symptoms which my almost 15yo daughter has been experiencing for almost a year now. When we went to the GP initially, she was diagnosed with Iron...