No proper medication for Tachycardia

[Nemesis]

I have dysautonomia Hyperadrenergic Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
I have hypotension and tachycardia
For hypotension i take midodrine
for tachycardia I tried verapamil caused hypotension
bisoprolol concor, Metoprolol Succinate, inderal, all beta blockers worsened pots symptoms make it worse and more powerful,
Ivabradin didn't work fir me and caused hypotension
doctor said I can't take any tachycardia medication
Can't I take any medications

 

[Snowdrop]

Something in this article may help: http://phoenixrising.me/research-2/...ce-in-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-ii-types

or here: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...hycardia-and-improves-symptoms-in-pots.18639/

 

[Nemesis]

Something in this article may help: http://phoenixrising.me/research-2/...ce-in-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-ii-types

or here: http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...hycardia-and-improves-symptoms-in-pots.18639/

Thanks I will see it

 

[Snowdrop]

Solving your Tachycardia issues will be a good start to feeling a little better I'm sure.

 

[Nemesis]

Solving your Tachycardia issues will be a good start to feeling a little better I'm sure.

Yes :-\ only if solved, my doctor already told me about desmopressin but not for tachycardia for dehydration, I will try it

 

[Sushi]

I have dysautonomia Hyperadrenergic Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
I have hypotension and tachycardia
For hypotension i take midodrine
for tachycardia I tried verapamil caused hypotension
bisoprolol concor, Metoprolol Succinate, inderal, all beta blockers worsened pots symptoms make it worse and more powerful,
Ivabradin didn't work fir me and caused hypotension
doctor said I can't take any tachycardia medication
Can't I take any medications

Have you tried going to an Electrophysiologist (a cardiologist who specializes in heart rhythms)? My Electroplysiologist treats POTS and probably would have a more complete understanding of what drug might work for you. You have not tried all the possibilities yet.

 

[Nemesis]

Have you tried going to an Electrophysiologist (a cardiologist who specializes in heart rhythms)? My Electroplysiologist treats POTS and probably would have a more complete understanding of what drug might work for you. You have not tried all the possibilities yet.

May be but he's not pots specialist
My heart is healthy the problem is my nervous system

 

[duncan]

@Sushi is correct. You may wish to touch base with an electrophysiologist. In many cases they deal with misfunctions between the brain and the heart.

I am related to someone who had atypical long QT, and this is the silo she visits.

 

[Seven7]

I've used propanalol ( beta blocker) in low dose is what I see they recommend for POTs in the videos

 

[Nemesis]

I've used propanalol ( beta blocker) in low dose is what I see they recommend for POTs in the videos

Oh no beta blockers very awful for me

 

[duncan]

My relative has three cardiologists PLUS a neurologist. In an odd twist, I recently was confirmed to have POTS. I went to my relative's main cardiologist, and he promptly proclaimed to be treated, I needed to go to a neurologist. I tried to be polite, so I did not correct him. But he likely was incorrect: nine times out of 10, neurologists will defer to cardiologists, at least in my experience. And where they intersect, frequently the domain is that of the electro.

 

[Richard7]

@ Nemisis I have not worked this out for myself yet but I know that somewhere amongst all the info on PoTS I was drowning in last week I read that Propanolol works a bit diferently to other beta blockers. It may take a few days but if I remember where I read it I will post it.

In the meantime you may find this useful

The doctor in the video is caring for 150 patients with PoTS and over 100 more with OI. And sees Tachycardia as a symptom rather than a cause: like the relationship between a fever and an infection.

He mentions this article that goes into the pros and cons of all the treatments as being useful https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-015-0583-8

 

[kangaSue]

It's one of those paradoxical things but I have OH causing mostly supine low blood pressure and also have Restricted Autonomic Neuropathy (not ME/CFS though) and taking a nitrate vasodilator for intestinal ischemia (I have chronic GI dysfunction too) actually raises my blood pressure rather than drop it.

I see the odd one with ME/CFS saying that nitrates do the same for them too or at least gives them some symptom relief.

 

[Valentijn]

I have hypotension and tachycardia

Tachycardia is a symptom, not a disease. One common cause of tachycardia is hypotension. Hence you probably just have hypotension, with tachycardia being a symptom of it. In that case, tachycardia is a desirable response to insufficient circulation cause by hypotension.

doctor said I can't take any tachycardia medication

Yes, because tachycardia meds slow the heart rate without addressing the underlying cause of the tachycardia. If tachycardia is the only problem, then that's fine. But if you slow your heart rate when the tachycardia is caused by hypotension, you're destroying your body's compensation for the hypotension. The result would likely be that the effects of hypotension would become much much more serious.

The doctor needs to treat the hypotension. When that is resolved, the tachycardia is no longer necessary to compensate for it, and should consequently cease.

 

[Nemesis]

Tachycardia is a symptom, not a disease. One common cause of tachycardia is hypotension. Hence you probably just have hypotension, with tachycardia being a symptom of it. In that case, tachycardia is a desirable response to insufficient circulation cause by hypotension.


Yes, because tachycardia meds slow the heart rate without addressing the underlying cause of the tachycardia. If tachycardia is the only problem, then that's fine. But if you slow your heart rate when the tachycardia is caused by hypotension, you're destroying your body's compensation for the hypotension. The result would likely be that the effects of hypotension would become much much more serious.

The doctor needs to treat the hypotension. When that is resolved, the tachycardia is no longer necessary to compensate for it, and should consequently cease.

Tachycardia is a symptom, not a disease. One common cause of tachycardia is hypotension. Hence you probably just have hypotension, with tachycardia being a symptom of it. In that case, tachycardia is a desirable response to insufficient circulation cause by hypotension.

Yes exactly the main problem hypotension nothing works for it
I Take midodrine snd fludrocortisone

Is there any other good medicines for hypotension?

 

[kangaSue]

Yes exactly the main problem hypotension nothing works for it
I Take midodrine snd fludrocortisone

Is there any other good medicines for hypotension?

The renin-angiotensin system can sometimes play a part in causing hypotension. The sartan family of drugs are one of the meds used,I think Olmesartan was something that some people with ME/CFS had good benefit from.

Actually, another less well known thing that can cause POTS is left renal vein compression (Nutcracker Syndrome) and screws up the renin-angiotensin signalling. Have you had an Abdominal CT scan or Ultrasound that suggests you have enlarged pelvic veins or left ovarian vein or maybe just a small calibre left renal vein?
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...ith-pots-and-childhood-cfs.48793/#post-808851

 

[Sushi]

Is there any other good medicines for hypotension?

This depends on the cause of hypotension. I am in the minority as far as OI patients but for me a low dose of a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (Strattera) was like magic, as my parasympathetic nervous system was dominant. A few others here have had the same problem, so you and your doctor might consider if you might be in this minority too. Most POTS patients have a dominant sympathetic nervous system (so levels of norepinephrine are too high). For them this wouldn't work.

 

[Nemesis]

This depends on the cause of hypotension. I am in the minority as far as OI patients but for me a low dose of a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (Strattera) was like magic, as my parasympathetic nervous system was dominant. A few others here have had the same problem, so you and your doctor might consider if you might be in this minority too. Most POTS patients have a dominant sympathetic nervous system (so levels of norepinephrine are too high). For them this wouldn't work.

My hypotension is triggered with any move, if I climb stairs, outdoor, exercises, movement,,, etc and most of the time i feel thirsty and dehydrated, although drinking still feeling dehydrated then hypotension sometimes hypotension doesn't rise up even with midodrine unless I drink electrolytes drinks

I have no problems sp gravity urine is normal and every lab test is normal except for hypothyroidism

 

[Nemesis]

The renin-angiotensin system can sometimes play a part in causing hypotension. The sartan family of drugs are one of the meds used,I think Olmesartan was something that some people with ME/CFS had good benefit from.

Actually, another less well known thing that can cause POTS is left renal vein compression (Nutcracker Syndrome) and screws up the renin-angiotensin signalling. Have you had an Abdominal CT scan or Ultrasound that suggests you have enlarged pelvic veins or left ovarian vein or maybe just a small calibre left renal vein?
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/nutcracker-syndrome-pelvic-congestion-syndrome-–-linked-with-pots-and-childhood-cfs.48793/#post-808851

Yes and no there is nothing except for gallstone

 

[Helen]

@Nemesis , I can´t see that low blood volume is mentioned here as a possible cause of your tachycardia. Low blood volume is common among people with ME and there a threads about it.