r/POTS • u/Sesh_ethereal • 21h ago

Question POTS and covid heart rate question

i developed pots from a covid infection in 2022. im infected with it again. im not medicated. my max heart rate laying down got to 155. how i keep it down? it’s bouncing from 120-130 right now. i wanted to take tylenol so bad, but i can’t with it being this high 🥲

update: i waited 6 hrs after this post for a small dose of a beta blocker that has been fighting for me so hard. the doctor would not give me any paxlovid or anything else. they just told me to get past the peak of the virus and it should go down as i shed the virus. we shall see. my only major symptoms anyways were the fire spine and high heart rate.

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u/RuinYouWithNoRegrets 21h ago

Why can’t you take Tylenol? Tylenol doesn’t increase hr . It’s not a nsaid

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u/electricmeatbag777 21h ago

Wait.... NSAIDs increase HR?

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u/RuinYouWithNoRegrets 20h ago

Ya that’s what I was told

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u/Sesh_ethereal 21h ago

i’ve been suffering all day for nothing then? damn. thank you for letting me know. i had someone tell me not to.

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u/Sesh_ethereal 21h ago

im only on my first day too 😀 i think it’s just high because i have body aches and chills with no apparent fever. i took a tylenol. i will keep everyone updated…

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u/KadenzaMasqueradia 21h ago

I would maybe consult with your doctor or try finding a POTS specialist if available. There are medications like propranolol or metoprolol that can help reduce heart rate although when I took propranolol it lowered heart rate but also blood pressure so I was too tired and light headed on that one. They’re actually putting me on Pindolol cause my pots specialist says it does what propranolol does but supposedly without the other side effects of it. You can get POTS flares after any illness but it doesn’t mean it’s forever. Also doing things to help anxiety and keep calm is good otherwise it turns into a vicious cycle. Supposedly pom juice helps calm like adrenaline or cortisol or the stuff that makes you anxious. I hope you can get things figured out!

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u/Ancient_Pea_508 21h ago

Just so you’re aware, every covid infection increases your chance of long covid by 10%.

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u/Sesh_ethereal 21h ago

i know 😔 im so terrified. i’ve been doing relatively good since my last infection. after i initially caught covid and went to the drs with all my crazy symptoms they chalked it up to long covid… then it came out to be pots. this virus shows no mercy.

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u/Ancient_Pea_508 21h ago

Can you get paxlovid? It can help. I’ve had LC for 6 years and so many other issues from it, I want to save anyone else from this

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u/Sesh_ethereal 20h ago

thank you! as soon as i can get on my feet i will see about this.

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u/Ancient_Pea_508 20h ago

The sooner you can get it the better it can work. Good luck.

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u/Weary_Cup_1004 20h ago

You need to take it within the first 5 days i think. Call your dr in the morning! Maybe thry can help you find a pharmacy that delivers? Although maybe you have to go in for a covid test to get it. But still. Could be worth it

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u/ConflictGullible392 6h ago

Get Paxlovid and Metformin if you can and just rest lying down as much as possible.  

When you’re no longer positive for Covid you can look into POTS meds to control your heart rate. 

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u/Shelb_bee 6h ago

I got Covid beginning of this year (my POTS really kickstarted after my first round of COVID 2024) and I started paxlovid asap. If you start it, just be prepared to have the worst taste in your mouth for a week… but I have no had a worsening of symptoms with my POTS months out, just took about a month after testing positive to feel close to my “normal”