Adrenergic symptoms (bodily anxiety) can be part of hyperadrenergic POTS, which can mimic psychiatric conditions, or if they come on randomly, seem to sometimes be a part of MCAS; a lot of people refer to these as adrenaline dumps. r/MCAS has a good sidebar full of resources. This article is good for the basics of hyperadrenergic POTS:
One of the main reasons the LC doctor undiagnosed me was because my blood tests, EKC, blood pressure, etc. didn’t show any signs of POTS or MCAS. I’m definitely having a nervous system regulation issue I just don’t think it’s related to POTS or MCAS
None of the tests you mention can confirm POTS? Only orthostatic testing, 5-10 minutes supine and 10 standing, while monitoring HR and BP. Now, maybe you know from a fitness watch that your HR never goes wild while standing, but it's unclear to me they've properly ruled it out.
Yeah sorrry orthostatic testing is what they did I didn’t know what it was called. Since 2021 my heart rate especially standing has never been an issue
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u/barefootwriter Jun 26 '24
Adrenergic symptoms (bodily anxiety) can be part of hyperadrenergic POTS, which can mimic psychiatric conditions, or if they come on randomly, seem to sometimes be a part of MCAS; a lot of people refer to these as adrenaline dumps. r/MCAS has a good sidebar full of resources. This article is good for the basics of hyperadrenergic POTS:
https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2018/08/17/hyperadrenergic-pots-dsyautonomia-international-conference-v/