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My daughter passed an exercise test yesterday (respiration as well as EKG/ BP on treadmill for about 13 mins) I don't have her results yet. However, they do not feel she has anything wrong from a cardiac standpoint.
They did say she had a high resting HR as well as a fairly high HR when she got up to the highest level on the treadmill.
She has been an athlete, and previously did not have these issues. (although if you have seen my other posts you will know that we think things have been going on for awhile!)
The cardiologist is not a LLMD, however he suggested that we share results w/ her doctor. His other recommendation/comment was that she seems to by dehydrated and needs to increase blood volume by drinking and paying attn. to electrolytes.
I am a bit familiar w/ the concept of POTS, and know that it can accompany / by a symptom/ induced by Lyme/co-infections.
Looking for best ways to re-hydrate/maintain hydration.
She was in a swim meet last night and had an extremely difficult time returning to a "normal" heart rate...about 45-60 mins. Our friend is a pediatrician and took her pulse ox and it was ok.
Any tips for POTS symptoms/increasing blood volume would be appreciated. She does NOT love strong tastes~
Also, she ALWAYS craves/requests "something salty" so I think her body is trying to take care of this...but is so far in the negative.
Thanks all!
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My LLMD also recommended I salt all my water lightly until my BP comes back up. Not sure this would help your daughter, but it also says to use salt in water in Dr. Wilson's adrenal book (also recommended by Keebler).
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Sorry I don't have issues with heart rate, only BP, so not sure if the salt thing would help with that.
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Sole sloution with pink salt ...and chewing licorice root has helped some ...my doc said if it gets real bad there is a inhaled aldosterone you can bu..as for the heart rate up ..my branch block is definitely lyme related ...
research neil spector ...my counseler had tachy and pots and cardio was nice enough to send her to dr martz ...1 yr of iv abx and her resting hr is only 90 now
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WPinVA
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Things that have helped me throughout the past 10 years of POTS then diagnosed TBD.
1) Gatorade and high salt diet 2) Fludrocortisone 3) Cortisol replacement as mine was very low 4) Drinking at least 3 liters of water a day 5) Compression Socks 6) TBD treatment **** by far the most important as my serious dysautonmia is resolving after 10 years and many experts later who could not find the cause. (except for my fantastic current doctor)
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