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I have had anxiety for about 10 years, 5 years ago I was diagnosed with POTS, Does ANYONE hear have both, and if so how to we know we are having a POTS episode or an ANXIETY attack. I know I have both, and I could not tell you when I am having one or the other. I also had ablation 7 years ago for Supraventricular Tachycardia. So that should be gone but now how do you differinciate between tach, and anxiety.
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Well anxiety makes you tachy, and tacy gives you anxiety, so you really can't separate the two. It's really a vicious circle. The POTS attack may trigger an anxiety attack and an anxiety attack may trigger a POTS attack.
Are you on beta blockers? Beta blockers help with both conditions. |
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I can't take beta blockers because I had ablation for arythmias. I am now just on a low dose of celexa, and low dose of xanax. I am very drug sensitive.
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Rosie, I have been checked for MVP years ago it was neg. From what I gather from Dr. Grub He gave me a definate 2-5 year recovery period, so I am lead to believe it it post-viral or primary, however; I do not know this doctor well enough to know his batting average on giving a speified recovery time and percentage rate he gave me a 70% chance of recovery in the 2-5 year period, said if recovery didn't happen within that time it did NOT mean it wouldn't. I believe it is quickly approaching the five year mark, and I do want to say If a recover does come it would surprise me, as nothing has happened yet and if it does everyone in this forum will know every detail and aspect of it. I do not feel this will happen though, I think it would help me to know exactly what a gradual on set is. abrupt is explanatory, I should have asked Mr. Grub to elaborate on this "Gradual" onset is that 10yrs. coming or 1 year or months. hope you get something out of this rosie. |
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Also rosie Dr. Grub when I asked him how they base the recovery percentage, and time frame he said it is based on what is being affected by the Pots syndome, which I didn't know it could affect other thing other than the B/P and H/R.? do you know of other things it affects? |
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I have both POTS and anxiety along with it. I can tell when it is my anxiety causing symptoms or if my POTS causes me to be anxious. I had it under control for quite a while but it came back this winter with new and worsening symptoms but I think it is getting back under control.....I hope!
Mind you all the anxiety whether it is b/f or after POTS symptoms is originally caused by POTS - never had anxiety b/f I fell ill with POTS. I've never heard of a doctor giving a time frame for recovery from POTS......I was told mine is chronic and I will have ups and downs....I fell ill after an entrovirus. It has been ove 14 years. I hope Dr. Grubb is right in your case. Donna This message has been edited. Last edited by: Canada, |
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I do not hear this often either but I was truly given a time frame. I don't know why. |
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For me, trying to figure out if it's anxiety or POTS is like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Since I was never an anxious person until I was diagnosed with POTS and other arrythmias, I guess the answer for me is that the POTS leads to the anxiety. Anytime my heart is bonkers, I am bonkers  |
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