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Originally Posted by Clay22
That is not a normal heart rate response to standing. It may be beating faster to accomadate for a drop in your blood pressure which is what you would ideally want to measure. Your PCP can do orthostatic vital signs at the office or you can buy an automatic BP sensor and do it yourself at home. You may be getting faint because your blood pressure is dropping when you stand up.
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I was at the cardiologist the other day, he said the same thing about the heart rate. He didnt do the standing up blood pressure test, and ruled out the need for a tilt table test. He gave me the idea that because I know I have problems blacking out when standing up, that there really is no need to waist time and money to confirm it.
So, the plan is to figure out what is causing the issue, by wearing a heart monitor for two weeks to record the events, then figure out treatment