??POTS

I have only taken my pressure while sitting. During this "rage" the symptoms were constant. But I still have the high BP

my understand of POTS is that it is a consistently high heart rate while standing but normal heart rate while lying down. I don't know much about the adrenergic form. I have low blood pressure. I would just lay down for 10 mins or so and then check your heart rate and compare it to when standing. I believe the diagnostic criteria for POTS, not sure if it's differnt for adrenergic, is that from lying down to standing your heart rate will increase by 30 or more beats per mninute, or go above 120, within 10 mins of standing and remain high. You really should ask a doctor about it though. They can run tests to check if you have POTS. much better to see a doctor than try and diagnose yourself or have someone do it over the internet. 

I am going to see a dr. It's just the appointment is far out due to hard to get into. I am not having internet diagnose I'm just trying to see what people think. My primary dr. Suggested mast cell but he doesn't know much about it so referred me out. I joined a dec book page on mast cell and in me asking questions they said sounds like POTS. My question was:

I see a lot of people have low blood pressure with mast cell does anyone have high blood pressure?

And one reply was sounds like adrenergic POTS and referred me to a Facebook page but I also use this forum so posted here. Just trying to see how others feel and symptoms while I'm waiting for my appointment. I have never had high blood pressure I've been to my dr weekly since January 1 for suspected pneumonia bp was perfect then boom that rage started with high BP and the bp remains high. What is being told to me by my dr is possible mast cell from possible pre menopause and hormone change and the mast cell said mast cell and POTS go together a lot. Thanks for the info.

what about your heart rate though? POTS mainly causes a high heart rate. 

among many other things but the high heart rate is one of the defining characteristics. 

Not sure. I am on a beta blocker for my bp so that lowers heart rate significantly. I'm on a pretty good dose too. My heart rate was really high prior to the med.

beta blockers are one med used to treat POTS. so then the other question I could ask then is do you feel better if you lie down? that is another defining characteristic is that symptoms typically are relieved or less intense when lying down and exacerbated by standing and sometimes prolonged sitting up. 

I'll have to pay attention to that. I really don't sit much and I only lie down if I am going to bed lol. What are the exact symptoms of POTS?

I recommend you do some research on that as it is too long a list and too varied person to person to explain here, especially as there are different types of POTS. the adrenergic POTS you mentioned, what little I understand of it, includes a rise in blood pressure upon standing. so it would be normal or at least less high when lying down.