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Possible POTS?

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kay89910
kay89910

I've been wondering about this for a few years but I have never talked to a doctor about it and I don't know if it's worth making a fuss about it to my parents and doctor if it's nothing. For years I've had issues with my heart rate increasing after standing. It can go from my resting heart rate of 65 up to 150 in a matter of seconds and stay in the hundreds until I sit down. The thing is I've looked at other symptoms and read people's experiences and it seems like this is a big issue for people that affects their day to day life, but I don't really have any extreme symptoms. My vision might go dark for a few seconds, I feel more out of breath, and have a feeling of uneasiness sometimes, but even this doesn't really affect me to the point where I have to limit myself. As far as I know my blood pressure is normal. Is there anything else that could be causing my heart rate to increase like this?

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