mom4cem Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I know many have times when their heart rate is nice while sitting and then times when it is high at rest.Is that a dysautonomia symptom? How much should ones pulse increase upon standing,,is there a normal amount? If at rest you are 75 is 10bpm normal on standing? Is ones heart rate variable throughout the day? What I mean is if you are sitting all day would you still expect to see it change from the 70's to the 80's etc...to change during the day?Anyone know? I tried searching on the www, but really found nothing that pointed to what a normal increase is.I tend to either be in the mid 70's then jump up to 90's on standing or sitting in 90s and jump into the 100's on standing and that is with a beta blocker.Curious in NY..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 That sounds perfectly normal. I think potsplace says somewhere that you'd expect a 10-15bpm rise on standing, but in pots it has to rise by 30bpm or more. PErsonally I don't think 30 is THAT much. Mine goes up by 90 or 100 most of the time and that is a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hi,A variation of 10-15 bpm is normal. It takes a minimum of 30 bpm within standing 10 minutes to be diagnosed with POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wufflebear Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I would not put too much infasis on heart rate. There are a lot of chemicals involved too. I know my heart rate can be at 80 or 90 sitting (instead of 60) and I will feel perfectly horrible. a 20 beat jump from that when I stand and I feel even worse.a 20 beat jump when it is beating hard makes me feel terrible and a 60 beat jump when I can hardly find my pulse is horrible in a different way. When I stand up and feel good, rare!, my heart rate only goes up 5 or 6 beats and then quickly settles back down to where it started.My impression is that most people increase >10 when they stand. I know that is what it is for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I agree with hmichel. My HR is pretty much all over the place. It isn't much better now than when I first got POTS, but I feel better and can do a lot more. Then there are also the days when I feel awful and my HR is "normal." No rules here, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poohbear Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I was just re-listening to the conference tapes from NDRF's 2000 conference the past few days and they stated that really any change between 10-15bpm upon standing is normal. 20-25bpm would be slightly abnormal but not enough, by itself to be considered a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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