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Posted 4/27/2017 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
I was sitting at my desk at work when I bent over slightly to put something in a drawer. Suddenly, my heart started racing; it felt like it was going to pound right out of my chest. And I felt like I was on the verge of blacking out. I swear, had I been standing, I would've fainted or at least fallen.

It didn't last very long, but I'm very tired now and weak.

I'm assuming this is another common symptom of Lyme or Babs lol It's new for me though. Pretty scary.
Posted 4/27/2017 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
Yes heart palpitations, dizziness, lightheadedness, all part of Lyme.

I'm sorry you're experiencing this. POTS is another byproduct of Lyme. This is when you stand up and over a period of 10 minutes, your pulse will rise, resulting in dizziness and even fainting.
Posted 4/27/2017 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry pmm73 - That must have been awful -especially at work.

Yes, it is a symptom. But, if it continues and you are concerned - please discuss with your Dr.
Posted 4/27/2017 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
I just realized that I started drinking lemon water again. I hadn't been putting lemon in it for about a month or so.

Could that have anything to do with it? Or just a weird coincidence?
Posted 4/27/2017 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
That can be alarming. It does sound like POTS. DS did have a cardio workup just to make sure there wasn't Lyme etc in the heart. They said to eat plenty of salt with all the fluids he's drinking. That seems to help. Now he just has it on his chronic exhaustion days. Maybe consider adding in some sea salt if you can and magnesium/potassium? I'm sure others will chime in too.
Posted 4/27/2017 9:30 PM (GMT 0)

yancync said...
That can be alarming. It does sound like POTS. DS did have a cardio workup just to make sure there wasn't Lyme etc in the heart. They said to eat plenty of salt with all the fluids he's drinking. That seems to help. Now he just has it on his chronic exhaustion days. Maybe consider adding in some sea salt if you can and magnesium/potassium? I'm sure others will chime in too.

Thank you all for the advice. I do take magnesium and potassium. At my last appt, my LLMD said I had low blood pressure and to add salt to my diet. It definitely did help with the dizziness and lightheadedness I was getting. I was feeling ok that way until this.
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