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   AvonLovesBlake (lilysea@aus.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 22:40:35 JST AvonLovesBlake

   • WearyBonnie

   @3TomatoesShort So if a tilt table test showed no blood pressure drop,

   but standing up makes someone feel sick/exhausted/like their legs are going to buckle underneath them and they're going to collapse

   and walking is significantly LESS bad than standing still,

   that could be POTS

   but not OI?

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     Dr Ro Smith (rhube@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 22:40:35 JST Dr Ro Smith

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     • WearyBonnie

     @Lilysea @3TomatoesShort to me, dizziness is what I really associate with POTS, the rest could 'just' be ME/CFS. But either way, I have heard that both the tilt table and standing test are unreliable, and 'failing'it doesn't necessarily mean anything. I was told the tilt table test wasn't worth doing. I did the standing test and only had the required results on the third day, which tracks as my symptoms were much stronger. I was advised that if you have a diagnosis for something else it's not>