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Chestpain lightheaded when standing up. hr goes from 65 to 120 standing up and after 20 sec goes to 90 which it remains till moving. worse with heat?

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Dr. Weihong Pan answered

Specializes in Neurology

Orthostatic hypotens: What you described sounds like orthostatic hypotension. When you stand up, blood pressure decreases, making you feel lightheaded and your heart rate goes up. This typically occurs in people who are thin or dehydrated; some medications (especially those for heart and blood pressure, but not omeprazole or prozac (fluoxetine) that you are taking) or a small cluster of diseases. Multisystem atrophy is one of rare

Answered 3/15/2015

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