A member asked:

Have postural orthostatic tachycardia when i stand up my bp goes up a tiny bit but i still go light headed a few seconds? how if my bp didn't drop?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

It did: It is likely that during the few seconds you experienced light-headedness, your blood pressure did drop. It is nearly impossible to measure it that quickly.

Answered 8/6/2013

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