hi just a mad question

[LISAANNE1983]

have any of you ever tried to make your symptoms come on when you have had holter monitors on? im sure that like me many of you must get frustrated when you get these ****** monitors and it lands on a day when you actually feel good i just wondered if any of you try to bring on your symptoms so that the rd can see what is wrong and that you are not making it up. i must say i have been wondering if i should. as i have only been nauseas and experianceing  pins needles and dizziness been  litterly only lasting maybey for a minute here and their . but im worried that if i bring my symptoms on that they be caused by different problem. i know if i dont drink today id be ill tomorrow but im not sure. am i mad for thinking about doing it. i just want the dr to know that pots is ruining my life and i want them to help me.

[LivingInHope]

I deliberately didn't sit for awhile on the edge of the bed before getting up for my holtor monitor.  I also stayed up for short awhile when I got up during hours of sleep when I got up to go the facility so it would demonstrate the problem.  I do believe a person should drink a normal amount during the holtor monitor though.

[acesew]

I have the worst luck too.  The times that I tried to make my symptoms come on, but when they did the drs just made excuses about why it did it.  Go figure.

[sarah0683]

Hi :)
I was seen in emerg. numerous times while I was going through the process ( and still am) of being diagnosed. The cardiologist reccomended before I went into the Arrhythmia Clinic to request my family physician have a 48hr holter monitor on....Just so the cardiologist could see exactly what was happening. The cardiologist reccomended even though they had a strip of my fast heart rate and would be forwarding it to the arrhythmia clinic..that I try and induce this fast heart rate I was having with the holter monitor on and return to the ER if I could not stop this induced fast heart rate on my own after 20 min or so. He said if walking gets it to happen then walk. If jogging makes it happent then jog but to continue on with my daily activities ( which were minimal )! However he said they should have no problem picking mine up on holter monitor because all I had to do was move or have someone talk to me lol He had little knowlege of POTS I believe because he said I had him puzzled as to what was wrong with me. Now, I know I was in a very fast heart rate but it was still very regular. for my holer monitor all I had to do was sit there and change position every once in a while and my rate would sky rocket. Anyways, it was that holter monitor where I tried every once in a while to get my heart fast that in the end lead to my diagnosis of Atrial Tachycardia and a clinical dx of POTS. I am just waiting to have my Tilt Test to dx POTS :) Good Luck with your holter monitor test and I hope you update us on how it went!

[halbashes]

I have the worst luck with those monitors!  Like you, I have reactions to the adhesive/latex on the little stickers.  I want my doctors to have all of the information they need; but when the time comes to wear the monitor, I'm usually more interested in running the stupid device over with my car!

Unfortunately, I've broken nearly every last monitor I've ever worn.  Not by running it over of course, but by landing on it during a fainting episode.  When I was younger, my parents would try to get the device back together while I was unconscious, but we rarely got a decent recording.

I fully understand your desire for the monitor to record an episode for your doctor.  So don't worry, you aren't crazy.  I hope your doctor is better able to help you after viewing the recordings from your monitor.  Good luck!