Postural tachycardia syndrome after taking propecia

Symptoms
#1

After taking propecia I developed postural tachycardia syndrome which is increased heartrate while standing/ sitting up or walking. If I stand up and start walking my puls goes from 70-80 to 90-130.

Ive read that the reason PTS developes is damage to the autonomic nervous system. On wikipedia it reads that PTS is a condition featured by Dysautonomia.

Here is a study that claims that PTS may be caused by brain injury. Notice all of the patients are women, thats because this condition effects significantly more women than men. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20865679

Quote from the study: “Six patients developed significant cognitive dysfunction, and three developed a chronic pain syndrome following trauma.”.

I myself had cognitive dysfuntion (heavy brainfog, horrible memory) but it has gotten a lot better after a year since I quit propecia. PTS still persists and is a serious issue but it has also gotten better.

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Thank you for sharing Mattias. It would be fantastic and helpful to us all if you could take the survey when it is ready in a month or so.

#3

I’ve had a high height rate for a few years now too, almost hit 170-190 when jogging and sometimes goes over 100 sitting down. I went to a fitness class and people twice my age where there, it was a high altitude simulation so a room with low oxygen and you cycle on bikes, the trainer told me to slow down because we had a chest monitor on and my heart rate was in the red, nobody elses was near that, mine was red and i didn’t feel like i was using much energy, I was on one of the lowest resistances, i just thought i was unfit :expressionless:

I went to the doctor last year and got a heart monitor for 24 hours, he said it’s probably linked to anxiety and how the brain is linked to the physical body and all that crap. I just get annoyed when doctors blame everything on mental health, oh my elastic skins due to mental health, my heart rates due to mental health… Sigh, just annoys me, blame everything else bar the actual problem.

Like I understand the amount of issues I have sounds like I have a health anxiety problem to some doctors, but the difference is the issues aren’t normal, just can’t wait for a test that can show PFS/CFS or whatever else it causes, will be amazing to show them im not crazy.

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#4

Same thing happened to me after using regenepure DR shampoo which has ketoconazole and saw palmetto my resting rate is at 85-100 bpm and goes up even more if I workout. Not sure how to resolve this in my case I have anxiety 24 hours a day and can’t get it under control even if I try not to feel anxious it happens I’m very scared of getting a heart attack as I was rushed to the ER last month for rapid palpitations.

Are you able to get any sleep?

Keep hanging in there man!

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