I have had CRPS for 28 1/2 years. Who would think that after this length of time, new associated illnesses would begin. Last year when hospitalized, I was told that I had heart block. I went to see a cardiologist who did a stress test, echocardiogram, ECG and I wore a monitor for 7 days. They did not see heart block but I was having runs of V-tach (an abnormal rhythm where your heart beats too fast. I was already on a Beta Blocker for migraine prevention so nothing was done. Fast forward a year and every time I stand from a sitting position, I get very dizzy. Back to the cardiologist for a one year check up. My blood pressure was dropping and my heart rate increasing when going from a sitting to standing position. I was diagnosed with POTS. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. It is part of the dysautonomia that may of us have with CRPS. Dysautonomia is a nervous system disorder that disrupts autonomic ...