Tachycardia /Pots question

So my heart monitor finally showed my doctor something wrong. I asked for a tilt test because I believe I have pots but he said that it is unnecessary because of the heart monitor results. He is diagnosing it as tachycardia and said that pots and tachycardia or pretty much the same and treated the same. They're putting me on medications to lower the heart rate. Just a few questions:

1. Every now and then my heart gets really slow in the 50s/60s, will being on this medication be dangerous if my heart decides to go low? It is mostly too high but since Lyme my heart has been out of whack.

2. Will medicine like this interfere with medications that I'm taking for Lyme. I'm on Herbs & supplements not sure if the pharmacy will be able to tell me but I will still ask when I go pick up the medication.

3. He said that I should try to exercise it will help my heart but If when I just get up and walk sometimes my heart will shoot up. I haven't been able to exercise in a year. Is this something you think that will benefit me even though I have Lyme? I just started herbs and my infection is still very high. Hasn't really been properly treated I'm seeing a Lyme literate medical doctor in January.

4. Is this reversible if I treat the Lyme disease?

5. Anything extra that I can be doing for tachycardia besides the medicine, high salt diet, and exercise?

Traci - I have mild Pots from LD.

Tachycardia - I believe just means fast heart rate.

POTS is more than that - it's an issue with the Autonomic Nervous System.

Pots is generally diagnosed (according to my LLND) as an increased heart rate (by 30 points) when rising from sitting, and also a lowering of blood pressure.

My heart rate goes up when I stand up - but usually only 20 bpm or sometimes less.
And my BP doesn't drop.

My LLND said I had mild pots.

I never had it prior to Lyme.

Since your pulse is sometimes low - Id be concerned about the medication lowering it even more.

Exercise is supposed to be beneficial if you have POTS.

Maybe a recumbent exercise bike would be good?

Traci, i experienced very similar sx in the beginning. Racing heart (even while resting) and extreme palpitations. Wasn't able to get out of bed for months. Hospitalized multiple times. Had times where i literally thought i was dying and was giving my wife intructions for the kids futures and finances. It was horrible.

Finally around the 6 1/2 month mark of being on iv rocephrin and oral biaxin and flagyl, bvt and a multitude of supplements/herbs things started to improve. Also found out lymes had messed up my thyroid around same time and started taking a thyroid hormone replacement. Now at 8 months of treatment i can say that i haven't had a real bad heart episode in 5 or 6 weeks. Still get palpitations but not nearly as severe. I hope the worst is behind me.

Hang in there it will get better. Doc told me the same thing about exercise but i was in the same position, even a trip to the bathroom made my heart freak out. As i slowly started to feel better i started taking small walks. Heart sx have been getting a little better every week. Resting heart rate has lowered, still above prelyme but at least its not 114 anymore. Now if i could just get rid of the horrible spine and joint pain.

I think a combination of the abx and getting my thyroid straight is what turned the corner on heart sx for me. Maybe ask for a thyroid test? I never had any issues with mine until lymes. Good luck, i feel for you. I know how bad it sucks to go through what you are dealing with. Hope your symptoms improve soon.