POTS standing test

Time an at-home standing test: your heart rate lying down, then for 10 minutes standing. Print or copy the results for your doctor.

Before you start

Have someone with you, because some people faint. Stand by a wall where you can sit or lie down quickly, with nothing sharp nearby.
Stop and sit or lie down if you feel faint, sick or very unwell. The readings you have still count.
If you have fainted before, have a heart condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor before doing this at home.
Don’t stop or change a medicine for the test unless your doctor tells you to.

Get urgent help (911 in the US, 999 in the UK) if you have chest pain, faint and hurt yourself, or struggle to breathe.

Your age

20 or older12 to 19

How you will stand

Standing freelyLeaning on a wall (NASA lean test)

Also record blood pressure

1. Lie down and rest

Lie flat and still. At the end, take your heart rate from a watch or pulse oximeter, or count your pulse for 30 seconds and double it.

Rest for

5 minutes10 minutes

5:00

Heart rate lying downbpm

Blood pressureoptional

2. Stand up for 10 minutes

Stand still with your arms by your sides, or lean your shoulder blades on a wall. Add your heart rate each minute if you can, or at least at minutes 2, 5 and 10.

0:00

WhenHeart rate (bpm)Blood pressure

Minute 1
Minute 2
Minute 3
Minute 4
Minute 5
Minute 6
Minute 7
Minute 8
Minute 9
Minute 10

3. How did you feel?

While standing optional

Dizzy or light-headedRacing or pounding heartBlurred or tunnel visionShakySick (nausea)Legs turned red or purpleShort of breathVery tired or weak

Notes optional

Your results

Lying: –
Highest standing: –
Biggest rise: –

Enter your heart rate lying down, then your standing readings. Your results appear here.

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