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Hey there everyone.
I have a question.
I have fludrocortison as medication (for some months already) and midodrine was added to it recently because the fludrocortison is not effective enough. (it worked at first, but not anymore) BP is still on the lower side and the idea is that the blood flow in my brain might be improved when we can reach more ideal blood pressure levels, which might help with brain-fog symproms. The thought was that even though the blood pressure is not dramatic, the blood flow in the brain can still be insufficient. So making the blood pressure higher might make it better.
The thing is that my blood pressure does not go up at all when I take Midodrine, it actually appears to go down a bit (systolic). I also feel drowsy after taking it, very dazed. Maybe the best way to describe it is as if I took some sort of pill that is meant to calm a person. A drugged/dazed...'flat' feeling that lasts for the rest of the day. Obviously that does not feel better.
Midodrine and fludrocortisone together still do not raise my blood pressure enough to ever reach 120/70. Pretty much it never goes higher then 105/70. Diastolic varies from 50 to 70 at the moment, systolic is more calm. At the moment its almost always between 100 and 105. Midodrine has not changed it at all these past days.
Is it strange that they both together to not raise the blood pressure more?
Another side effect that I appear to have after taking Midodrine is a depressed feeling.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
I should very probably just give it some more time, but the depressed feeling it gives me alarms me a bit. And the lack of a rise in blood pressure as well. So I decided to visit here and see what everyone else knows about it.
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What I am taking is:
(Fludrocortison dose is 0.65 mg three times a day, Midodrine 5mg once daily, after a week twice daily.
Three liters of water a day, and some extra salt)
I have a question.
I have fludrocortison as medication (for some months already) and midodrine was added to it recently because the fludrocortison is not effective enough. (it worked at first, but not anymore) BP is still on the lower side and the idea is that the blood flow in my brain might be improved when we can reach more ideal blood pressure levels, which might help with brain-fog symproms. The thought was that even though the blood pressure is not dramatic, the blood flow in the brain can still be insufficient. So making the blood pressure higher might make it better.
The thing is that my blood pressure does not go up at all when I take Midodrine, it actually appears to go down a bit (systolic). I also feel drowsy after taking it, very dazed. Maybe the best way to describe it is as if I took some sort of pill that is meant to calm a person. A drugged/dazed...'flat' feeling that lasts for the rest of the day. Obviously that does not feel better.
Midodrine and fludrocortisone together still do not raise my blood pressure enough to ever reach 120/70. Pretty much it never goes higher then 105/70. Diastolic varies from 50 to 70 at the moment, systolic is more calm. At the moment its almost always between 100 and 105. Midodrine has not changed it at all these past days.
Is it strange that they both together to not raise the blood pressure more?
Another side effect that I appear to have after taking Midodrine is a depressed feeling.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
I should very probably just give it some more time, but the depressed feeling it gives me alarms me a bit. And the lack of a rise in blood pressure as well. So I decided to visit here and see what everyone else knows about it.
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What I am taking is:
(Fludrocortison dose is 0.65 mg three times a day, Midodrine 5mg once daily, after a week twice daily.
Three liters of water a day, and some extra salt)
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