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Hey there everyone.
I have a question for the people here that have experience with Fludrocortisone.
I was wondering how it affected/change your blood pressure and on what dose.
(I think Florinef is the same thing)
I have been taking it for about two weeks now and I think I noticed a mild change in blood pressure. But I am not sure yet because I bought a better blood pressure meter that measures the upper arm, instead of the wrist. Wrist measuring is what I have been doing before, so that might create a difference as well.
I think I am pretty sure that I see less narrowing of pulse pressure. What I do still see is borderline/low blood pressures overal, not dramatic but still not completely great either. When I was up for an hour this morning, and had my coffee and fist water load it was 93/53 for example. Not dramatic, but not yet great either.
It sounds as if its not having a whole lot of effect, but that is not true. In general, I feel better then before. And on some days, my blood pressure goes up to 107/68 for example. Which is great!
.
Question 1
What types of changes have you seen while using this medication, and what sort of change is expected/normal, and on what dose? (I take 62.5 mcg two times a day).
Question 2
Will coffee in the morning make fludrocortisone less effective because it causes the body to lose fluid again?
And, what can I do to make the medication work as good as possible? How much salt do you guys eat, and how much do you drink? /What works for you?
(is eating salt 'before' the first tablet helpful?)
Thanks in advance
(Edit, sorry for the error in the title, in my language Fludrocortisone is written without the e on the end I forgot to change that into the English version with the e)
I have a question for the people here that have experience with Fludrocortisone.
I was wondering how it affected/change your blood pressure and on what dose.
(I think Florinef is the same thing)
I have been taking it for about two weeks now and I think I noticed a mild change in blood pressure. But I am not sure yet because I bought a better blood pressure meter that measures the upper arm, instead of the wrist. Wrist measuring is what I have been doing before, so that might create a difference as well.
I think I am pretty sure that I see less narrowing of pulse pressure. What I do still see is borderline/low blood pressures overal, not dramatic but still not completely great either. When I was up for an hour this morning, and had my coffee and fist water load it was 93/53 for example. Not dramatic, but not yet great either.
It sounds as if its not having a whole lot of effect, but that is not true. In general, I feel better then before. And on some days, my blood pressure goes up to 107/68 for example. Which is great!
.
Question 1
What types of changes have you seen while using this medication, and what sort of change is expected/normal, and on what dose? (I take 62.5 mcg two times a day).
Question 2
Will coffee in the morning make fludrocortisone less effective because it causes the body to lose fluid again?
And, what can I do to make the medication work as good as possible? How much salt do you guys eat, and how much do you drink? /What works for you?
(is eating salt 'before' the first tablet helpful?)
Thanks in advance
(Edit, sorry for the error in the title, in my language Fludrocortisone is written without the e on the end I forgot to change that into the English version with the e)
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