I’m a European woman in my 40’s who has severe POTS, but I have had good effect from propranolol (5 mg x 2). Before starting this treatment my average shape/condition have been from 8 -12 % of what a healthy person can do. After starting using propranolol my shape has increased to 18-20 %.
Due to wrong storage of my propranolol pills they lost effect (I took the pills for 6 weeks out of the pill cards and divided the pills in 2). I continued for 6 weeks to take these pills with little to none active substances. According to the pharmacist I was taking my pills for 4 weeks with absolutely no effect.
This resulted in a heavy setback where all my symptoms are back and I’m totally bedridden and my pulse is very unstable. I have been very sick for 9 weeks now. The symptoms started gradually and increased until I “hit bottom” after 8 weeks (I’m still at this stage). It started with an increase in skin temperature, can’t have any clothes on, had to cool down my skin with a cooling element, I can’t sleep (need sleeping pills), I’m shivering, sweating in my hands and feet, the sweat in my armpit’s smells “chemical” (I never sweat generally) and my pulse is high and unstable.
I have experienced the same reaction before ago after being part of a research project (I didn’t tolerate the medicine). Then I went through the same reaction and timeframe before “hitting bottom”. Back then it took me 4-5 months to get out of bed.
Have anybody experienced this? Do anyone know what sort of reaction I’m experiencing?
Due to wrong storage of my propranolol pills they lost effect (I took the pills for 6 weeks out of the pill cards and divided the pills in 2). I continued for 6 weeks to take these pills with little to none active substances. According to the pharmacist I was taking my pills for 4 weeks with absolutely no effect.
This resulted in a heavy setback where all my symptoms are back and I’m totally bedridden and my pulse is very unstable. I have been very sick for 9 weeks now. The symptoms started gradually and increased until I “hit bottom” after 8 weeks (I’m still at this stage). It started with an increase in skin temperature, can’t have any clothes on, had to cool down my skin with a cooling element, I can’t sleep (need sleeping pills), I’m shivering, sweating in my hands and feet, the sweat in my armpit’s smells “chemical” (I never sweat generally) and my pulse is high and unstable.
I have experienced the same reaction before ago after being part of a research project (I didn’t tolerate the medicine). Then I went through the same reaction and timeframe before “hitting bottom”. Back then it took me 4-5 months to get out of bed.
Have anybody experienced this? Do anyone know what sort of reaction I’m experiencing?