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I couldn't find a thread on this particular aspect of Midodrine and really wanted to get some feedback. I was started on Midodrine by my new cardiologist in the hospital, first at 2.5 mg 2x/day and now at 5 mg 2x/day.
The goal was to raise my BP (which is in the 80's/50's without Midodrine) and to hopefully allow me to stand and walk more with less shortness of breath.
With Midodrine my BP is in the mid to high 90's over 60's and a few times it's gotten over 100 (but that was with an old BP machine, that we questioned it's accuracy, and with a brand new machine, it has not yet reached 100 on the systolic.)
Initially, even when my BP stayed low, Midodrine felt very calming and relaxing and it did allow me to do more. However, the last few weeks, it is literally having the affect of a sleeping pill or the way you feel with light anesthesia before surgery.
I take it and within 1-2 hours, I literally cannot stay awake and then sleep for 2-3 hours. My entire family came over this afternoon to celebrate me & my dad's belated b-days and my husband's upcoming b-day and I was so sedated that I had to leave and go to sleep. It is literally like being drugged and knocked out. I did not open gifts or even say goodbye to anyone which really upset me.
I am going to ask my doctor about this but has anyone ever heard of this before? I thought Midodrine was going to make me alert and awake but it is the exact opposite! I am wondering if it is something that with time I will adapt to and the extreme sedation will go away?
Thanks for any feedback.
The goal was to raise my BP (which is in the 80's/50's without Midodrine) and to hopefully allow me to stand and walk more with less shortness of breath.
With Midodrine my BP is in the mid to high 90's over 60's and a few times it's gotten over 100 (but that was with an old BP machine, that we questioned it's accuracy, and with a brand new machine, it has not yet reached 100 on the systolic.)
Initially, even when my BP stayed low, Midodrine felt very calming and relaxing and it did allow me to do more. However, the last few weeks, it is literally having the affect of a sleeping pill or the way you feel with light anesthesia before surgery.
I take it and within 1-2 hours, I literally cannot stay awake and then sleep for 2-3 hours. My entire family came over this afternoon to celebrate me & my dad's belated b-days and my husband's upcoming b-day and I was so sedated that I had to leave and go to sleep. It is literally like being drugged and knocked out. I did not open gifts or even say goodbye to anyone which really upset me.
I am going to ask my doctor about this but has anyone ever heard of this before? I thought Midodrine was going to make me alert and awake but it is the exact opposite! I am wondering if it is something that with time I will adapt to and the extreme sedation will go away?
Thanks for any feedback.