My 23-year old daughter was diagnosed with neuropathic POTS. She tried Florinef, at 1/4 of the smallest dose, and she took it in the mornings, but she had terrible insomnia from it. It also took about 2 weeks for those side effects to fully go away.
Her doctor recently prescribed midodrine as an alternative. (She is already doing the standard non-pharmacological treatments of increased salt, water, raising the bed, wearing compression stockings, etc.). Midodrine's warnings on the drug say not to lie down after taking a dose. My daughter is still suffering from fatigue (from POTS and other issues), so she is wondering how to fit in taking midodrine with an afternoon nap that she has to preserve what little energy she has.
I saw somewhere that one person just avoids the afternoon dose (to avoid having their blood pressure increased while laying down). While I understand the goal of avoiding this potentially dangerous side effect, wouldn't midodrine's benefits be diminished if one skips an afternoon dose? My daughter's blood pressure is typically around low 90's over low 60's. On one hand, if her blood pressure increases while laying down, it might just rise to normal levels. On the other hand, that's not something that we'd want to take a chance on.
Even though my daughter intends to start and increase her dosage slowly of midodrine, I wondered if anyone else has taken a nap while on this drug, and what their experiences have been.
Thanks in advance.
Scotty81
Her doctor recently prescribed midodrine as an alternative. (She is already doing the standard non-pharmacological treatments of increased salt, water, raising the bed, wearing compression stockings, etc.). Midodrine's warnings on the drug say not to lie down after taking a dose. My daughter is still suffering from fatigue (from POTS and other issues), so she is wondering how to fit in taking midodrine with an afternoon nap that she has to preserve what little energy she has.
I saw somewhere that one person just avoids the afternoon dose (to avoid having their blood pressure increased while laying down). While I understand the goal of avoiding this potentially dangerous side effect, wouldn't midodrine's benefits be diminished if one skips an afternoon dose? My daughter's blood pressure is typically around low 90's over low 60's. On one hand, if her blood pressure increases while laying down, it might just rise to normal levels. On the other hand, that's not something that we'd want to take a chance on.
Even though my daughter intends to start and increase her dosage slowly of midodrine, I wondered if anyone else has taken a nap while on this drug, and what their experiences have been.
Thanks in advance.
Scotty81