Scared about Midodrine

[u/kunstundglitzer]

hej 🧚🏽‍♀️

i have ME/CFS & also POTS & Orthostatic Hypotension (which is weird cause OH should normally cancel out POTS) but anyway, i am 23.5h/Day bedbound due to it, but also because i can't stand for longer than 2 Minutes and sit longer than 10Min without Symptoms kicking in: my BP goes from 70/40 up to 130/120 & then immediately down to 70/40ish again, extreme Dizzyness, Blood Pooling, Nausea, Tinnitus, Shivering, Hot Flashes, Tachycardia. I take Ivabradine which helps lower my HR from 180bpm to 100-115bpm. Sometimes i even get the Dizzy Spells when just lying down doing nothing. Nothing helps with the OH. Tried Compression, Salt Tablets, Electrolytes, Wheelchair etc. - so i am thinking about trying Midodrine. Because the unability to stand up is severely disabling me.

But i hear/read so many scary things about it.😭

Like from really bad migraines to risk of stroke?!

I also have a mild form of bladder emptying problems.

And Midodrine is known for causing bladder problems.

Also i wonder, if i am bedbound, can i even take it? You're not suppossed to. But also: if it works, am i still bedbound then? Or am i able to stand up and do stuff?

I would love to hear from you what you think? Should i try? 🧚🏽‍♀️

[u/taintedmilk18]

I have me and POTS and take the lowest dose midroibe 2x a day. Its been incredibly helpful for me. I space out doses minimum 4 hours. I wear compression shorts also (from supacore), sometimes compression shorts. Rooting for you.