joyagh Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 the following article says sodium ascorbate (from Vit C salts) can help POTS by 50%.any experience with this?http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21622825 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yes, makes a difference. It also helps with EDS because it helps connective tissue - supports collagen.Issie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTLUCK Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I had seen this article before with his work.Had not thought about if a person with " Low Flow " POTS could take Vitamin C directly to help with treatment of POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looneymom Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks for sharing. About 2 weeks ago I started increasing my son's vitamin C. I am seeing some positive changes in his health condition. He is up to 10,000 mg a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTLUCK Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 10,000 mg is a lot. I always like the Linus Pauling Institute recommendations on vitamins and supplements for comprehensive information in all areas. ( not specific to POTS though. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altruism Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I take 1000-1500 mg, is this a lot/ not enough? I haven't noticed a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbyw Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Does it make a difference if it is sodium ascorbate or calcium ascorbate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyagh Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 the study was done on sodium ascorbate, so that's what I got. Had to order it from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliz Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So could this possibly help wih elevated BP?Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTLUCK Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitaminC/This might answer some of the above. Also found it interesting they said: " Vitamin C also plays an important role in the synthesis of the neurotransmitter, norepinephrine. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyler Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 The article that POTLUCK posted said that it increases vasodilation:"Improved vasodilation has been demonstrated at an oral dose of 500 mg of vitamin C daily"It seems that would go against the goal of vasoconstriction with midodrine for people that have pooling. Based on this article it also seems like it would help in some ways but with Kyler still having purple feet when he takes 60mg of midodrine a day I don't want to risk any extra dilation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTLUCK Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yes, to my understanding.The article by joyagh was Vit C in low flow pots with vasoconstriction, not vasodilation. And the vitamin C improved vasodilation, benefiting these people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 The amounts of ascorbate suggested in that study cannot be injested via stomach - rather must be injected intravenously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 In low flow pots there is postulated to be regional/local vasoconstriction but also vasomotor failure. However Vandy suggested that there might be impaired vasoconstriction in high ang II POTS because the ang II receptor (which vasoconstricts) is desensitized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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