delphicdragon Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hi Everyone-I haven't been on here much because I've been doing better! But, I had a very strange turn of events in the last month and I'm looking for insight. I've been on 5mg of Midodrine for the past 2 years and it's helped a lot - no more seizures, able to stand for 10 minutes, able to work way too many hours, etc. I got my script refilled and started taking the new medication. The pills look the same as they did before but suddenly, I couldn't function. I was exhausted and sleeping through three alarms and not able to get into work until 11am. I looked pale and had headaches every day. I was nauseated and lost about 10 pounds. Finally, I came out of the fog enough to check my BP and it was low as was my heartrate (80/50 p49!!) I'm always tachy, even on the midodrine. So I stopped taking it because I know midodrine can drop your heartrate. Within 24 hours, I came back to being myself. I have the chest pain and the GI issues and the inability to stand up for more than 2 or 3 minutes, but I can get myself into work. I spoke to a friend of mine with POTS who just had her Midodrine refilled and had the same reactions. Anyone here having issues after a refill??I should say that it was a different pharmacy, but the same chain (CVS).Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 You and your friend should report this to the pharmacy and the FDA. They will be able to track any patterns to determine if there is a batch problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkoconne Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Is it from a different manufactuer/distriutor? I take zofran and get bad reactions from one manufactuor and not others...It will say on the bottle and you can ask for a certain manufacturer. They are all suppose to make them the same but that doesnt seem to be the case anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I have heard something similar too about midodrine batches. Hope it turns out to be the reason and you can get a better batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Katybug, my thoughts exactly b/c the FDA has online forms to fill out in order to report adverse events.http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/default.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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