andybonse Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well,My doctors are useless and dont understand POTS a lot, my blood pressure goes low on sunny days they are like its fine, no but you dont understand! etc..I was thinking of trying a cough medicine that contains: phenylephrine and see if it helps at all?Has anyone used phenylephrine? My blood pressure is usually ok, so quite cautious to try Midodrine. All I want it a mild vasoconstrictor, then if I use my beta blocker with it, hopefully get some sort of positive result./discuss Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 There are not many days I go without Midodrine. Definitely in small doses because I am so sensitive to everything, but I've gotten so used to it that I wouldn't want to be without it. I wouldn't try to self medicate though. I eat salty potato chips to help raise my blood pressure. I was told when I was pregnant not to eat black licorice because it raises blood pressure. I would eat that if I could find some without gluten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah I dont want to self-medicate really, just seems we know more than the doctors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecom Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Andy, if you do a search you'll find a long thread on phenylephrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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