ariella Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi. I'm new here at the forum. POTS has been going on by me for a very long time until they finally came up with the diagnosis. I have been taking ProAmitine and for a while felt like I had my life back for several hours a day. This lasted for a few months, and then a few weeks ago the effect of the med seemed to be lessening and lessening, now I'm not sure if it's really doing anything good for me anymore. Is this normal? Should I stick with the medicine anyway? What does this mean? I seem to have a proressive form of POTS, started as a nuisance, now it's very debilitating. I just keep going on good attitude (usually). Why would midodrine work for only a limited amount of time? Is it addictive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi,Welcome to the board,I have been using Midodrine for almost 3 years and so far so good. Maybe you could ask your doctor if you can increase the dosage.Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 I had a similar problem but within about a month of taking ProAmitine. I've been told to stop taking it when I feel well, so that my bodsy doesn't build up a tolerance/resistance to the drug.I would see the Dr and ask if something similar might work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwolf Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 what else do you do? check the what helps page for other ideas.blackwolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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