Dizzy Dame Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hey guys,I'm starting mestinon tomorrow, 30mg every 4 hours. I'm going to take it alone for the first few days, then incorporate my midodrine. Does anyone have any advice for taking the mestinon? Any good experiences/bad experiences? Has anyone sucessfully taken mestinon with midodrine?Thanks!!!-Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyLeesWife Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 My husband had a fair amount of body twitching for the first few nights when starting Mestinon, otherwise he tolerated it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biatecki Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I would suggest that you take it with meals as it is hard on the tummy otherwise .I was already on Midodrine and just added the mestinon...starting with 30 mg every 6 hours and increasing to 60 mg. Unfortunately it didnt help...Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Dame Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Thanks guys! I've heard from doing a serach here that some people need a few days to adjust to it. I'm okay with a few muscle twitches if it makes me feel better I already have upset tummy issues, so I hope it doesn't exaccerbate them...but honestly I'd rather have an upset stomach and be able to walk around, than have a happy tummy and be stuck on the couch, ya know?Hugs and thanks,Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Dame Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well, it's been 3 hours since stopping the midodrine and starting the mestinon. Fortunately I don't feel any of the famous side-affects of the mestinon, in fact, it's like I'm not on ANY medication at all. This isn't' so good since my heart gets really unhappy when I don't have my midodrine in my system, and since the mestinon doesn't seem to be doing anything, I've had a resting HR of about 120 for the past two hours. Every time I stand up my heart goes out of control. I'm in the process of trying to get in touch with my doctor to see if I can take my midodrine...because otherwise I'll be in a bad way. Just wanted to update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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