IV saline is near and dear to my heart. I had read it could help and found a naturopathic doc who was willing to try. My husband was with me at that first trial and noticed my color change dramatically as the IV infused...for the better. He said I didn't look as sepulchral. Also, my headache improved, and I felt better. After more research, discussions with my physician after supplying him research, and peripheral IV trials, I had a PIC (Percutaneous Intravenous Catheter) line inserted at the end of 2011. I'm on my third PIC in those two and a half years. I have been infusing a liter everyday running it wide open and am usually done in about an hour and a half. This has helped me tremendously. I found I had to eliminate coffee, (sigh), so it wouldn't "just pass through" and also put the head of my bed on a six inch riser. The saline had helped my hypotension, tachycardia, headaches, and generally my ability to function a bit more. Between the IV NaCl, midodrine, and ivabradine, my symptoms are somewhat more controlled. Just my experience, because I know we all react in our own unique individual ways to all the interventions we try.
