Emma33

I find that amazing too. I was in India last year and was thinking of going to the Leh region, which is high altitude, and I didn't go because I thought it would make my hypoadrenergic symptoms worse. Your heart has to work harder to get oxygen when the air is thinner, so I am so surprised you felt better. Maybe it was the medication that made the difference?

Thanks so much, ok, I will stick with it. I do feel better today, everything feels a bit more evened out and my palpitations aren't as bad. I've been on Atenolol for 4 years and it helped so much with tachycardia and palpitations but about a month ago everything just got a lot worse...so frustrating and scary. Thanks for replying!

Hi KariDK,

I sometimes get that buzzing/vibrating. If the hypnosis idea doesn't work well for you, another similar type of relaxation is Yoga Nidra. You can find lots of examples on YouTube or apps like insight timer. It is a very deep guided meditation relaxation practice. Good luck!

Hi all,

I started Methyldopa a few days ago, 250mg per day, and found that it pretty much immediately stopped my anxiety and constant adrenalin rushes. But, it isn't helping with my heart palpitations, which were just awful yesterday. I am not very science minded, so I can't understand why the Methyldopa wouldn't also be calming the palpitations. Could anyone explain that to me?

(I started off on Clonodine but it was rough, I couldn't sleep and I would get break-through waves of panic during the night,  I only lasted 4 days. I do feel like my palpitations were more controlled on it though).

Also, for those of you that take Methyldopa, what dose are you on?

Thanks!

Emma

Hi all,

I'm a newbie here, I have hypoPOTS (and also CFS). My adrenal have been a total nightmare lately, so I started on clonidine last week. It was amazing in that it just cut out the flow of adrenal and anxiety, but I am really having trouble sleeping on it. (I know...it makes most people sleep more, but not me boo hoo. I have trouble getting to sleep, then I have a light dream filled sleep during the night and wake exhausted)

I was thinking of trying aldomet  (methyl-dopa). Can anyone tell me whether it has the same kind so side-effects as Clonodine?

Thanks!