Midodrine
I was diagnosed with pots about 6 weeks ago and have upped my salt, fluid intake and am wearing compression garments. I have been prescribed midodrine at 2.5mg twice a day. I started yesterday and took my first and only dose about 1pm (the time it was delivered). It did actually help a bit but I experienced some really unpleasant side effects:
I felt like I was on drugs and felt ‘high’
I was hyper aware of everything around me, to the point it made me feel a little freaked out
My mind was racing and I couldn’t concentrate properly
Once it had worn off, I felt much more normal again, but I almost felt like I was on a come down for the rest of the evening and first thing this morning. And also left me feeling a little anxious. Today I decided to just take half a pill of 1.25mg. The effects were a lot less severe-still felt a little anxious and restless, but I could cope.
Just wondering if anyone rise has experienced similar, and how long did it take for these side effects to subside? All I can find is people whose side effects didn’t improve, but I’d really appreciate some advice from people who experienced the same/similar mental side effects and it got better 🙏🙏🙏.