Midodrine and Heart Palpitations: What Users Say

• Liz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2019

For Hypotension "This medication raised my heart rate, and it dropped my blood pressure and landed me in the emergency room for 3 days! I remember taking it and feeling the urge to pee, then I have this burning sensation all over my body, then the dry mouth kicked in, and then convulsions and weak legs, then the tachycardia and faint feeling, then the panic set in, and the flushing and burning in my ears, severe pressure in my head, abdominal cramping, and finally severe dizziness. It was the worst thing I had ever tried...! I was very upset at the way I reacted to it."

• Lsi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 26, 2021

For Hypotension "I was prescribed this for my low blood pressure. I was hoping it would work (which it did not). I tried it, and it gave me such bad chills, a prickling sensation, and goosebumps all over my body for several hours straight, up to almost 10 hours. My dose was 5 mg TID (three times a day). It made my nerve damage worse by making it hurt and have a pinching sensation. For the side effects, it was not worth it, even if there was a chance it would have worked, I still would not have taken this drug. It was awful, and I felt like I was being tortured. It was horrendous and up there with the most painful and yuckiest side effects one could experience from a drug. I am lost and have tried more pills, salt, and compression stockings. I am currently waiting for my insurance to approve another drug that is supposed to help with increasing my blood pressure, but I'm not having luck. Until then, I have to deal with the lows and being symptomatic sometimes, which is fatigue, palpitations, dizziness, or near passing out."

• kck...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 19, 2021

For Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome "This drug, midodrine, is so short-acting, there is a small window of time that it helps. Am now on 10 mg tid, which is about the max dose. Have added fludrocortisone 0.1 bid to support BP and increased salt intake considerably. The salt really helps, the biggest, quickest way to increase salt intake is soy sauce! Propranolol 5 mg bid, a tiny, tiny dose, takes care of tachycardia."