Posted by Racer on June 6, 2004, at 8:37:12
In reply to Re: Any ideas on reducing AD-related hypotension? » Racer, posted by Sad Panda on June 6, 2004, at 4:10:46
Dunno if you can say there's an underlying reason, but my BP is normally fairly low, even without meds, and even without meds I have to be careful standing up from sitting or crouching, or even standing still for long periods. On the TCAs I've tried, that's multiplied a lot: I'll get the greyness and fall down without a whole lot of warning, even if I'm actually moving at the time; and I will sometimes start to pass out while sitting in a chair with my feet on the ottoman. (Sorry, just had a mental image of a fellow in Turkish garb, on his hands and knees in front of a chair, with someone's feet up on him. But I'm glad I amuse myself.)
No, not taking anything for the BP, since it is in normal range most of the time. It really only becomes a problem when you add drugs to it. Pdoc is talking about MAOIs as the only thing left to try, but aren't they even worse for hypotensive reactions? So, one way or another the hypotension has to be addressed, and I'd prefer to try the TCAs again, first, if that's the case. Do you know anything about how it can be treated?
Thanks.
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