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Originally Posted by en bloc
Florinef (Fludrocortisone) is to help increase BP by retaining fluids...as is the high salt diet. So I guess you had (at one point, at least) some drops in BP to warrant trying these. Are you not having any problems now with BP?
Were you ever Dx with NMH/OH?
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I don't have NMH/OH, just POTS.
I tried this treatment twice. The first time was when my POTS was just diagnosed, I had normal BP and the Florinef, salt and water raised my BP so I had to add propranolol. I am very sensitive to medication so it took a few months to find the exact combination, and I continued for about 2 years.
I tried to return to this treatment recently, my BP now is lower (100-80/60-70), probably because I hardly eat salt or processed food. So this time I didn't need the propranolol. I couldn't tolerate the salt because of GI and iron issues, so I stopped it.