
Mar 19, 2015, 08:26 AM
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Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: Eastern US
Posts: 472
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Originally Posted by pande882
Im in the same category as you meaning ive really immersed myself
into all of the published info about POTS. I feel based on the new research, leaked info, and success of midodrine, that POTS is clearly its own sutoimmune disease classified by alpha antagonistic and beta agonistic antibodies. Unfortunately for me I just cant sleep without trazodone or remeron.. Unless i take xanax. I also take melatonin and benadryl nightly. I really need to know the lesser of two evils, traz or rem, when it comes to which is more of an alpha antagonist. I think youre right, its probably traz. I think a lower number means more of an affect. I also think the 'cure' for pots is PEX, IVIG or maybe prednisone combined w exercise.
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Personally, I think trazdozone is the best sleep aid out there, but I just can't do it. I've taken a couple others - Seroquel and Elavil with still some symptoms (they too have alpha adrenergic properties), but the side effects were less and they worked great for sleep. The only reason I stopped either one is because I have issues with a long QTc due to an eating disorder and they can prolong it, which could kill me, so probably not the best drugs for me, but they did work great....
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