And they are off!!

I feel as if I am a Kentucky Derby race horse.  Big, powerful, and full of potential.  Trotting to my post position I have thoughts racing through my mind ...Will I be successful? What place will I come in amongst the other horses? Will my body give out and I tear or injure something? Simply, what is going to be my outcome? I have no other choice but to face this event head on. There is no looking back and I can't back out now. I am here to win this race.

I feel like I have been trapped in the starting gate (aka: POTS) for a long time. The walls are suffocating, there is no where to move, I am jittery, distressed, and I am anxiously awaiting my break. I do not know if I can handle waiting any longer, I just want to be released. It feels like eternity before my gate swings open and I am off!

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I have been looking for that magic key to release my starting gate so I can be free for almost two years.  I think Midodrine is it. It took about three weeks before my body fully took affect to the medication, but I have seen a tremendous improvement since it has begun to work.  The medication has allowed me to be on my feet longer, do more small activities, and accomplish more at the gym. As a result, I can feel I am getting stronger physically.  The stronger I can get the more good days I will have.


Midodrine works by stimulating the nerve endings in the blood vessels which then makes the blood vessels constrict. As a result, your blood pressure is increased. By having a "normal" and stabilized blood pressure, it reduces your heart rate. Before I was taking it daily, my heart rate would spike constantly with doing any little activity, such as standing up.  In result, I was constantly fatigue with a racy heart.  When your heart rate goes over its threshold, it pulls energy from tomorrow and the next days source to power your body so the following days you are at a low. It is a viscous cycle.  

The FDA talked about removing Midodrine from the market but then changed their mind. Thousands of people who take this medication explained to the company how this little pill was so vital for their quality of life and they truly needed it.

I am beyond happy that the FDA did not remove this medicine because it has given me some of my life back.  It has given me the opportunity to compete in the race I call life and actually have a chance to cross the finish line.

Quote of the Day: "When our motivation is greater than our fear, it is amazing what we can achieve."- Anonymous