Posted by Snoozy on May 22, 2003, at 15:18:09
In reply to Re: Drug that could change my life...if I can get it, posted by Larry Hoover on May 22, 2003, at 13:28:12
Yes, I have tried support hose (Jobst). I've also tried propranolol, Florinef, Proamatine. The non-drug things I've tried are: salt tablets, increasing salt intake, drinking lots of water, sleeping with my head elevated. There may be more but I'm foggy at the moment, thanks.
> You didn't go into details re: alternatives you've tried, but have you used elastic hosiery? Blood pooling in the legs could be part of the mechanism (since it takes 5 minutes to hit you), and elastic hose will substantially reduce that pooling effect.
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> Lar
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