Midodrine Hcl

Dosage Form: Tablet

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Vasopressor

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 5 MG

Warnings: If you have been taught to check your blood pressure yourself, check it on a regular schedule. Your blood pressure should stay within a certain range. Your doctor will tell you what that range should be. If your blood pressure is out of that range, call your doctor. This medicine will raise your blood pressure. Your blood pressure may get too high, especially when you lie down. Your doctor may want you to sleep with the head of your bed raised to help prevent this. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, glaucoma, or trouble urinating. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments. You will need to have your blood pressure checked regularly.

Food Warnings: Some diet pills and over-the-counter cold and hay fever medicines can also raise your blood pressure. Talk to your doctor before taking these or any other medicines., Tell your doctor if you are taking digoxin (Lanoxin®) or beta blockers (such as atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol, timolol, Lopressor®, or Tenormin®). If your heart beats become slower or if you feel dizzy while taking midodrine, tell your doctor., Some medicines can affect how midodrine works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Cimetidine, digoxin, dihydroergotamine, droxidopa, flecainide, fludrocortisone acetate, metformin, procainamide, quinidine, ranitidine, or triamtereneBlood pressure medicine (including doxazosin, prazosin, terazosin)Cold and allergy medicine (including ephedrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine)Diet pillMAO inhibitor (MAOI)Thyroid supplement, If you have been taught to check your blood pressure yourself, check it on a regular schedule. Your blood pressure should stay within a certain range. Your doctor will tell you what that range should be. If your blood pressure is out of that range, call your doctor., Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments. You will need to have your blood pressure checked regularly.