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What is Midodrine?

Midodrine is used in the treatment of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension (drop in blood pressure upon standing). It is also used as an investigational drug in the management of urinary incontinence.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low blood pressure 21 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) 17 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Orthostatic Hypotension 12 1 Efficacy_moderate
Syncope (fainting) 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Elevated blood pressure 4 0

See all 50 patients currently taking Midodrine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Midodrine

Head Tingling 1
Dizziness 1
Chest pain 1
Abdominal pain 1
Crawling sensations in skin 1
Scalp Tingling 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Midodrine. See all 16 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Midodrine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 54%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 31%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 23%
Other 1   Other: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Midodrine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Midodrine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Midodrine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Midodrine

Always
 8 80%
Usually
 2 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Midodrine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 10%
A little
 2 20%
Not at all
 7 70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Midodrine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 20%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 3 60%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.