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A member asked:
My resting supine blood pressure is 114/54 and sitting 122/64. have pots, is it safe to try fludrocortisone with them bp readings? dont want high bp
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It's safe: It's safe but you should use the smallest possible dose that's effective and monitor your bp. You didn't mention your heart rates above?
Answered 12/19/2017
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