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Can fludrocortisone alter blood ph and cause shortness of breath?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

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Fludrocortisone: Yes ;especially if used inappropriately

Answered 8/26/2016

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Fludrocortisone increases blood volume, alcohol causes dehydration. Does this mean they will work against each other? Thus florinef (fludrocortisone) less effective?

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Could fludrocortisone cause reflex bradycardia if blood volume increases too much increasing central pressures?

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Increasing blood volume with florinef (fludrocortisone) will it dilute blood and cause less red blood cells as more liquid so less oxygen to organ per beat?

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I had a tilt table test positive for pots with high heart rate with no change in blood pressure. Do I need propranolol and fludrocortisone or only propranolol? florinef increases bp but I had no bp change only heart rate. Do I still need florinef?

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I had a tilt table test positive for pots with high heart rate with no change in blood pressure. Do I need propranolol and fludrocortisone or only propranolol? I know florinef increases bp but I had no bp change only heart rate. Do I need florinef?

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