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Barbara Smith wrote: > Ken also takes a drug called pro-amatine or Midodrine along with the florinef > to keep his BP up during the day. This is a short acting drug that works > differently from Florinef and is often used along with the florinef. > Midodrine should never be taken less than four hours before lying down. You > might ask your doctor if this would be appropriate for your father. Many > doctors are unaware of it since it was developed as an orphan drug just for > this problem. In years past, we used Ephedrine, a simple blood-pressure-elevating drug to keep the BP up in Parkinsons patients. A dose of 25 mg. three or four times a day seemed to be effective. "Hard-core" cases still required Florinef, however. Has Ephedrine been tried? Best, Bob *********************************** ROBERT A. FINK, M. D., F.A.C.S. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA Phone: (510) 849-2555 FAX: (510) 849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ***********************************