Midodrine
Pronounced MID-oh-dreen
Brand names: ProAmatine
Type: Blood pressure raising medicine · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Midodrine is used for
- Low blood pressure when standing
- Low blood pressure during dialysis
◆ Kidney note
Commonly used to support blood pressure during dialysis treatments.
Common side effects
- Goosebumps and scalp tingling
- High blood pressure when lying down
- Itching
- Urinary urgency
Important cautions
- Can raise blood pressure too much when lying flat — lying-down blood pressure is monitored
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.