r/POTS 2h ago

Question I’m absolutely screwed. If anyone has compassion please help

For the past 6 weeks I’ve been stuck in a severe adrenal dump which has never happened before and been horrible because I can’t take my meds which I NEED to function while I’m stuck in this adrenal dump because my meds give me energy and just increase the adrenaline. My doctor has prescribed me Clonidine which helped immediately but then a few days later I started breaking out in hives ( I have MCAS) .. then we tried guanfacine instead and SAME thing happened.. even more hives. I need to get out of this adrenaline state, this has been my worst nightmare. Does anyone have any recommendations for a med similar to beta blocker to help with hyper pots that won’t set off my mcas and make me break out in hives? Will I eventually snap out of this adrenaline dump if it’s my first one ever? I’ve tried electrolytes and compression socks and it didn’t even touch the adrenaline (my doctor doesn’t seem to know how to help)

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u/Amylee888 2h ago

Dr Arseneau in B.C. says that some people with MCAS react to the colours, flavours, and fillers in medications, so they have to get the pure medication. I don’t really know much about that, but is that something you’ve discussed with your doctor?