Another speed bump...

Bumps in the road are to be expected with POTS, but sometimes when you're having a tough time, its hard to not just give up. I've passed out 9 times in the last 8 days. I think I know why, I started calcium channel blockers, but I need to be on those to prevent me from having another coronary vasospasm like the one that caused my heart attack last month. I'm in a tricky little catch 22 here... I can't take the beta blockers because they lower my bp too much without midodrine, and I can't take the midodrine because they think it caused my heart attack. Without the beta blockers, I am full on POTSy, even with florinef and extra salt and water. So the meds that help my POTS cause a heart att