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I have low blood pressure but also insomnia
I have low blood pressure because my sleeping medication is clonidine and amatripolyn, which lowers my blood pressure to the point I can’t stand when I wake up in the morning. If I don’t take them I am fine but can’t sleep. My coworkers said I looked like a ghost and were concerned because I am very tan. Is there a way I can get sleep and not have low blood pressure without melatonin, caffeine, and tea because I have tried all of these and they don’t work. I have also been to multiple doctors and they said there is nothing they can do for me. The reason for my insomnia is chronic pain, which the doctors will not treat because I am too young. I struggle attending school and work. I am told to just power through by my mom and doctors, but I have scared my coworkers and classmates enough.
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@miky, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I’m glad you reached out, and I’m sorry your first post has been waiting for a response. It sounds like you’re caught in a difficult cycle — you need sleep, chronic pain is making sleep difficult, and the medications that help you sleep are leaving you struggling with low blood pressure in the morning.
You mentioned several people noticing what is happening and being concerned, as well as being encouraged to “power through.” I wonder how you are doing with all of this. Trying to keep up with both school and work while dealing with pain, insomnia and medication side effects sounds like a lot to manage.
Since you’re new here, I’d like to help connect you with other members whose experiences may be useful. Does the doctor prescribing the clonidine and amitriptyline know specifically that you sometimes have trouble standing in the morning? Of the doctors you’ve seen, has anyone focused specifically on the chronic pain or insomnia? What would be most helpful to you right now — connecting with others dealing with low blood pressure from medication, chronic-pain-related insomnia, or something else?