A 46-year-old woman comes to the office complaining of syncope, especially when standing up from a sitting position. The previous week, she was placed on 2 mg of the alpha blocker prazosin twice daily for Raynaud’s disease by her physician. Her other medications are 20 mg of atorvastatin daily and 60 mg of raloxiphene daily. What is likely to be causing the patient’s syncope?

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A 46-year-old woman comes to the office complaining of syncope, especially when standing up from a sitting position. The previous week, she was placed on 2 mg of the alpha blocker prazosin twice daily for Raynaud’s disease by her physician. Her other medications are 20 mg of atorvastatin daily and 60 mg of raloxiphene daily. What is likely to be causing the patient’s syncope?






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