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Project rationale: Vasovagal syncope (VVS) affects up to 50% of people, and recurrent syncope markedly reduces quality of life. We recently reported that it is frequently associated with injury and not surprisingly with clinical anxiety. Although conservative measures help many patients there remain many who require more care. CIHR-funded studies have shown that fludrocortisone and midodrine are effective but cannot be used in patients with contraindications such as hypertension and heart failure. Pacemakers are partially effective in older patients, but this is established only in the small minority with proven asystole. There remains a need for a simple, once-daily medication with few contraindications that can be used as first-line therapy for most patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope. Preliminary Studies: Norepinephrine transport (NET) inhibitors show promise as a novel treatme
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