Posted by may_b on August 9, 2001, at 10:35:22
In reply to Re: Suicide » SalArmy4me, posted by Cam W. on August 9, 2001, at 8:09:22
Cal
I always read your posts. Thanks for all your good sense and information.
Would appreciate your thoughts on my Parnate decision. I started parnate 3 weeks ago, and appreciated its initial tolerability (though later I experienced fatigue and insomnia) and its early effectiveness.
I read piles of postings on the internet [I have been culling through Neuroscion too --thanks for the URL] about the food restrictions, and found that the literature differed regarding tolerability of local canned or bottled beer. Some papers (i.e., Perry's paper on Monoaxidase Inhibitors: Adverse Effects) suggested (US)canned or bottled beer was acceptable (up to no more than 2 a day). I had a bottled local beer and almost immediately a hypertensive crisis for which I sought emergency treatment. (Obviously won't test this theory again.)
My question is: what is the latest thinking on maoi users carrying emergency drugs such as nifedipine, phentolamine or nitroprusside?
Certainly the team at emergency professed to knew nothing of these interventions--i.e., the doctor said "What is the generic name for nifedipine?" They basically watched me writhe with all the symptoms of hypertensive crisis for an hour before intervening with Ativan, Gravol and eventually morphine.I have had a headache ever since the event which worsens especially after eating, nomatter how carefully I observe the restrictions.
Because I feel unprotected from other hypertensive crisis events, I haven't taken the parnate for two days now. The thought of having to rely on the questionable skill set of emergency teams has scared me away from Parnate. (Aside from adhering to the dietary restrictions zealously) any advice you could give me to help me protect myself in the event of hypertensive crisis would surely help me decide to give Parnate another chance.
(I have to wait five more days for an appointment to see my Doc.)Thanks for your thoughts,
may_b
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