Posted by cubbybear on December 10, 2004, at 3:31:52
In reply to Re: MAOI withdrawal » Dan Perkins, posted by Dan Perkins on December 8, 2004, at 13:05:42
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> I came off of Parnate b/c I was planning to have an elective surgery and Parnate and general anesthesia don't mix. I didn't tell my doctor that I was going to stop taking Parnate, so the decisions to stop and to stop so quickly were mine. I knew that the sensible thing would have been to taper more slowly, but I was feeling a bit reckless. So, in other words, there was no good reason to stop so quickly.Your problem is of much interest to me because I've been putting off an elective procedure (colonoscopy) myself since,among other things, I dread the whole issue of anaesthesia. I made a decision not to come off the Parnate for this procedure but rather to go through with it. If I can get up the guts to make an appointment with the gastroenterologist, I will discuss with her ahead of time, the various analgesics/sedatives that could be used safely. I'm pretty sure that in this case, general anaesthesia would be unnecessary.
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