Posted by stargazer2 on January 26, 2008, at 22:24:18
In reply to Re: No-No foods +No-No meds = hypertensive reaction, posted by ny2bk on January 26, 2008, at 17:27:39
NY2,
History for me, more than 30 years, first took Nardil in 1987, so I've been around the block with depression myself, with lots of life lost, careers, relationships, life too unimaginable to remember,etc, etc. Back then,not as much aggressive treatment, only drugs were TCA's and MAO's. Prozac only came out in the early to mid 90's, I think.
I still believe in following restrictions to avoid the dreaded hypertensive crisis...have you experienced it? Until you do, you can't understand the significance of following the diet or drug interactions seriously. And many ER's are not familiar with MAO's and don't know how to handle the situation correctly.
Here's the article that sanctions Nortriptylline, written by the Harvard guys at Mclean Hospital,outside Boston...for what it's worth, probably many more articles but this one is easy to read and is clear about what drugs are safe with MAO's.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061003/msgs/693453.html
Stargazer
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