Posted by Elizabeth on January 18, 2002, at 10:12:45
In reply to Re: MAOI diet short list » Elizabeth, posted by Rick on January 16, 2002, at 23:03:00
> After two weeks of blacking out and falling down
That would be fainting or "syncope."
> (wish I was onto the pretzel excuse back then), and one especially unpleasant incident where I hit my head, my pdoc prescribed Florinef.
The "pretzel excuse?" This is one I'm not familiar with (and I try to keep up with the latest research in excuses!).
Did the fludrocortisone have any bad side effects?
> After a few weeks I was able to wean off the Florinef and my BP stabilized at about 100/55.
Yeah, that's about what mine tended to run when I was on MAOIs.
> Could be. Regardless, I think the key is to pick the right diet to go with the particular med. I can tell you that Nardil is tailor-made for the "fall down before you can get to the refrigerator" diet.
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