Posted by cubbybear on January 25, 2005, at 3:53:04
In reply to MAOIs and SURGERY!!! - need input please, posted by Michael Bell on January 24, 2005, at 23:06:03
I raised this very difficult issue last year (2004). I think if you look under the thread Parnate and anaesthesia, you'll see it. Unfortunately, there's a lot of contradictory info going around about MAOIs and general anaesthesia. It appeared to me that there are at least a couple of anaesthetics that can be used safely along with a heavy-duty benzo hypnotic called midazolam. My questions involved anaesthesia during a colonoscopy procedure, when it's definitley OK to be partly awake. But it sounds like your case would call for being zonked out totally. My only advice is to go through Psychobabble archives to see what you come up with, as well as Google. Also make sure that your anaesthetist is well-acquainted with MAOIs and that your BP is being closely monitored throughout the operation. If anyone else can obtain more definitive info on this subject, PLEASE post, because some of us really want to know the specifics of what's OK and what isn't.
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