Posted by laima on August 22, 2006, at 18:27:37
In reply to Re: maoi/hypertensive crisis question » silvercoin, posted by Maxime on August 22, 2006, at 16:35:12
Wow- that must have been scary.
Well, true, a crisis is a much lower risk with the patch, but careful study of the Emsam insert does indicate that they don't have definitive data about food interaction potential or risks with the "9" and "12". They just don't know, and don't make any claims. It's only the "6" that they have tested out for interactions and make the "no food interaction" claim for. I'm using the "9" right now, and my doctor told me it would be very prudent to follow the maoi diet carefully at this dose, just in case.
However, my current problem is dropping blood pressure- last reading was 83 over 60- so I'm off in the other direction, feeling faint and disfunctional. This despite coffee- Though Emsam has been helping me so far, this current condition is not allowing me to DO things, and that in itself is feeling depressing as I see my projects and deadlines sliding away. I have an appointment Friday, and wonder what will happen. Geez, I wish it was tomorrow. I'm tempted to go eat a large hunk of parmeson right now, but was told in advance that that would NOT be the way to remedy low blood pressure responsably... Weirdly, when we had a severe heat spell recently, my blood pressure went way up to 126/90 (high for me) and I was super panicky. I used about 15 mg ritalin at the time (that's not a lot at all), and it was taken away as result. But I think I overall did much better with it, and the only time it caused any panickyness was during the heat. It kept my blood pressure reasonable and fairly stable except during that heat spell. So I'm confused and frustrated. I wonder if other maoi users have felt any odd changes in vital signs during heat spells? If there is a connection?
Thank you for your input.
> Yes it happened a couple of times to me on Parnate. Once it was soy sauce ... by mistake. The other was home made red wine. I had been able to drink store bought red wine no problem. I took 100 mg of Thorazine when I felt the reaction ... and you do it feel it quickly. I felt it in my head first and then a rapid heartbeat. But I didn't need to go to the hospital. The Thorazine did the trick.
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> I though you didn't have to worry about a hypertensive crisis on the patch?
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> Maxime
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