Posted by tecknohed on November 25, 2007, at 17:26:21
In reply to Re: How can I recognize a hypertesive crisis? » tecknohed, posted by Molitor on November 23, 2007, at 3:48:19
> The ironic part about Provigil is that it's not considered a classic "stimulant", and supposedly doesn't have any of the "bad" qualities of amphetamines, et al. This is why I was using it, because it should be safer than the alternatives.
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> Well, I'm calling shenanigans on that! I consider Provigil to be a stimulant just like any other, and it should be used with as much caution in combo with MAOIs as anything else. Perhaps MORE caution, since nobody knows exactly why it works.I'm with you on this one. I definitely consider Provigil a stimulant too. It definitely has a 'kick' to it, especially during the first few days of usage. It also builded tolerance very quickly for me, just like any stim I've taken before. When I stopped I switched strait to bupropion but I've no doubt I'd have suffered withdrawal fatigue had I not made that switch so quickly.
> Also, another symptom I had that isn't mentioned much, was disorientation and confusion. MAOI users should carry a med alert card to hand the emergency wrokers, or better yet, have someone take them to the hospital to explain the situation. Lest you be treated as a bad drug trip, and sent to the back of the line.
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> Even with all that, when I was in the bed with all the monitors hooked up, I'd have a nurse come in and ask me stuff like what "ACE Inhibitor" I was taking, and who the doctor was that treated my hypertension (I have normal BP). She also kept telling me to lay down, but I swear I remember reading that I should NOT lay down, and it hurt MUCH more if I wasn't sitting up, so I kept sitting up even though the back of the hospital bed was reclined, which caused pain and cramping in my back/shoulder/arms. I never actually saw a doctor (although I think he was monitoring my vitals remotely), and to this day I don't believe they really understood what was going on. That's about the scariest part of the whole thing.
I was treated very rudely when I went to the A&E. Was told to "HUSH" a few times when I was yelling in agony, as if they thought I was putting it on for attention or something, or maybe they thought I was a drug addict craving for a fix. VERY unpleasant & made me very angry! Like in your situation they obviously had little clue in what to do, even though I made it very clear what was going on & even made a few suggestions like giving me nifedepine.
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