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MAOI interactions questions

Posted by ChicagoKat on October 10, 2012, at 15:46:35

I'm on Nardil, and I have two questions regarding drug interactions with it, and hope some of you experts can help out.

1. Are there any known antihypertensive interactions with MAOIs? I couldn't find any in my references, but I thought I'd double-check with the resident experts. I do have endongenous HTN, and, unfortunately, the famous MAOI hypotension has not kicked in; in fact, it has actually worsened, probably b/c I'm on a TCA too. And, I'll be honest, b/c I just can't kick my smoking habit...though I've cut down a lot!!! I'm seeing my PCP soon, and I want to be sure anything new we might try would be OK. Right now I'm on quinapril, metoprolol, and occasionally, amlodipine.

2. Kinda a strange question, but I just LOVE diet coke. And, while checking my references, under phenelzine it listed both tyrosine and phenylalanine as substances to avoid. The aspartame that's in diet coke is a small peptide containing tyrosine and phenylalanine! So, do you think it's possible my beloved diet coke is contributing to my HTN problems??

Thanks in advance for any responses,
Kat


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