Posted by Questionmark on June 13, 2004, at 5:10:54
In reply to Re: Anyone have a *BAD* experience with Parnate? » Questionmark, posted by don_bristol on June 12, 2004, at 8:07:18
> PhoenixGirl wrote:
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> > be very careful with the dietary restrictions-- Parnate
> > is much more liable than Nardil to cause a hypertensive
> > crisis. i had one with a small amount of mac & cheese
> > after only a month or so of being on Parnate, and i have
> > never had a hypertensive reaction from food after 9 months
> > on Nardil (and quite a bit of cheating).
>
>
> PhoenixGirl, how much Parnate were you taking?i'm not PhoenixGirl. i was only on 20mg at the time i think. It may have been 30mg though.
> Do you know what your blood pressure was?
i did not go to the emergency room or have my blood pressure taken. Sorry.
> Did you have to go to ER?
>
> Thanks for any info.i wrote a post about it after it happened (i think May of 2003). i took a few propranolol, a little Klonopin, and some Risperdal, and then after about 40 minutes maybe, i fell asleep for awhile (about a few hours i think). That was not by any means an appropriate treatment for a dangerous hypertensive reaction, but i did not want (my parents) to pay several hundred dollars or so for me to go to the E.R., so i took the risk. The Risperdal helped a good deal i think, though i wouldn't recommend it unless you have nothing else on hand. Also, i didn't really think of this at the time, but it might not have been the smartest thing to stay lying down as i did (instead of keeping my head straight up).
It was definitely a bad experience, and very painful, but it did not compare to the only other time i've had a hypertensive reaction (and the only time on Nardil)-- when i took two 25mg tablets of ephedrine, being comPLETEly idiotic and forgetful (i still have no idea how i could have been that stupid & didn't think about the fact that ephedrine is one of the worst things you can take with an MAOI, as far as hypertensive reactions go). That time i DID go to the E.R., and endured at least two hours of shear agony before finally being treated. i can't remember for sure, but my blood pressure went up to about 180/111 i think. (i posted about that here as well-- sometime in March or April 2004). So anyway my b.p. from the Parnate induced hypertension had to have been at least somewhat less than 180/111. It was still terrible though.
Sorry if this was more information than you wanted.
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