Posted by KaraS on November 20, 2004, at 13:55:16
In reply to Re: nifedipine » King Vultan, posted by Iansf on November 20, 2004, at 13:25:56
> > Yes, there are different schools of thought on nifedipine and MAOIs. My GP does not think it's a very good idea, and I know that one of this specialities is blood pressure meds, and he probably does have legitimate reason for concern. My pdoc--from whom I got the prescription--seems to be less concerned, but he said that ideally, the prudent thing to do is to visit a hospital emergency room if a hypertensive crisis occurs. The problem with that is the anecdotes I've read from people who have done this and suffered horribly because the people at the hospital were ignorant and/or did not take their symptoms seriously, and the patients did not receive proper (or any) treatment.
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> My experience at the emergency rooms was certainly unpleasant. I was made to feel as if I was wasting their time.How awful for you. It's not bad enough we have to deal with all of the ignorance around depression itself, but then to have to deal with the ignorance about this kind of immediate serious medical condition is unimaginable. What food did you eat that created the experience to begin with?
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