Posted by Larry Hoover on January 24, 2005, at 5:58:11
In reply to Re: MAYBE WE SHOULD RETHINK THE BENADRYL GUYS!!!, posted by eeyorena on January 23, 2005, at 19:50:37
> That's very interesting. My doc has me on Allegra because I take an MAOI now...because I'm not allowed to take Benadryl on an MAOI (related to blood pressure somehow.)
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> Hmmm.Benadryl is a substrate (is broken down by) MAO, the enzyme monoamine oxidase. If you on an MAO inhibitor, it doesn't break down, and you get overdose-like effects.
Lar
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