Posted by med_empowered on August 11, 2005, at 17:27:37
In reply to Low blood pressure, posted by pretty_paints on August 11, 2005, at 7:41:12
hey! I can undersand drinking coffee because it could help raise your blood-pressure, but there is a big problem: caffeeine tends to increase the level of neuroleptics (old and new, including clozapine) in your blood. This could be good or bad, but if you're experiencing side-effects, its probably not the best approach to take. Cigarette smoking, on the other hand, tends to make neuroleptics (and tricyclic antidepressants) move out of your body unusually quickly, and it also plays with dopamine so that EPS and other side effects are somewhat reduced. THe only antipsychotic I know of that isn't significantly impacted by caffeine and smoking is Abilify...I think that even there, blood levels are affected, but not enough to have any major effects on treatment. If you have low-blood pressure, it seems like some other measures could be taken.... ed_uk will know more, but I think there is a compound used for treatment of hypotension that is chemically induced or naturally-occuring. In sedative overdoses, stimulants are somtimes used, but I don't think that would be the greatest tactic when dealing with neuroleptics. Good luck!
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