Posted by akston on March 2, 2007, at 1:24:44
In reply to Re: How soon to start Nardil after last beer? » Ken Blades, posted by akston on March 2, 2007, at 1:01:42
> > If it was regular bottled beer, not
> > microbrewery, tap or non-alcoholic beer,
> > starting Nardil after letting 12 hours
> > go by is ok.
> >
> > Since you haven't as yet started Nardil,
> > the monoamine oxidase in your body will
> > inactivate any tyramine you have ingested
> > in any case.
> >
> > I drink beer in moderation and have been
> > on Parnate for nine years and never had
> > a hypertensive episode.
> >
> > After you have gotten to your maintenance
> > dose of Nardil and have adjusted to it,
> > you can carefully start drinking beer,
> > but drink less than a full can and check your
> > blood pressure as you go so you can see how
> > your own system responds. We're all different.
>
> It's been only canned beer (Bud Light). Should have mentioned the dosage of Nardil the doc has given me is 15MG in the morning. He knows I've been drinking for so long. Does this low dose as a starting point make it even safer? He does say that as time goes by and if things go well he'll increase it gradually up to 45 or even 60MG. Once Nardil becomes effective, I have no intention of drinking at all ever again. I can say that, but the proof will have to wait.
>
> Thanks for your reply.Addendum:
I'm not positive that the doc knows I've been drinking every day for 2 months, but he knows me well enough to suppose that's the case.
He also prescribed Clonidine 0.1MG and I've been on Xanax 2MG/day for a week leading up to this. I plan to start on Sun. March 4.
I've been told by a friend who is a nurse to expect "vomiting and such" that first day since I'm not giving 72 hours for the alcohol to clear.
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