Posted by Racer on April 28, 2007, at 20:43:54
In reply to Important Question About Nardil, posted by girlnterrupted78 on April 28, 2007, at 19:11:33
My understanding is that if the doctors know you're taking an MAOI, they can be prepared to address interactions if they have to give you anesthesia. Whether that means using alternate anesthetics, or mitigating the hypertensive reaction to standard anesthetics, I don't know. I don't think there's a doctor alive today who would perform surgery without anesthetic, though, even in an emergency.
As for dental work, I suspect the answer is that, for planned procedures, you stop the MAOI for a period before the procedure, and after. That's only a guess, though.
I very strongly urge you, though, to get some sort of MedAlert bracelet. Something that tells the world of emergency medicine professionals that you are taking an MAOI.
I hope that helps. I'm hardly an expert, so I hope someone with more knowledge will jump in, too.
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