Posted by stargazer2 on October 7, 2007, at 11:25:15
In reply to Re: To all Nardil users- new or old/mav27 » stargazer2, posted by mav27 on October 6, 2007, at 17:32:50
Mav, you must get a BP cuff so you can tell if your BP elevates in reaction to a food or medication. That is how I knew I had a reaction to a Amphetamine I took with Nardil. I got the headache but may not always be a true indication of this reaction. I used my BP cuff and said, Uh oh, my Bp is 230/130 and my normal BP is around 90/60.
And I treated myself at home with a medication called Nifedipine which my doc has given me for a hypertensive reaction. I used that and watched my BP fall back into an acceptable range, 140/80, high for me but out of the crisis range.
I would advise anyone on a MAO to buy a cuff, they are readily avalable today for under $50. It's well worth it rather than ended up in the ER with a normal pressure that you could have taken yourself. Plus many of the ER docs have not seen a MAO reaction and may treat it incorrectly.
Obviously you should always go to the ER if you suspect a hypertensive reaction unless you are someone who is comfortable dealing with this on their own. I would have gone to the ER if my BP stayed in the range above 200/100 and didn't respond to Nifedipine, like it did.
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