Posted by desolationrower on May 8, 2010, at 2:11:00
In reply to Re: Parnate and Lithium, posted by kirbyw on May 8, 2010, at 0:56:37
> > other treatment for heart rate is probably easiest.
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> > why does the gastro surgery cause high heart rate? i think andrenoceptors are involved in gi motility too.
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> > if the combination was ok except for low blood pressure, you might just add something that has a pressor effect. if you added a tca, the beta blocker might just push the effect onto the alpha receptors and cause BP increase (which is why bblockers are bad if you have high BP from say cocaine) but probably your doctor will say 'hypertensive crisis risk'. though, the tca prevents risk of tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis.
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> > -d/r
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> It wasn't gastric by pass. It was a double coronary by-pass. also known as open heart surgery. Thanks for your comments.
> Rickoh, oops. i guess it doesn't really affect what else i said
-d/r
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