Posted by Shyfelyne on July 2, 2010, at 16:07:18
In reply to up to 120mg Parnate- hypotension getting dangerous, posted by inanimate peanut on January 4, 2010, at 15:44:58
I feel your pain about the troubling falling. I am on on 30mg ( can't imagine what the dose you are taking would to do me) & I have fainted once already & my blood pressure is almost constantly in the 70/50 range. I've only been on the dose for about a week. But I actually lost consciousness. I just come to not sure where I am & how I got there & I am kind of flailing around trying to get up. I of course hit my head. I had to stop Nardil for the same reason only it wss so bad that even being up walking around for an extended amount of time didn't help. I couldn't see, I couldn't hear & my roommate had to keep me from falling several times. That was the end of that drug for me.
I really wonder if this side effect will go away & how long it will take. I have wondered if a slice of cheddar cheese would help or just kill me.
> So, this is my second day of taking 120mg of Parnate. My idea was to try up to 160mg (I found a study that used up to 170mg so I figured up to 160mg would be safe). The problem is that the hypotension is getting really, really bad. It may be smart to either leave it at the 120mg for a week to see if it works and then start to decrease or to decrease it now. Not only am I dizzy *every* time I get up, I had a couple very strange spells this morning. I got out of bed and was walking and BAM! I was on my back on the floor convulsing-- I bumped my head pretty hard on the floor. It wasn't a seizure b/c I didn't black out. I knew what was going on the whole time. I tried to get up slowly and walked a few more steps and BAM! down I went again twisting my ankle this time and flat on my back convulsing again. These were very strange. I googled convulsions and low blood pressure and can't find anything. Anyway, this is getting kind of dangerous. I think I'll try 10mg of Ritalin before I completely give up. That is supposed to help with orthostatic hypotension. I just want to get a blood pressure monitor first to make sure my blood pressure doesn't get too high with it. Anyway, has anyone else had of heard of these convulsion-type things? What do you think?
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