Posted by djmmm on January 2, 2003, at 9:38:58
In reply to Chain Pizza and MAOI's, posted by Hoosier on December 30, 2002, at 17:24:08
A retrospective analysis of the incidence of acute hypertensive crisis in 692 patients treated with MAOIs found that the incidence was 8.4% prior to instituting dietary restrictions but 3.3% after dietary restrictions were imposed (Bethune 1964). In the Rabkin chart review (1985) study, 11 patients (8%) on phenelzine and one patient (2%) taking tranylcypromine experienced hypertensive reactions.For info on pressor amines, specific amount of tyramine content in food, adverse effects, including incidence of hypertensive crisis:
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