Posted by Iansf on November 20, 2004, at 13:25:56
In reply to Re: nifedipine » KaraS, posted by King Vultan on November 20, 2004, at 11:01:15
> Yes, there are different schools of thought on nifedipine and MAOIs. My GP does not think it's a very good idea, and I know that one of this specialities is blood pressure meds, and he probably does have legitimate reason for concern. My pdoc--from whom I got the prescription--seems to be less concerned, but he said that ideally, the prudent thing to do is to visit a hospital emergency room if a hypertensive crisis occurs. The problem with that is the anecdotes I've read from people who have done this and suffered horribly because the people at the hospital were ignorant and/or did not take their symptoms seriously, and the patients did not receive proper (or any) treatment.
>My experience at the emergency rooms was certainly unpleasant. I was made to feel as if I was wasting their time.
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