Posted by kellym on December 31, 2004, at 17:14:06
In reply to Re: How many of you had hypertensive crisis? KaraS » kellym, posted by KaraS on December 31, 2004, at 1:04:23
> > I guess you can't be totally sure-there were a couple of places that I went to and felt comfortable with. Both were not what I would consider very "authentic". I always requested very light sauce. I certainly wouldn't order anything with hoisin(sp?) or oyster sauce. Actually ordering any sauce on the side would be the safest. I cant explain why I had the one bad experience. When I was taking Nardil I would "stick my toe in the water" when establishing what was safe. When the food is consistant it is a good method. I think as long as you have an action plan in place in case of danger and be informed- the risks aren't prohibitive in my opinon.
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> So you would taste a little bit and see how you felt - or would you actually take a BP reading in the restaurant?
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>When trying anything new, I would eat just a little at a time- takeout is handy. You'll get a pretty good idea if something is wrong. I don't mean to give you the wrong idea- I would never take a chance on something I if I thought it was uncertain. I wouldn't go into an unknown restaurant and eat something I thought might be risky. When I read that the cheese in pizza from Pizza Hut is ok, I still took it very slowly until I was convinced of it. A blood pressure monitor is a good thing as long as you don't get too obssesive about it. They're really not portable though. I just had one because I had a blood pressure problem (although after starting Nardil I could stop my medication as it tends to lower bp normally). Luckily when I did have the bad reaction I had my normal bp medicine, a beta blocker on hand. Again probably not the official way to handle the situation but it worked out for me.
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