Posted by don_bristol on January 5, 2005, at 10:59:41
In reply to In the event of a hypertensive crisis....., posted by ed_uk on January 3, 2005, at 21:11:48
> To everyone who has ever taken an MAOI....
>
> Did you pdoc provide any medication to take in the
> event of a hypertensive crisis?
>
> What did you get? Nifedipine? Chlorpromazine?
>
> Ed.
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Ed, here is a couple of posts I made not long ago on this topic. I found that the old orthodoxy recommended nifedipine but that it has now been rather superceded by more appropriate meds.Take a look at these two links:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040527/msgs/351834.html
where I refer to "Dangers of Immediate-Release Nifedipine for Hypertensive Crises" and "Alternatives to Nifedipine in Hypertensive Urgencies.Also there is http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040527/msgs/352527.html
where (after talking about dosages) I add a few comments about emergency pills for MAOIs.Of course, I am not a doctor and if anyone has useful alternative points of view about this topic then I would welcome them here.
Best wishes
Don
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