Posted by Caedmon on May 5, 2006, at 12:47:58
In reply to Re: Went to pdoc today ... what do you think?, posted by yxibow on May 4, 2006, at 20:28:45
> >And death with ECT is also extremely likely when done at proper research institutions who have been practicing it for years. And as far as Zyprexa -- the lipid profile issues can be detected at your doctors office a lot quicker than would cause deadly heart and brain issues with simple tests, as opposed to something that requires the golden hour to the hospital if you're about to have a heart attack from an MAOI.>>
Dying from an MAOI-related hypertensive reaction is extremely rare.
http://www.acnp.org/G4/GN401000046/CH046.html
states that:"The actual morbidity associated with administration of the irreversible MAOIs is difficult to determine. However, it has been estimated that, of the 3.5 million patients that had used tranylcypromine by 1970, about 50 persons reportedly had cerebrovascular accidents and 15 of these individuals died."
>> Its really tomato, tomahto, because I just can't see the idea of a medication that you have to carry along the equivalent of an anti-hypertensive, a nitroglycerin like tablet necklace to stop a crisis that could kill you in rush hour traffic. Alot who have had their lives changed around will disagree, and that's fine. Its just not my choice and I dont think it should be any doctor-patient relationship's first choice either.>>See, I'm used to carrying around tablets and medicines. I generally have an albuterol inhaler in my backpack in case I have an asthma attack. I also have a bottle with a few diazepam 5mg tablets in them, for anxiety. I just add the nifedipine tablets to the diazepam bottle - they're pretty distinct: the former are small, flat, orange, and round and the latter are oblong, oval-shaped pink capsules.
So far on Parnate it's been amazingly easy to adjust. Eating out is the area that requires the most vigilance - having to ask "what kind of cheese is it" is embarrassing for this social phobic. Well, I'll live. :-)
- C
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