Posted by yxibow on December 24, 2006, at 4:05:42
In reply to Re: pindolol + MAO somebody ever taken this? } Q + all » sdb, posted by Quintal on December 23, 2006, at 22:38:29
Just a word to the wise to discuss the risks of certain ACE inhibitors with your doctor. An early one gave my mother permanent angioedema.
Even the clonidine I take PRN for a rare very mild but distressing sialorrhea possibly caused by an antipsychotic (not clozaril and not for psychosis) -- not to mention it actually does have some anxiolytic potential in general -- can cause temporary angioedema.
I haven't heard of beta blockers being a major cause of lipid changes but I would imagine that anything that affects that system could possibly do so. Its certainly not something discussed much with propranolol that I've heard of.
I think first in mind for taking beta and alpha (and the more rare alpha-beta ones) blockers off label for anxiety is, is your pulse normally around 60 or so, and do you have concomitant high blood pressure, and if taken regularly cannot be discontinued suddenly, but must be tapered.
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