Posted by Ken Blades on March 2, 2007, at 9:48:09
In reply to Re: How soon to start Nardil after last beer?, posted by akston on March 2, 2007, at 2:18:30
akston~
You've got a complicated situation there
my man!Since there isn't much tyramine in beer, you're
probably ok unless you drank let's say 12 beers
or more yesterday. The low dose of Nardil would
make any reaction unlikely as well. It takes
more than one first dose of Nardil to inhibit your
monoamine oxidase; it's not the ingestion of the drug itself that's the point, but the MAO inhibition. You should check with your
doctor and tell him how many beers you had 12
hours ago and go with his recommendation.Did your doctor say why he prescribed the
clonidine? It is sometimes used for withdrawal
from alcohol and drugs, but is mainly used
to lower blood pressure. Since you will be
taking Nardil, you may have hypotension[low
blood pressure] and feel woozy or unsteady.
The clonidine may add to this, so let your
doctor know so you won't be falling and
injuring yourself. You can take the Xanax
but you might want to withdraw from it
after you've been on Nardil awhile and have
gotten closer to your effective dose so you
can see how you feel with just the Nardil;
hopefully your depression as well as your
anxiety will improve. This would also apply
to alcohol; if you're drinking you can't
accurately judge whatever improvement you
may be experiencing on Nardil.Maybe your nurse friend thought you would
be vomiting from withdrawing from alchol
'cold-turkey', not necessarily from starting
Nardil 12 hours after drinking. Maybe you
should get her to clarify that.You're going to have to monitor your blood
pressure if you cannot give up beer just
to be safe. Hopefully you will eventually feel
little need for alcohol when the Nardil kicks
in.Amazing that you couldf drink 30 beers and not
vomit..I sure would...I'd never get close to that number before I barfed.Do you think you could make it allowing 24 hours
from your last beer to the first dose of Nardil,
especially if you have had a large amount of beer?58 eh? I'm four days shy of 56....wonder how many
old f*rts are on this board?I hope the Nardil helps you.
poster:Ken Blades
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