Posted by Quintal on August 22, 2007, at 19:59:11
In reply to Re: Nardil - rash 20 mn later » Quintal, posted by girlnterrupted78 on August 22, 2007, at 19:33:42
It sounds like flushing to me, rather than a rash as such, since it's transient, associated with a sensation of warmth and drowsiness. I'm thinking the last part is particularly associated with GABA, and Nardil does elevate GABA. Flushing is associated with vasodilators, and vasodilators lower blood pressure. Nardil drastically lowers your blood pressure, and I assume that's because it acts as a vasodilator. Do you follow my line of thinking? Nardil might cause flushing in some people due to its GABAergic and vasodilator action, perhaps in a similar way that alcohol can cause flushing in some people after a large drink due to its GABAergic and vasodilator action.
I don't have any definite answers obviously, but it's my intuition that this is intense flushing brought on by Nardil for reasons known unto itself. If it were an allergic type response I would expect itching and a raised, angry rash, and other symptoms too. I'm not a doctor of course, so I may be completely and utterly wrong. It's a shame your RL doctor isn't much interested or I'd say he would be able to shed more light on that ;-)
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