Posted by George Romero on February 16, 2010, at 23:13:30
In reply to Re: MAOIs and orthostatic hypotension, posted by JayBTV2 on February 13, 2010, at 6:52:02
tonyz - i don't know what to tell you. orthostatic hypotension has definitely been a huge problem for me on parnate, and it appears that many people on parnate have the same problem. then again, i have always had really low bp anyway. almost just as bad is the high pulse rebound. when i'm having OH, it's not unusual for my bp to be 80/50 with a pulse of 100+, which feels pretty terrible.
i have to concur with JayBTV2, though--thankfully, it appears to be a temporary problem. when i started parnate, and each time i've increased my dose (started at 5mg and am up to 15mg) i have about 2 days of really low (read "debilitating") bp. then about another 2 days of semi-low bp--i.e., uncomfortable, but bearable. by the time i am completely okay bp-wise, it's time to increase my dose again and i have to go through the whole process again. i'm optimistic, though. emsam was working well for me (i only switched b/c of the skin problems), and parnate already seems to be working well even though i'm only up to 15 mg. the target is supposed to be 40mg. i'm finding myself actually (surprisingly) really enjoying my job again and getting a ton of work done and my relationship with my husband is going way better (fyi - i am a woman - my name's not really george).
i am curious about the dietary restrictions though--so far, i haven't changed my diet at all and I haven't noticed any side effects. i'm wondering if, when the hypotension finally subsides for good, the dietary hypERtension will start to become an issue.
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