Posted by psychlover on June 5, 2013, at 16:35:42
In reply to Re: Parnate didn't work -- Emsam hypertensive crisis, posted by psychlover on June 5, 2013, at 9:09:29
UPDATE
I just saw my cardiologist. He told me I should discontinue the medication, which seems reasonable if I continue to have these episodes of high blood pressure. When he checked my BP it as 140/100, which is definitely higher than normal (my normal BP is in the normal range). I have now been off Emsam for 9 days.
He also told me I don't need to be so worried if my BP goes up to 180/100 for a few hours. He said if it lasted a whole day I should call his office. I was surprised to hear that a BP reading this high was not so worrisome, since my reading about MAOIs and hypertensive crisis seemed to say that this number was more alarming.
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