Posted by desolationrower on January 26, 2009, at 11:59:12
In reply to Re: Nardil + Bradycardia/Heart Stoppage, posted by TJ99 on January 26, 2009, at 11:28:14
hmm, what did the cardiologist say was the cause? yeah i'd not take gingko with an MAOI, either.
just guessing, sounds like insufficient beta agonism, maybe because of octopamine accumulation; i think phenelzine also has a bit of catecholamine inhibiting effect. I'd guess parnate might be better, it tends to cause greater sympathetic activation. and while a amphetamine would probably help, the on/off nature would worry me. you say it would cause too much anxiety, but for people with ADHD stims (and thats the direction parnate would be) usually reduce anxiety.
have you had problems like this before? i think bradycardia is usually because of a physical cuase, often it could be nerve problem; nardil shouldn't do this in someone who is otherwise healthy, only exacerbate it. also has thyroid been checked (including t3/t4, not just tsh)? it can cause all of the problems you've mentioned. same thing with sleep apnea. make sure to get minerals, enough calcium, potassium, magnesium, basically eat your vegetables. and while you should be caution, make sure you'll still excercising.
piracetam could probably help concentration and prevent hypoxia brain damage if you have another incident.
sounds like a serious problem. hope you get it sorted out.
-d/r
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