Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 907956

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Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace

Posted by pedr on July 22, 2009, at 13:23:27

Hi all,
I just started on Nardil for chronic atypical depression. I have read various posts saying that certain anaesthetics and painkillers (and adrenalin?) cannot be taken with an MAOI or should be administered in a much reduced dose.

This makes me worry that in an emergency I might get killed/coma'd/stroke'd by the EMT (well sometimes getting killed worries me, sometimes it seems a good thing but that's a different story).

So the medical ID jewellery allows lines of text to be inscribed. I was thinking of:
JOHN
DOE
MEDS: MAOI

Should I put an 'allergic to anaesthetic' line or similar? Or might that confuse the issue? Should anything else be on there?
Cheers,
Pete

Re: Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace

Posted by ColoradoSnowflake on July 22, 2009, at 14:17:55

In reply to Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace, posted by pedr on July 22, 2009, at 13:23:27

Hi Pedr:
I just got a medical alert bracelet. Mine says:

MAOI ALERT
MY NAME
PARNATE USER
NO DEMEROL
NO TYRAMINES

It isn't all that big or attention getting.

The back also says "allergic to sulfa" and my close-by son's phone number.

I have no idea if this is "correct", but it seemed to me to do the job. I live alone and
I feel much more comfortable with the Parnate now.

Re: Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace

Posted by pedr on July 22, 2009, at 17:11:41

In reply to Re: Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace, posted by ColoradoSnowflake on July 22, 2009, at 14:17:55

> Hi Pedr:
> I just got a medical alert bracelet. Mine says:
>
> MAOI ALERT
> MY NAME
> PARNATE USER
> NO DEMEROL
> NO TYRAMINES
>
> It isn't all that big or attention getting.
>
> The back also says "allergic to sulfa" and my close-by son's phone number.
>
> I have no idea if this is "correct", but it seemed to me to do the job. I live alone and
> I feel much more comfortable with the Parnate now.

That looks pretty good to me, many thanks!
Pete

Re: Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace

Posted by atypical on July 23, 2009, at 17:35:38

In reply to Re: Nardil Medic Medical Alert Necklace, posted by pedr on July 22, 2009, at 17:11:41

I got a Medic Alert necklace recently and they automatically write on the back of the pendant: "TAKES A MAO INHIBITOR."

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