Posted by djmmm on August 31, 2008, at 19:47:23
In reply to Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng) plus MAOI, posted by satsumas on August 28, 2008, at 12:00:17
> Are these contraindicated? Possibiliyt of hypertension?
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> Day 3 on Parnate (switched from Nardil) and my BP is currently 160. No problems on nardil. Didn't eat anything wrong this morning, but did have 500mg of Eleuthero....
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>there have been cases of ginseng induced hypertension...however, I think the culprit is the Parnate itself, which is much more likely to cause spontaneous hypertension than Eleuthero. I've been on parnate (or nardil) for years, and still occasionally (a couple times a month) get slightly hypertensive about 30-45min after taking it.
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