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- From: geb@dsl.pitt.edu (gordon e. banks)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Inderal vs. Inderal LA
- Message-ID: <15925@pitt.UUCP>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 16:39:51 GMT
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- Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.
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- In article <3358@unisql.UUCP> collene@unisql.UUCP (Collene Pearce) writes:
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- >
- >So, the thing is - if you have any allergic reactions to
- >bites/stings/etc., you probably shouldn't be taking a "beta blocker",
- >because it exaggerates the reaction.
- >
- It exacerbates brochospasm and asthma, and prevents epinephrine from
- helping. It wouldn't hurt someone who has common allergy, such
- as hay fever though, if they didn't wheeze.
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- >
- >Knowing that Pamelor is an anti-depressant drug, I thought that
- >it might have some other positive effects on me. However, although
- >my headaches are much improved, my disposition is the same. ;-)
- >Drivers who don't signal had still better stay out of my way. ;-)
- >
- The dose for depression is quite a bit higher than the dose for
- migraine.
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- Gordon Banks N3JXP | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and
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