drpkaur
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A 63-year-old man has taken an antidepressant for the past 3 months.
He is on no other medications and is generally in good health. After
attending a graduation party for his son at which he consumes wine,
bread, and cheese, he is rushed to the emergency room with tachycardia,
headache, and a blood pressure of 200/100 mm Hg. Which antidepressant
is he most likely taking?
A. Fluoxetine
B. Imipramine
C. Phenelzine
D. Trazodone
E. Venlafaxine
explanation..plz.
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| khorshid
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C.phenelzine (phenelzine is a MAOI and so inhibits MAO action, so a food full of tyramine will cause trouble, because usually tyramine is metabolized by MAO in the gut I think, and here this doeas not happen...)
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| Dragonfly
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yop. this is called "Cheese syndrome" 
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