Paul Yes, a general anesthetic (at least the one in question) is contraindicated for Eldepryl. I proceeded after discussing the matter with both my neurologist and oral surgeon. Both were in agreement regarding how long I needed to stop taking Eldepryl before surgery and how long I needed to wait after surgery to begin taking it again. Dave Bergford 59/58/55? [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Lauer" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: Problems After Minor Surgery > Dave: Is a general anesthetic contraindicated for Eldepryl? > > Paul H. Lauer