----------------------------------------------------------- NON-PD DRUGS - RISK FACTORS FOR USE WITH PD ----------------------------------------------------------- [As originally posted 23/11/95 by the late Alan Bonander from the newsletter "Moving Forward" from City of Hope Parkinson's Center in Duarte, California] ----------------------------------------------------------- Medication Type Brand Name Generic Name Risk ----------------------------------------------------------- Analgesic Demerol Meperidine High* Anti-Anxiety Buspar Buspirone Low Anti-Vomiting Compazine Prochlorperazine High Anti-Vomiting Reglan Metoclopramide High Anti-Vomiting Tigan Trimethobenzamide Moderate Anti-Vomiting Torecan Triethylperazine High Antidepressant Ascendin Amoxapine Moderate Antidepressant Nardil Phenelzine High Antidepressant Parnate Tranylcypromine High Antidepressant Paxil Paroxetine Low Antidepressant Prozac Fluoxetine Low Antidepressant Triavil Perphenazine** High Antidepressant Zoloft Sertraline Low Antipsychotic Haldol Haloperidol High Antipsychotic Loxitane Loxapine High Antipsychotic Mellaril Thioridazine Moderate Antipsychotic Moban Molindone Moderate Antipsychotic Navane Thiothixene High Antipsychotic Orap Pimozide High Antipsychotic Permitil Fluphenazine High Antipsychotic Prolixin Fluphenazine High Antipsychotic Risperdol Risperidone Moderate Antipsychotic Stelazine Trifluoperazine High Antipsychotic Trilafon Perphenazine High Antipsychotic Thorazine Chlorpromazine High Blood Pressure Aldomet Alpha-methyldopa Low Blood Pressure Cardizem Diltiazem Low Blood Pressure Catapres Clonidine Low Blood Pressure Demi-Regroton Reserpine High Blood Pressure Diupres Reserpine** High Blood Pressure Enduronyl Deserpidine** High Blood Pressure Harmonyl Deserpidine High Blood Pressure Hydropres Reserpine** High Blood Pressure Oreticyl Deserpidine High Blood Pressure Raudixin Rauwolfia S. High Blood Pressure Rauzide Rauwolfia S.** High Blood Pressure Regroton Reserpine High Blood Pressure Salutensin Reserpine High Blood Pressure Ser-Ap-Es Reserpine High Manic Depression Lithobid Lithium Low * If taking selegiline [eldepryl, deprenyl] ** Constituent product ----------------------------------------------------------- janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada <http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm> [log in to unmask]