A Patient Has Been Taking Selegiline (Eldepryl) for a Few

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient has been taking selegiline (Eldepryl) for a few months, and recently the prescriber increased his dose to 20 mg/day. Today, during his office visit, he tells the nurse that he forgot and had a beer with dinner last evening, and "felt awful." What did the patient most likely experience?

• A) Hypotension
• B) Hypertension
• C) Urinary discomfort
• D) Gastrointestinal upset