A patient on antidepressant therapy developed sudden hypertension on consuming cheese. Which of the following drug is probably responsible for this condition?
Correct Answer: Tranylcypramine
Description: Sudden hypertension on consuming cheese in a patient who is on antidepressant suggests the diagnosis of Cheese reaction. Among antidepressants, cheese reaction is caused by MAO inhibitors (tranylcypromine, phenelzine, moclobemide, clorgyline).
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