Posted by Rick on October 10, 1999, at 1:42:16
In reply to Re: A little wine with your Nardil??, posted by Michael on October 9, 1999, at 22:15:00
> > My pdoc has just given me a prescription for Nardil.
> >
> > I'm pretty clear about the food restrictions with the exception of a few questions:
> >
> > 1) Are we allowed no wine?? I so love my glass of wine - it's my treat after the kids go to bed.
> > My doctor said vodka and whiskey only.
> >
> > 2) What about restaurant BBQ'd chicken (rotisseried)??
> > 3) And restaurant grilled, broiled bbq'd steak??
> >
> > and
> >
> > 4) Read earlier postings ... horrified to read about all of this weight gain. Any testimonials from people who haven't gained weight. Rick, I know you lost weight, that's encouraging. I'm of average height/weight. (My weight hasn't fluctuated in many, many years.)
> >
> > Thanks guys!!
>
> Wine is fine along with all of the other things on your list.My pdoc said the restrictions are greatly overstated. He said that the only wine to avoid is Chianti, although I've read elesewhere that even that is "O.K". The other "biggies", according to him, were aged cheese (I had several small nibbles of domestic blue with no problem) and tap beer. Basically, he said, avoid anything that is "trying to spoil", such as yeasty beer or aged meats including pepperoni. (According to my pdoc, prevalence of such foods in Europe is why there were so many more problems there before the tyramine connection was uncovered, and why Moclobemide is so heavily used). He also said that men rarely have any problems with any food (but should exercise the indicated cautions nonetheless). He said in 20 years of prescribing MAOI's, he only had one patient suffer a hypertensive crisis "and she was in good enough shape that she was talking to me on the phone from the ER waiting room".
My pdoc said
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