Posted by jsarirose on November 4, 2003, at 1:59:14
In reply to Re: hypertensive experiences?, posted by Ted Abel on November 3, 2003, at 11:08:40
> I was wondering if the tryamine content of tap beer was known. I have had luck with a million buds, but maybe the next time I won't be so lucky.
> I have had bad luck with yeast, blue cheese and smoked turkey. On the latter, my bp was 400\200, which is a tad too high. By the way, I'm on 60 mg of nardil.
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> Ted
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> PS Are there any contraindications from taking olmifon, or any benefits?It's not actually the beer itself that necessarily has a high tyramine content. It's the molds and such that can build up in the hoses and taps that cause the higher levels of tyramine. In theory if you had a brand new system and a keg of beer, the "tap" beer would be perfectly safe (as long as the brewery was safe). That's why they recommend bottled/canned beer from reputable sources. I drink all sorts of microbrews, but I won't drink home made bottled beer from friends. It won't make them sick, but it could make me sick.
By they way, in my opinion it's not worth messing with tap beer. I had my worst hypertensive crisis ever from a moment of weakness and only about 1/3 third of pint of microbrew on tap. It dumb of me, but I got cocky.
-Jessica
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