Posted by jerrympls on February 2, 2004, at 22:39:42
In reply to Re: MAOI diet during drug washout » gardenergirl, posted by Ilene on January 30, 2004, at 18:58:00
> That's an interesting story.
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> is Vicoprofen like Vicodin? Does it have a narcotic in it? I think Vicodin contains oxycodone. Narcotics are supposed to be MAOI no-no's, which will be a problem for me because I take Ultracet for the pain I get from chronic fatigue syndrome. (Ultracet contains tramodol. It's the only thing that works. OTC pain meds don't do squat, and Vicodin is too strong.)
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> My mother suffered from migraines, which were brought on by stress/anxiety. ( In retrospect, I think she had an anxiety disorder. I don't know if she had full-bore clinical depression, but I've figured out that mental illness runs in my family). If Nardil is effective against anxiety, and if your migraines are triggered by anxiety, then bingo! no more migraines.
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> By the way, there's a link between migraine and bipolar disorder.
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> I will be getting a medical alert bracelet and I think the pdoc will prescribe some magic antidote pills. I might invest in a bp cuff, too. (My bp is wierd anyway.)
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> I eat a lot of cheese and Asian food (soy sauce) but I don't like most pizza. (I hate oregano. I'm also a food snob.) Ironically, I'm moving to San Francisco, famous for Chinese and Italian restaurants.
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> Yes, I searched the archives and got a lot of useful info. on diet.
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> Thanks again,
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> I.
I was on Nardil and while I was on it, I was in the hospital two times - once for encephalitis and once to remove the VNS implant - both times I was treated with strong narcotics - Dilauded and then Percocet when I went home and then Vicoden. Of course - the heavy narcotics were while I was in the hospital and so I was checked on, etc. But I never had ANY problems with Vicodin (hydrocodone) or Percocet (oxycontin). My pdoc even put me on Vicodin - 4 tabs/day while I was tapering OFF the Nardil (for various reasons). It seems the interaction between narcotics and MAOI's it blown a bit out of proportion - EXCEPT for DEMEROL - one shot of that and you're dead. That's why my doc made me wear a medic alert bracelet.Just my experiences....
Jerry
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