Posted by corafree on November 16, 2006, at 16:51:03
In reply to Re: Cluster or migraine with wine and clonazepam » corafree, posted by Squiggles on November 13, 2006, at 13:39:38
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> > So sulfites are alike or same as sulfa containing drugs, I take it. Some peeps allergic.
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> Sulfides are found in wine (used for aromatic,
> or preservative purposes), dry fruits, many foods that need preservation apparently. The FDA is trying to put a label on all. I found an interesting article on Wikipedia - take a look at The Straight Dope too.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite
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> > I've always gravitated towards white wines.
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> Me too. But this was a wine for an occasion which was missed, so we drank it - Made in Canada, hmm. I also drank some that a friend introduced as "made in Canada" without the usual processing -- whatever that meant, but it did have a strange, sweet aroma and went down easy, but gave me a head bash and landed me in the ER.
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> > I am not allergic to sulfa. Wonder does white wine contain sulfites? Guess look @ bottle.
> I don't think so.
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> I just read that SYNTHROID does (i take that)
> -- yikes! but the amount of Sulfites probably varies and the allergic reaction ranges from what i had to death from anaphylactic shock.
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> As for interactions -- i have been too lazy to look at lithium and sulfites - i will later -- still have the remnants of that headache surprisingly. I am not allergic to many things: shrimp -- but i just found out that they spray shrimp and seafood with sulfites so maybe people are actually allergic to the sulfites and not the seafood.
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> Squiggles
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> take care
>Thought were saying Synthroid had sulfites in it, and were going to check lithium.
I think a lot of peeps are allergic to sulfites and don't realize it.
RU trying to eliminate sulfites as the cause of your HA?
cf
ps:
I'm really sick w/ bronchitis and quite depressed re: some life circumstances & Eff-XR letting me down AGAIN; began feel its ineffectiveness more than a week ago; but thought would get better; Nope. Never should have begun it again, but a life event caused me to feel 'useless' and thought I needed something!
Sorry confused u. Pay no attn 2me.
cf
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