Posted by Tomatheus on August 11, 2014, at 19:41:33
In reply to MAOI diet, posted by MuseMemento on August 11, 2014, at 13:22:17
MuseMemento,
For the most part, I stayed completely away from all of the foods that are to be avoided when taking MAOIs while I was taking Nardil, Parnate, and Marplan. There was one time while taking Nardil when I ate some monterey jack cheese, thinking that it wasn't aged, only to find out later that it was aged. I didn't have a hypertensive crisis or notice anything out of the ordinary from eating the cheese.
Despite the fact that I didn't notice any of the symptoms associated with the hypertensive crisis when I ate the monterey jack cheese that I mentioned above, I continued to avoid eating monterey jack for as long as I stayed on MAOIs, even though I ate it once with no problem. Even though some individuals might be able to eat some of the foods to be avoided, at least some of the time, without any problems, I think that those who eat foods such as aged cheeses and certain meats (and others foods, of course) while taking MAOIs are taking a risk. Consuming foods that are high in tyramine (or foods that are restricted for other reasons) while taking an MAOI may not bring on a hypertensive crisis all of the time, but I can't say that I'd recommend eating the foods that those taking MAOIs are told to avoid.
Tomatheus
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