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Posted by iforgotmypassword on January 2, 2015, at 1:04:23
Am thinking of going back on Parnate as the only thing that really help me borderline function are amphetamine and benzos; but as Parkinson's runs in my family, I am uneasy taking Adderall without selegiline (the combo isn't somewhere I can seem to get my doctor to go) as my source of amphetamine-like therapeutic effect. I already have disturbing movement symptoms and they are hard to get taken seriously.
Am thus considering tranylcypromine (Parnate) to go with memantine (Ebixa, Namenda), but am still vegan and must replace affordable staples while still allowing me to eat when I am functioning poorly without making dangerous mistakes. I use vegetable bouillon cubes constantly and the nearest thing I can think of is maybe dehydrated vegetables, onion powder, salt, and MSG on hand to provide readymade umami flavour.
If it is one thing I've noted about buying food or supplements is that nothing is pure. The way MSG is produced is concerning. Even the fact that I take so many supplements probably produced by microbes is concerning.
It seems to be only mg amounts of tyramine that are enough to cause a hypertensive reaction. Is tyramine found in food additives (e.g. MSG) or supplements (e.g. acetyl-l-carnitine, lipoate, b vitamins...)
Posted by jane d on January 2, 2015, at 2:19:38
In reply to Do msg and other dietary staples contain tyramine?, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 2, 2015, at 1:04:23
I don't have an answer for you but I wanted to say hi anyway and wish you a good 2015.
Jane
Posted by europerep on January 2, 2015, at 5:19:46
In reply to Do msg and other dietary staples contain tyramine?, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 2, 2015, at 1:04:23
what is msg?
Posted by iforgotmypassword on January 2, 2015, at 14:54:01
In reply to Re: Do msg and other dietary staples contain tyramine?, posted by europerep on January 2, 2015, at 5:19:46
It can be bought on its own and used with other flavours. I'm not worried about the molecule itself obviously, but rather what it is isolated from, and if there are any residual byproducts that are pressor amines like tyramine.
Posted by baseball55 on January 2, 2015, at 20:01:33
In reply to MSG = monosodium glutamate » europerep, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 2, 2015, at 14:54:01
If you're vegan, then you have nothing to worry about at all. The prohibited foods are almost all meat and dairy - aged cheeses and meats. I know they say no bouillon, but I think it's only meat bouillon that's a potential problem. And even if vegetable bouillon were an issue, just buy canned vegetable broth.
MSG is fine. Why are you worried about MSG? There are very few vegan foods to worry about - fava beans (never had them in my life), marmite (I don't even know what this is, some British thing), soy sauce, but only over 1/4 cup per serving. That's about it.Don't stress about the MAOI diet. It's really not a big deal.
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