Posted by Elizabeth on August 29, 2001, at 11:27:09
In reply to MAOIs and safety, posted by IanSFO on August 29, 2001, at 0:22:34
Wellbutrin is not an anxiolytic at all. I don't get why your doctor is trying to use it for social phobia.
Anyway, here are some refs about MAOI-food interactions:
Walker SE, Shulman KI, Tailor SA, Gardner D.
Tyramine content of previously restricted foods in monoamine oxidase inhibitor diets.
J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1996 Oct;16(5):383-8.Gardner DM, Shulman KI, Walker SE, Tailor SA.
The making of a user friendly MAOI diet.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1996 Mar;57(3):99-104.Sweet RA, Brown EJ, Heimberg RG, Ciafre L, Scanga DM, Cornelius JR, Dube S, Forsyth KM, Holt CS.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor dietary restrictions: what are we asking patients to give up?
J Clin Psychiatry. 1995 May;56(5):196-201.Shulman KI, Walker SE, MacKenzie S, Knowles S.
Dietary restriction, tyramine, and the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1989 Dec;9(6):397-402.Sullivan EA, Shulman KI.
Diet and monoamine oxidase inhibitors: a re-examination.
Can J Psychiatry. 1984 Dec;29(8):707-11.Walker JI, Davidson J, Zung WW.
Patient compliance with MAO inhibitor therapy.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1984 Jul;45(7 Pt 2):78-80.Folks DG.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors: reappraisal of dietary considerations.
J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1983 Aug;3(4):249-52.McCabe B, Tsuang MT.
Dietary consideration in MAO inhibitor regimens.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1982 May;43(5):178-81.A couple of articles and letters with data on specific foods:
Shulman KI, Walker SE.
Refining the MAOI diet: tyramine content of pizzas and soy products.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Mar;60(3):191-3.Feinberg S, Holzer B.
Clarifying the safety of the MAOI diet and pizza.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2000 Feb;61(2):145-6.Shulman KI, Tailor SA, Walker SE, Gardner DM.
Tap (draft) beer and monoamine oxidase inhibitor dietary restrictions.
Can J Psychiatry. 1997 Apr;42(3):310-2.Tailor SA, Shulman KI, Walker SE, Moss J, Gardner D.
Hypertensive episode associated with phenelzine and tap beer--a reanalysis of the role of pressor amines in beer.
J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1994 Feb;14(1):5-14.Da Prada M, Zurcher G.
Tyramine content of preserved and fermented foods or condiments of Far Eastern cuisine.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1992;106 Suppl:S32-4.Da Prada M, Zurcher G, Wuthrich I, Haefely WE.
On tyramine, food, beverages and the reversible MAO inhibitor moclobemide.
J Neural Transm Suppl. 1988;26:31-56.And on differences between different MAOIs:
Bieck PR, Antonin KH.
Tyramine potentiation during treatment with MAO inhibitors: brofaromine and moclobemide vs irreversible inhibitors.
J Neural Transm Suppl. 1989;28:21-31.Bieck PR, Antonin KH.
Oral tyramine pressor test and the safety of monoamine oxidase inhibitor drugs: comparison of brofaromine and tranylcypromine in healthy subjects.
J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1988 Aug;8(4):237-45.Simpson GM, Gratz SS.
Comparison of the pressor effect of tyramine after treatment with phenelzine and moclobemide in healthy male volunteers.
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1992 Sep;52(3):286-91.I hope this helps.
-elizabeth
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