Posted by christophrejmc on February 13, 2002, at 19:20:05
In reply to Any experiences with soy products and MAOI?, posted by curious on February 13, 2002, at 15:28:02
I've had no problems with tofu while taking Parnate or Nardil. Soy milk is also safe.
I've had a lot of soya sauce as well, but this is probably a bit risky.I think tofu is probably safe within about one week after opening (by which time it starts getting a little nasty anyway). You should probably change the water every day.
As always, it's best to try a small amount at first, just to make sure it's not a problem.
-Christophre
> I'm a vegan, so soy products (tofu) are a large part of my diet, and a big source of protein. I am starting on an MAOI (Parnate, for atypical depression) and have found much - but often conflicting - information about soy products. Does anyone have experience? Especially with tofu? Or with different brands of soy sauce?
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> I've read the Shulman article's abstract (J Clin Psyciatry 1999;50:191-193) and a post that soy sauce was OK for one person (apparently even from the assays different brands of soy sauce have different tyramine levels).
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> My understanding is that the tyramine is usually a product of fermentation or decay) so I understand why soy sauce would be a problem, but what about tofu?
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