Posted by djmmm on June 4, 2002, at 8:09:53
In reply to Re: People on NARDIL......., posted by Vanessa on June 3, 2002, at 22:43:51
> > Hi Vanessa,
> >
> > I'll be starting Nardil in a couple of days. I'm curious how closely you follow the MAOI diet. How much has that impacted your life?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
>
>
> Jon: The MAOI diet is not as rigid as it used to be (say my doctors). I eat mild cheeses, drink mild beers, eat chocolate. There are certain things I never touch: aged cheeses, aged beers,
> red wine, decongestants and more. Your doctor can advise. I have never had a MAOI crisis because
> of what I ate and I have been on MAOIs since l983. As far as how much the diet has impacted my life -- very little. But then, I would eat dirt if it relieved my depression, which can be very severe.
I take decongestants (pseudoephedrine, etc.) with Nardil...I think that it depends on the person, for some people it takes a lot of tyramine, or another pressor amine to illicit a response...much like the serotonin syndrome reaction, where some people can experience symptoms from one 20mg dose of prozac, while others can combine high doses of Effexor and SSRi's with no problems at all.
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