Posted by djmmm on April 3, 2003, at 10:55:12
In reply to Nardil Question, posted by denise528 on April 3, 2003, at 7:52:29
No...just be sure that you haven't taken any other meds like sudafed, or any other similar allergy medication.
Unless you have just eaten a pound of Blue cheese, and munched on some old lunch meat, you should be fine.
The food list appears extensive, but in reality, you should only avoid a few things, most of which are medications.
The food list is extensive for safety reasons, it must include ALL food containing tyramine, and natural sources of dopamine.
Again, in real life situations, the portion, or amount of food (that contains tyramine) is almost always lower than amount that would cause a hypertensive reaction (different than hypertensive crisis, which are rare and require medical intervention)
Here's a good link about MAOIs, food and tyramine content
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/psychiatry/CPS/19.html
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