Posted by Sad Panda on March 26, 2004, at 8:52:56
In reply to Re: Need Cheese Info for MAOIs, posted by pretty_paints on March 26, 2004, at 6:46:07
> Sorry, I dont have any info on your question - but I was just wondering, are MAOI's really the best AD? Iv heard that quite a lot. Have you been on any other ADs and if so, how do they compare?
>
> take care!
>MAOI's are potent & may have the least side effects, but combined with certain foods like aged cheese they potentially become lethal by causing a 'hypertensive crisis', if mixed with the wrong medicines they can cause lethal Serotonin Syndrome. For this reason most doctors won't even prescribe them & they have become last choice.
Cheers,
Panda.
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