Posted by naughtypuppy on December 10, 2005, at 10:18:25
In reply to Blackcat, posted by cecilia on December 10, 2005, at 3:04:39
I agree with Cecilia. Anyone on old school MAO inhibitors should get a blood pressure monitor. A lot of the diet restrictions are just "educated guesses" and are not backed up by empirical data. Aged cheese and meat are things you should totally avoid. If you are suspicious about a particular food eat a SMALL amount and check your BP every 15 minutes for at least the next 2 hours. If you don't have a problem then you can eat more the next time, but still keep checking your BP. Don't check your BP and eat more in the same session if it is ok since tyramine takes a while to raise your blood pressure. Also cooking does not break down tyramine as it is caused by bacterial action on protein. Could be that the chicken sat in a refrigerator too long somewhere along the way before it was cooked. Whew! Managed to get that out. I just restarted Parnate about 3 hours ago and am getting that spacey feeling that I had last time I started it. Just think of the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit" and you'll know what I mean!
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