Posted by Questionmark on January 3, 2006, at 6:33:15
In reply to Re. MAO Diet, posted by cecilia on January 3, 2006, at 1:03:12
1.You could say you've developed an allergic reaction to most cheeses, or "some amino acid called 'tyrene' or something that is in certain cheeses" or something like that. Maybe?
2.If the lasagna is made with just mozzarella that you have no need to worry. Mozzarella okay to eat since it is not aged & has no/negligible tyramine.> I've been taking Marplan for about 7 weeks-hasn't done a thing for me yet, but I"m increasing the dose very slowly since I had such horrible reactions to Nardil and Parnate. I agree that the fear of a hypertensive reaction is far more of a problem than the diet itself. The foods you have to give up for a MAO diet are insignificant compared to the foods I've given up trying to lose weight. But there is one thing about the MAO diet that terrifies me-other people finding out. That's the one thing that's always terrified me about the side effects of any med-when I tried Cymbalta I was terrified that someone would notice my dilated pupils. But I've been in a state of pure panic since I discovered my sister will be giving a family dinner for a visiting relative next week. I keep thinking what if she serves something like lasagna. Christmas dinner was okay, because there's so much food that nobody notices what you eat, though the salad, I discovered after I'd put a big portion on my plate, had cheese and the stuffing sausage. But what if everything on the plate has cheese? I guess I could say I'm feeling sick and don't want to eat anything. But that seems so rude to show up with something potentially contagious. Anyone have any suggestions? Just don't say I shouldn't be ashamed of taking AD's. Because I'd rather die than have them find out. Yes, I know, for all I know they could all be taking them. I still don't want to talk about it. Cecilia
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