Posted by TylerJ on March 13, 2006, at 9:19:52
In reply to Re: What do you take for anxiety and panic attacks?, posted by christinav on March 13, 2006, at 9:03:53
> Questions about the maoi's. do you have to stay away from certain foods? does it make you gain weight? what are you taking it for?
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> christinaYes, there are diet restrictions but the "new" list is not nearly as burdensome as the old, and it's much smaller. The only thing I really miss is Cheddar cheese, anything aged is not allowed because of the Tyramine content..too much tyramine with maoi's can cause a hypertensive crisis. You can have American cheese, cottage chse, and cream chse. Some people even eat Pizza if only mozzarella is used on it. Weight gain -not on Parnate, I've actually lost 8 lbs. Some people do gain weight on MAOI's though, especially Nardil. I take Parnate for Chronic severe depression, OCD, Anxiety disorder, Panic attacks and Social phobia. It kicks a*s on all these conditions for me.
Tyler
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