Posted by laima on March 1, 2007, at 10:39:03
In reply to More maoi diet questions, posted by bulldog2 on March 1, 2007, at 9:09:47
Which MAOI? Some sound to be more finicky than others, and I've noticed some of the food guidelines are stricter than others.On Emsam 9, I've never had a problem with any salad dressing, or even with modest vodka. If anything, my understanding is that clear and distilled spirits like vodka are much safer than murky fermenty beverages, such as a vat of home-made dark brown beer from one's grandma. If you like vodka, maybe get the most distilled brand you can find, and try a teeny bit at a time with blood pressure meter handy? Or ask doctor? Red wine is considered less safe than white, but I've had 2-3 glasses dry red at a time without any issue. Sweet alcoholic beverages for some reason sound to be more potentially dangerous. Chianti a well-known no-no. I've got a impression that it's the tyramine content of alcoholic beverages that is the main issue.
Never had a problem with meats in restaurants, even at a 24 hour gyro place, no problem with occasional canned tuna- though as much as I like it, I hear it contains mercury and even the govt recommends to limit consumption of it for this reason. Mercury is said to maybe be able to cause depression, anyway.
No clue about protein powder.
Of course- with these sorts of foods and drinks- I take it easy- I don't go crazy consuming huge amounts of them!
> I noticed that my salad dressings at home have soybean oil in them. Is that allowed?
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> How about vodka? Are a couple drinks okay at dinner?
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> Canned tuna and chicken salad?
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> Noticed that some prepared food list soy protein powder as one of the ingrediants. Sounds like this should be avoided?
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> Steak sandwiches at a local resturant. Sould I have to worry about the meat not being super fresh?
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