Posted by girlnterrupted78 on June 8, 2007, at 23:30:40
In another thread somebody mentioned (I believe it was gardenergirl) that you can use a BP monitor for precaution with foods that interact with MAOIs.
I was just wondering how effective that is? Does anyone else use that approach? So you basically try a little bit of a "food to use with caution" and monitor your blood pressure 15 minutes later? But what if a small amount is ok, but a higher amount is not? The BP monitor will tell you once it's too late!
Also, is the BP monitor the same thing (or could be used for the same purpose) as a heart-rate monitor--the one used for cardio/workout purposes? Or is it completely different? Could the heart-rate monitor be used instead or in the same fashion? (I'd rather get a heart-rate monitor, since I work out and it would kill two birds with one stone.)
If anyone has any info on this, I'd appreciate it.
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