Posted by ivan79 on July 10, 2007, at 18:32:43
I have a question for those of you taking an MAOI and consider yourself diet compliant. I just started the diet (will begin taking the MAOI parnate in two more weeks after an SSRI washout period.) I know I can eat frozen and fresh meats, but I live a hectic lifestyle. I'm willing to give up fast food and highly processed food with the forbidden ingredients from the most recent research... but I am concerned about not being able to eat something as simple as a lunch meat sandwich. Are there any brands of lunch meat that MAOI takers can eat safely? I'm not really looking for "Well I've never had a reaction to..." even though it contains what we are not supposed to eat. Being compliant is critical to me, because I CANNOT afford the hospital bill that comes with a hypertensive crisis.. and quite frankly, i don't want to drop dead. Also, how do you manage eating dining out? That seems next to impossible. Right now, all I feel like I'm eating is carbs and aMINIMAL amount of protein. That's not healthy at all. I am starting to wonder if perhaps they may not be a good medicine choice for me. However, my pdoc and I have exhausted all other options.
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