Posted by missjulie on July 10, 2007, at 21:46:24
In reply to Maoi Diet - Lunch meats and Dining out, posted by ivan79 on July 10, 2007, at 18:32:43
I take Parnate and like you was very concerned about the diet/hypotensive crisis. Per your request I won't go into what I do and and don't eat, but I consider myself compliant and hope you have the latest diet info. Like Brooke other poster, there is no mention of lunch meat whatsoever in mine. Am not sure why restaurants pose such a problem - caution yes, problem no. Fast food forbidden - why? I urge you to get the latest information available on the diet -- see a nutritionist before you start if it's that big a concern (I did).
below an interesting article you may not have seen.from journal of clinical psychiatry
BACKGROUND: Many monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) diets are considered to be excessively restrictive and founded on poor scientific evidence. We present a safe and practical MAOI diet based on the related clinical and analytic data. METHOD: We used a critical review of the literature and our own tyramine assay results to categorize foods to be restricted absolutely, taken in moderation only, or unrestricted. RESULTS: We recommend that users avoid aged cheese; aged or cured meats (e.g., air-dried sausage); any potentially spoiled meat, poultry, or fish; broad (fava) bean pods; Marmite concentrated yeast extract; sauerkraut; soy sauce and soy bean condiments; and tap beer. Wine and domestic bottled or canned beer are considered safe when consumed in moderation. Other foods not mentioned are considered unrestricted. CONCLUSION: The concerns about perpetuating an overly restrictive MAOI diet include the avoidance by prescribers of a potentially useful treatment option, excessive limitations on lifestyle for patients, and increased risk to patients secondary to noncompliance with the diet. We propose an MAOI diet that has a solid scientific and clinical basis and that is, above all, practical.
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