Posted by stargazer2 on December 6, 2013, at 21:56:54
In reply to Re: nardil frustration, posted by baseball55 on December 6, 2013, at 21:29:26
Sorry to hear your frustration with the dietary restrictions. I think I have been lucky over the years I have taken MAOs since I only had the one reaction and I eat things in moderation but not every day.
I think Nardil can have more reactivity than Marplan but all in all, everyone varies to some degree with the allowances they are given as to type and amount of foods to be avoided.
My saying when I was new to MAOS was that I could avoid most of the foods since the majority were things I felt I could avoid with the exception of cheese.
If my mood was better on NArdil after never having any other medication work, I would eat bread and water to stay on that medication. That is how resistent my depression has been over 30 years
I never ended up in the ER that time I had a reaction. I took my BP at home and took Nifedipine and treated it myself.
Here is a good article that may give you some additional information. The food list is somewhat hard to follow but worth figuring out.
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