MAOI's have restriction on what food you can eat? I am so confused as to what you can and can't eat?!
Question: MAOI's have restriction on what food you can eat.? I am so confused as to what you can and can't eat.?
Does anyone have any experience with MAOI's , What happens if you eat the food that is restricted in your dietHealth Question & Answer
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I have never taken MAOI's, so this answer is completely cut and paste, but hopefully it will help you somewhat..
Foods: cheese, L-tyrosine, liver, broad beans, dry sausage, beer & ale, chocolate, sauerkraut, ripe avocado yeast extracts, caffeine, raspberry jam, certain nuts, dried fruit, banana peel, soy bean products, vermouth, cognac, sherry, chianti, smoked meat, poultry & fish, protein dietary supplements, meat extracts & tenderizers
What happens: ......stimulates the release of norepinephrine in the bloodstream and its absorption is blocked by MAOI.. Sufficient exposure can therefore cause a norepinephrine surge resulting in hypertension.. Symptoms include nausea, occipital headache, and even intracranial hemorrhage..
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Foods: cheese, L-tyrosine, liver, broad beans, dry sausage, beer & ale, chocolate, sauerkraut, ripe avocado yeast extracts, caffeine, raspberry jam, certain nuts, dried fruit, banana peel, soy bean products, vermouth, cognac, sherry, chianti, smoked meat, poultry & fish, protein dietary supplements, meat extracts & tenderizers
What happens: ......stimulates the release of norepinephrine in the bloodstream and its absorption is blocked by MAOI.. Sufficient exposure can therefore cause a norepinephrine surge resulting in hypertension.. Symptoms include nausea, occipital headache, and even intracranial hemorrhage..
Health Question & Answer