Posted by laima on August 20, 2006, at 7:59:51
In reply to Re: EMSAM for atypical depression? Does it work?, posted by Jimmyboy on August 20, 2006, at 0:51:17
It would be the "maoi diet", though I seem to have the impression that it's not QUITE as dire to follow it as strictly as with some of the other maois. The diet basically restricts or forbids anything very fermented- ie, red wine, some types of beer, aged cheeses, over-ripe fruit, excess soy and soy sauce, etc. Some say chocolate, also (but for another reason.) So yes, can be a bummer- in my case the list is identical to all my favorite foods! Others on the thread likely know more about it than I do.
As for kicking in, I get the impression that the time frame is similar- not super fast.
I used the pills briefly myself before Emsam came out, but switched to Emsam- so my experience with them is a bit limited.
I did see that there are some ancient (pre-Emsam) threads here on babble about selegeline pills- maybe dig some up to see what those people were saying?
Good luck,
Laima
> I thought about that , do you know what kind of diet I would have to follow, or how long to get to the effective dose?
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