Posted by stargazer2 on January 24, 2008, at 23:26:51
In reply to Re: Food restrictions are not an absolute but a guide, posted by Tony P on January 24, 2008, at 11:17:23
I think the riskiest things are meds that should not be taken with a MAO. Did your doctor sanction all of the other meds you are taking? If not, I wouldn't play around with the chance that you may have a reaction. A few bites of a "no-no" food is one thing. Adding several potentially reactive meds to a MAO is certainly playing with fire, and then to mix in some restricted foods is certainly asking for a hypertensive reaction.
I had my one major reaction with only one med (amphetamine) that was OK'ed at 5 mg, but at 10 mg was not.
There are lists of meds which you should check against the MAO on one of those on-line med checks that others have suggested, or look in a drug book, to be sure. I'm pretty sure any meds with the suffix 'amine' are not allowed.
You sound like you know enough about what may react with a MAO, but risk it anyway. A bit of Russian routlette if you ask me.
This is one reason pdocs are not comfortable prescribing MAO's to their patients unless they feel they can follow the restrictions very carefully.
What AD's do you also take that you say CAN interact with MAO's? Why do you take them with that risk? My pdoc has only combined things that I have given him proof that they are safe with MAO's, like Nortriptylline. He would never prescribe any meds (with mAO's) without proof of their combined safety.
Is your pdoc prescribing all of the meds you are on?
Stargazer
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