Posted by Medline on November 4, 2008, at 11:06:28
In reply to Re: PS: Food Restrictions, posted by Nadezda on November 4, 2008, at 9:23:11
Thanks for all the info. As I speak German I was able to read alot from the company's website that sells Tranylcypromine in Germany (www.jatrosom.de). To get access to the literature for healthcare professionals only a DocCheck-Password is needed, but I found out the username:jatrosom and the password:jatrosom works too ;-). So I read about 150 sites of recent MAOI literature and a very long FAQ about Jatrosom.
I now know which antidepressants can safely be combined with this MAOI (eg. noradrenergic TCAs like Amitriptyline, Doxepine, Trimipramine, Nortriptyline; Reboxetine, Trazodone, Mianserin, Mirtazapin). But the right sequence is very important and strong serotonergic drugs are a big NO-NO!!. The FAQ also tells that combining noradrenergic drugs with MAOIS (in the right order!!) has a protective effect against the cheese effect, Reboxetine the strongest. Nevertheless one should follow the special diet while on such a combo.
Also very other interesting stuff, I think I will read it again, have an appointment with my (great) Pdoc tommorow and want to know what I talk about.
"If you start maois, buy a home BP monitor, though, so you can watch how your BP responds to various foods, and doses."
I already have one, thanks.
poster:Medline
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