Posted by Cam W. on June 12, 2000, at 23:26:49
In reply to MAOIs and beer (Adam?), posted by Diane E. on June 12, 2000, at 16:30:07
Diane - It is the tyramine content of food that is the problem with MAOIs. Monoamine oxidase metabolizes tyramine and when you block this enzyme with an MAOI, tyramine builds up in the body causing the headaches and increased blood pressure. Tyramine is basically found in any aged foods (eg many cheeses - not in processed cheese; beef jerky; good red wine; pickled herring; etc). I guess the older the beer, the more likely you would be to have a reaction to it (because the older it is, the more tyramine it contains).
Hope this helps - Cam
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