Posted by ace on December 23, 2007, at 22:30:19
In reply to Clarification on MAOI diet, posted by Phoenix1 on December 23, 2007, at 14:19:03
> OK, so I think I understand the MAOI diet, but am confused by a few points. Can anyone clarify?
>
> 1.)Soya products. I know soy sauce is out. What about fresh tofu? What about other common Asian sauces :fish sauce, oyster sauce, teriyaki sauce, black bean sauce.
> 2.)Bacon, sausages, ham, deli meats (Other than obviously salami, pepperoni, etc.) Is ham, turkey OK?
> 3.) Yogurt? I have read that it must be less than 5 days old. How am I to know when the yogurt I'm buying was mad.
> 4.)Omega-3 Fish oil. Comes from fish, so should I be worried? Are there any proteins that could become denatured.
>
> This is really confusing. I'm just paranoid about a hypertensive crisis.Here is a REAL MAOI diet precautionary.....
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/maoi.html
I actually have this great article at home which also gives a realistic diet, and alludes to patients to NOT go to hospital in most cases when they have a HyperT. reaction!!! They say most hospitals won't know the appropriate action to take- and this has been my experience 3 times!!! This was written by two GOOD shrinks. They basically said the truth- that most doctors don't know anything about MAOI's
See, a lot of foods are cool, but because MAOI's don't make certain people very rich, they can't get off their lazy a**es and write up a new one.
Instead they promote psychotropics which leave a lot of people still incapacitated. Where is the logic, Dr. Einsteins??! Most psychiatrists are quite unstable themselves- this is a known fact. I am trying to illustrate here that Doctors are too much a product of their lacklustre education these days, and psychiatrists have the tendency to cause more harm than good.... especially younger ones. I think it's good to do your own research (don't go overboard) and have a general awareness about the drugs we all take.
So all this nonsense about about MAOI's being 'dangerous' drugs persist....this dissapoints me.We have over 50 years of study on MAOI's- no cancer, no other serious long term effects.....
Lets see if SSRI's shape up the same.....I don't think they will! I think they will be removed from the market eventually.
If you ever get HTC- take Thorazine, Cloinidine, or Nifedipine. My biggest mistake has been to go to hospiatal when I have had HTC, and have to deal with inept nurses who wouldn't know an MAOI from a loaf of bread!
Ace:)
> Thanks,
>
> Phoenix1
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