Posted by europerep on December 20, 2014, at 16:27:14
In reply to Re: Withdrawal period needed before starting an MAOI, posted by Hello123 on December 18, 2014, at 19:58:19
> ive wanted an MAOI that mostly targeted MAO-B. and i would rather just take the pill form of it if a doc will prescribe it. but if i remember right, i believe i read that chocolate should also be avoided while on the MAOI Diet, and ive basically had an addiction to chocolate since i was about 10. but as the other user said, people make too big of a deal about the MAOI Diet. so maybe it wont be a problem?
Nah, chocolate is not a problem, unless something has fundamentally changed about the MAOI diet since two or three years ago. I mean, chocolatiers over here have started a while ago to make chocolates with the weirdest of ingredients, like tomatoes, porridge, chili, and whatever. So I wouldn't be surprised if some "innovative" chocolatier had come up with a chocolate that's 10% aged cheese, or that contains fava beans. But even then it's not the chocolate that is the problem. So yeah, chocolate is fine.As for the weird feedbacks you get from doctors, nurses, etc. Well, unfortunately many people in those circles really aren't too well-informed about MAOIs. Sometimes you just have to "play the game" and jump through their hoops. I mean, I certainly wouldn't do a two-week MAOI diet preparation course, and I actually even doubt that such a thing exists. But sometimes you just have to say what they want you to say to get where you want...
I agree with baseball55 though. Going for a "classic" MAOI like phenelzine or tranylcypromine seems to be the most straightforward option. They're powerful drugs. And I think that, at higher doses, selegiline (Emsam) loses its MAO-B selectivity anyway, though I would have to look that up to be certain.
That's mainly what I was gonna say...
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