Posted by King Vultan on August 16, 2004, at 17:21:05
In reply to Re: Questions about long term TCA (esp desipramine), posted by Ilene on August 16, 2004, at 15:50:19
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> I don't think there's any way to know ahead of time how a given drug is going to affect you. I actually find the side effects of an MAOI easier to deal with than other drugs I've taken. Dry mouth doesn't sound so bad, but it's with you all the time and can affect your teeth. My biggest problem is that I miss eating cheese. I had a cheeseless pizza last night and it was awful.
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Mozzarella is generally considered to be okay for MAOI users, particularly if one is on Nardil or Marplan, which are not as apt to generate hypertensive crises as is Parnate. I ate tons of pizza while on high dosages of Nardil and never had the slightest problem, but I always made sure that the cheese was mozzarella only. It's some of the other things they put on pizza that are more of a concern, particularly, pepperoni.Todd
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