Posted by ny2bk on December 17, 2007, at 0:11:36
In reply to Re: Meal Replacements MAOI - any out there?, posted by Justherself54 on December 16, 2007, at 21:26:25
> > Force yourself to eat good food...fresh stuff, not prepared stuff. Period. Three times a day. A snack inbetween each meal. Even if the meals are small, doesn't matter. You gotta start. Whether you want them or not. Permanent healing will not come otherwise. No drug will forever make up for a deficiency of life-giving and health-giving food.
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> > You force yourself to take the drug. You force yourself to endure the side effects. You force yourself to do lots of things. Just put food on that list of things you must do. If you let your body down, it will let you down.
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> I was simply asking if anyone knew of a meal replacement that was safe with a MAOI..this may cause me to get a PBC but I felt lectured by your response..right now I'm concentrating on getting my dosage correct and coping with insomnia..so I don't feel like forcing myself to eat healthier..one side effect of Nardil for me has been complete lack of appetite during the day..putting a meal replacement in me is better than eating nothing at all..
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>Dont think it was a lecture intentionaly,basicly i think what most are saying and trying to put it in a more brighter shade is you there is no actual set DIET that i at least know of.
Your basicaly given what they ONLY know of to possably cause interaction,and based on that you have to adhere to a diet either totaly avoiding those foods or eating them sparingly.
First thing to remeber is they CANT know for sure all the foods capable of interaction,in the same way they are not saying these foods WILL SURLY cause a interaction.
If one does well on a MAOI and knowing the risks opts to stay,you have to kinda wing the diet,and basicly find from the list what you can eat,usualy aside from sensative people most are not affected and can eat in limit the majority of those foods.
However it is a matter of walking a fine line,maois in general are just that,as they interact with otc drugs and almost every other brain entering substance,preparing for and knowing the drug is the best and safest wat to live on it with least hassle.
As time goes on and you become very accustomed to the feel of the med,the onset of it,the normal effects etc,you likly be ahead of the game in the event of a crisis.
But with no lecture and a forward answer,there is no listed diet ive come across for maois,least no on the net,but at the same time the food list has been revised many times in decrease and its a warning of POSSABLE interaction which means many of the foods can be eaten in moderation.
I have no problems with pizza when i eat like normal at 1-2 slices,now being a pig and eating half of the pie and maybe some cold slices at night will be a different story.
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