Posted by Racer on April 27, 2008, at 16:06:45
In reply to Re: I Would Take Nardil In A Heartbeat But » bulldog2, posted by Phillipa on April 27, 2008, at 15:55:27
Bulldog, you had a good point -- there are times when restaurants don't list every single ingredient in a dish, and that could potentially be a problem. My limited understanding is that Parnate can also cause idiopathic hypertensive crisis, but that it's rare. What GG has posted about having done is to make up a card that includes ALL the restricted foods, and hand it to the waiters to ask the chef if any ingredients are in the dish she's interested in. I think that's a good solution.
Phillipa, I understand that for you, eating out is not a big deal. I know that I would feel invalidated if someone told me that I "should" be able to live without it. In fact, I know that I've felt invalidated and offended when people here have suggested MAOIs to me, saying, "the diet isn't bad, even though you'd have to give up some of your favorite foods..." I hope that you can understand how what you said might sound to the original poster -- someone who stated right off the bat that eating out is a special and important part of his life.
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