Posted by Isabelle on February 8, 2009, at 22:22:09
Hi! I just started taking Parnate and, not surprisingly, have questions about what is safe or not.
Here are the things that I currently need help with or can't find evidence to contradict their safety and hope to get some more information on - if you can, please cite your source so I can try to find more info on my own. Thank you, in advance, for your help!
Tahini - seems to be safe, am I correct?
Hummus - also seems safe, correct?
Mozzarella - some places say it's safe, some say unsafe, which is it? I would love to be able to have pizza...
Having a lot of trouble with the bean family - I've read that broad beans and pods are unsafe and from what research I've done I am confused as to what constitutes as a broad bean - are broad beans ONLY fava beans? (this seems to be the case from what I read on wikipedia) If that is so, then why do I sometimes see lists that say broad beans and pods are unsafe and then in parentheses it lists several different types. Are snow peas safe? Lentils?
Also, in some instances I've read that only European chocolate is unsafe and sometimes I've read that all chocolate is safe in limited quantities. What makes European chocolate different/unsafe?
Does someone have a comprehensive list of all the fermented soy products? Like Miso, tempeh, etc. I've figured out that these are not safe but only through research - if I were just to read ingredients/menu items I would have no idea which ones are fermented or not.
How do people here deal with going out to a restaurant? I'm also a vegetarian. I want to be careful and I hope that this medication lets me start to try to enjoy life (in which case I hope to have friends and go out) but I find the idea of restaurants a bit intimidating. Mexican food has lots of cheese, Asian food lots of soy, etc. Anybody have guidance on safe and vegetarian bets for MAOI users in restaurant settings?
I appreciate any and all help! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
poster:Isabelle
thread:879005
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