What is the danger of drinking beer (or alcholol) with Nardil.?!
Question:
What is the danger of drinking beer (or alcholol) with Nardil.?
Also, is it dangerous to drink in moderation while on Nardil?
Answers:
Most important fact about Nardil
Avoid the following foods, beverages, and medications while taking Nardil and for 2 weeks after stopping it:
Beer (including alcohol-free or reduced-alcohol beer)
Caffeine (in excessive amounts)
Cheese (except for cottage cheese and cream cheese)
Chocolate (in excessive amounts)
Dry sausage (including Genoa salami, hard salami, pepperoni, and Lebanon bologna)
Fava bean pods
Liver
Meat extract
Pickled herring
Pickled, fermented, aged, or smoked meat, fish, or dairy products
Sauerkraut
Spoiled or improperly stored meat, fish, or dairy products
Wine (including alcohol-free or reduced-alcohol wine)
Yeast extract (including large amounts of brewer's yeast)
Yogurt
Medications to avoid:
Amphetamines
Appetite suppressants such as Redux and Tenuate
Antidepressants and related medications such as Celexa, Effexor, fluvoxamine, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron, Serzone, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Elavil, Triavil, Tegretol, and Flexeril
Asthma inhalants such as Proventil and Ventolin
Cold and cough preparations including those with dextromethorphan, such as Robitussin DM
Hay fever medications such as Contac and Dristan
L-tryptophan-containing products
Nasal decongestants in tablet, drop, or spray form such as Sudafed
Sinus medications such as Sinutab
Stimulants such as Ritalin and epinephrine (EpiPen)
Taking Nardil with any of the above foods, beverages, or medications can cause serious, potentially fatal, high blood pressure. Therefore, when taking Nardil you should immediately report the occurrence of a headache, heart palpitations, or any other unusual symptom. In addition, make certain that you inform any other physician or dentist you see that you are currently taking Nardil or have taken Nardil within the last 2 weeks.