If you've ever wondered what a lifetime of eating E numbers does to you, may I direct you towards me! When I grew up, E numbers and Tartrazine were cool. You grow up to be me! Which is a study in dysfunction if ever there was one!
@XaoslordErie That's very true. Children rarely take MAOIs fortunately. But they just weren't seen as bad in any way when I was a kid. We were all bouncing off the walls!
I deal with Bipolar Disorder (Type 2), and have had to do MAOIs. Not fun. The dietary restrictions are MANY.
@XaoslordErie They really are. They can be very effective therapeutically but the downsides are not so great.
Yup. The Tricyclic antidepressants weren't as bad, but they still had their own problems, too.
@XaoslordErie Tricyclics aren't great, although the newer age ones are far better. But if you're talking about things like Amitryptyline (or how've you spell it), I'm with you, they also lower your blood sugar
I've done Amytriptylene, Nortriptylene, and Imiprimine,
which, for children, can also help with bedwetting problems.
@XaoslordErie They really shouldn't be prescribed for children. I know they are, I wouldn't do it personally. There are other far better drugs for bed wetting.
I agree, but back then, there were not the alternatives thereare now, unfortunately.
@XaoslordErie Even back then it would've been a poor choice.
Prescribing an antidepressant of any kind to someone with bipolar disorder is a bad choice. Can cause all sorts of issues.
@XaoslordErie I agree.
@XaoslordErie This is what I hate about general doctors or GPS prescribing psychiatric drugs without a psychiatrist. They don't understand the drugs well enough or their effects on developing brain. Even now, paediatric empirical data on psychiatric drugs on children is limited as its not commonly done. If you exclude GPS.
@Florence
Can't do Tartrazine Dye if you're taking MAOIs (Mono-Amine Oxidase Inhibitors, an antidepressant); it will make you very, very sick and could kill you.