PsychoTropical Research - Dr Ken Gillman, Serotonin Syndrome, Mirtazapine, Dual Action Drugs. MAOIs - Information, UK.

PsychoTropicalResearch, serotonin and serotonin syndrome research.

MAOIs - Information, UK

MAOIs - Information, UK

Date Created: 27/11/1999   Last Modified: 02/02/2000   Last Checked: 18/03/2001

The text below is as issued in the NHS in the UK (in 6 point print!)

(HMSO 8150614/150M/8.88/45292)

It is reproduced (in " " below) for information and reference purposes only; it is in some ways questionable and probably does not represent the 'state of the art' position that psychopharmacologists would now agree on. Indeed some psychopharmacologists would say it contains both significant errors and omissions.

One would have to comment that it is couched in a didactic, dogmatic and patronising manner that should, perhaps, belong to a by-gone era.

"Treatment Card
Carry this card with you at all times. Show it to any doctor who may treat you other than the doctor who prescribed this medicine, and to your dentist if you require dental treatment.

Instructions to patients

Please read carefully

While taking this medicine and for 14 days after your treatment finishes you must observe the following simple instructions:

  1. Do not eat cheese, pickled herring or broad bean pods.
  2. Do not eat or drink Bovril, Oxo, Marmite or any similar meat or yeast extract.
  3. Eat fresh foods and avoid food that you suspect may be stale or 'going off'. This is especially important with meat, fish, poultry or offal. Avoid game.
  4. Do not take any other medicines (including tablets, capsules, nose drops, inhalations or suppositories) whether purchased by you or previously prescribed by your doctor, without first consulting your doctor or your pharmacist.
    NB Treatment for coughs and colds, pain relievers, tonics and laxatives are medicines.
  5. Avoid alcoholic drinks.

Keep a careful note of any food or drink that disagrees with you, avoid it and tell your doctor.

Report any unusual or severe symptoms to your doctor and follow any other advice given by him.

"Prepared by the Pharmaceutical Society of the British Medical Association on behalf of the Health Departments of the United Kingdom."