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MAOI Diet Long Version

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:15 July 2019
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

AbstractThis comprehensive monograph surveys original data about dietary tyramine and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), about which there is much outdated, incorrect, and incomplete information in the medical literature and elsewhere. …

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MAOIs and Anaesthesia

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:24 April 2019
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

An update explaining why it is safe to have anaesthesia whilst on an MAOI, including a review of recent data on the SRI potency of opioids. It also points out the errors and omissions from several recent guidelines and opinion pieces on this subject.

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI), Tyramine and Drug Interactions (Abbreviated)

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:For Review
  • Post published:14 November 2014
  • Post last modified:28 July 2022

General SummaryThis is an abbreviated version of the full monograph on my website (where comprehensive references may be found) which may be studied by those requiring more detailed information. That…

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