Consuming tyramine-containing foods or drinks while you are taking tranylcypromine can raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels. These include the following: aged cheeses, avocados, banana skins, bologna and other processed luncheon meats, chicken livers, chocolate, figs, canned pickled herring, meat extracts, pepperoni, raisins, raspberries, soy sauce, vermouth, sherry and red wines.
- TRADE NAME: Parnate (Concordia)
- INDICATIONS: Depression
- CLASS: Antidepressant, Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor
- HALF-LIFE: 2.5 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Amitriptyline, Amoxapine, Amphetamines, Bupropion, Citalopram, Clomipramine, Cyproheptadine, Desipramine, Dextroamphetamine, Dextromethorphan, Diethylpropion, Dopamine, Doxepin, Entacapone, Ephedrine, Epinephrine, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Imipramine, Levodopa, Mazindol, Meperidine, Methamphetamine, Nefazodone, Nortriptyline, Opicapone, Paroxetine Hydrochloride, Phendimetrazine, Phentermine, Phenylephrine, Phenylpropanolamine, Pizotifen, Protriptyline, Pseudoephedrine, Rizatriptan, Sertraline, Sibutramine, Sumatriptan, Sympathomimetics, Tramadol, Tricyclic antidepressants, Trimipramine, Tryptophan, Tyramine-containing foods, Venlafaxine, Viloxazine, Zolmitriptan
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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