Dianne wrote: > > In no way am I telling anyone what meds to take or not take. I merely > passed on the information I had read in this particular book (as I stated in > my original letter). It wasn't my OPINION, it's printed in many > prescription drug sources. Anyone's welcome to read them anytime. When I > said I wouldn't take it myself, I was speaking ONLY for myself. You see, I > am no longer on any prescription drugs, thanks to all natural products I've > discovered. In researching them, I found there have been double blind > studies done on these things for years & years, but the FDA can't patent > them, so there's no money to be made... Hi Dianne,we salute you. You made yourself quite clear since yours first message.We got it.I appreciate the sincerity in yours words.Of course choices im medication requires a lot of good sense and right judgement.It is not always a simple decision in what to do due to the limitations in ours present knowlege about everything.Many of ours basic questions are still to be responded correctly and precisely.However you made a point in calling the attention in a matter that sometimes we dont't give all the care it needs. > >Uau,uau Dianna,this is quite impressive. > >I have taken SEL for about 14 months (5 mg),felt nothing except sometimes > and then,not > >allways,not so easy to remmeber sometimes the rigth word,or name,even tough > I may see > >mentally the person or the significate of the word.Besides that I have > noticed in the > >recently(about 2 months ago) that my eyes started to have fine lines flying > around the > >space laterally.People call "fly" in the eyes. > >As for the other side effects mentioned they did not happened to me so far. > >> > >> Foods to avoid when on Selegiline: Chianti & red wine, vermouth, > >> unpasteurized or imported beer, beef or chicken liver, fermented sausages, > >> tenderized or prepared meats, caviar, dried fish, pickled herring, CHEESE > >> (American, Brie, cheddar, Camembert, Emmentaler, Boursault, Stilton, and > >> others), avocados, yeast extracts, BANANAS, figs, raisins, soy sauce, miso > >> soup, bean curd, fava beans, CAFFEINE, & CHOCOLATE. (BOY WOULD I BE IN BIG > >> TROUBLE!!) These foods and others can cause severe sudden high blood > >> pressure to occur with Selegeline. Your Dr. or Pharm. can give you more info > >> on foods to avoid! > >> I do not eat most of the above foods but take hundreds of strong brasilian coffe > daily,but none alcooholic drinks since I don't like them,and I am a great consumer of BANANAS and fruits as oranges etc. Warm regards []s, +------------------------------------------------------+ | Internet : [log in to unmask] | +---------------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |--------------+