Interesting... Mayo Clinic Health ... "Tyramine and MAO inhibitors" People who take monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors for depression risk hypertensive crises if they eat foods containing tyramine. Find out which foods contain this amino acid and how to avoid the risk of headache, chest pain, heart failure or even stroke when taking MAO inhibitors. http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/askdiet/htm/new/qd990811.htm -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] ^^^^ \ / \ | / Today’s Research \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure \ | / \|/ `````