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(Message started by: mwmnyc on May 28^th, 2003, 9:26pm)

Title: Tyramine
Post by mwmnyc on May 28^th, 2003, 9:26pm

I was told my a neurologist decades ago to adhere to a tyramine-free diet but thought that this regimen was pertinent to migraines and not clusters. My current excellent neurologist, however, recommended a tyramine-free diet. So the question is: does anyone believe that this diet either avoids a cluster cycle from starting or helps prevent headaches during a cycle?

The beast has been calling for 30 years and I can use all the ammunition anyone can offer in preventing its return.

Peace and tranquility to you all.

peace

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by els on May 29^th, 2003, 8:47am

What is Tyramine and what is it in? I had started taking L-tyrasine last fall for my thyroid and had my first cycle in three years this spring. I don't know if they are related or not. els

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by jdownes on May 29^th, 2003, 11:03am

I googled Tyramine and got this from a medical site

"TYRAMINE - Tyramine is a normal substance in the body that helps support blood pressure. Tyramine is also found in certain foods. Tyramine is know to interact with monoamine oxidase inhibitors leading to dangerous effects. Tyramine is also thought to trigger cluster headaches. Examples of foods and beverages which contain tyramine include: beer, ale, robust red wines, Chianti, vermouth, homemade breads, cheese, crackers (with cheese), sour cream, bananas, red plums, figs, raisins, avocados, fava beans, Italian broad beans, green bean pods, eggplant, pickled herring, liver dry sausages, canned meats, salami, yogurt, soup cubes, commercial gravies, chocolate, and soy sauce. "

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by cbolony on May 29^th, 2003, 12:56pm

Quote:

beverages which contain tyramine include: beer, ale, robust red wines, Chianti,

I drink any of this stuff it will trigger a CH for me ;D ;D

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by Marc on May 29^th, 2003, 6:07pm

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homemade breads, cheese, crackers (with cheese), sour cream, bananas, red plums, figs, raisins, avocados, fava beans, Italian broad beans, green bean pods, eggplant, pickled herring, liver dry sausages, canned meats, salami, yogurt, soup cubes, commercial gravies, chocolate, and soy sauce.

This list looks like a good place to start if you are fighting migraines........

Marc

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by Jackie on May 29^th, 2003, 8:11pm

Blake was put on the diet when he was admitted to the hospital by the Diamond Headache Clinic doctors (their own private floor in a Chicago hospital)....
IMHO this is a diet that "might" help migraine sufferers but is of no use at all for cluster patients.....with the excpetion of alcohol which is a known trigger for most sufferers. There are other food triggers that are unique to individual sufferers but in general this diet is worthless....again this is our opinion from our experience with it.

Jacks 8)

Title: Re: Tyramine
Post by Eric_Feczko on May 29^th, 2003, 9:12pm

Hi all! I'm new to this news group, and this is my first message post, so I hope this'll be of some help. Tyramine is an amino acid which acts to speed up your system by relasing adrenaline. Generally, tyramine is broken down by monoamine oxidase(which is why people taking MAOIs have to go on the special diet). If one is affected by tyramine, then aged foods and drinks will cause their heart to speed up, chest pains, headaches, and a variety of other symptoms. I suffer from tyramine, but most of the symptoms only last for an hour or two at most. It does not cause cluster headaches or migraines for me. So the diet might be a good idea, but if you can eat cheddar cheese and feel fine within a few minutes, odds are tyramine won't give you these headaches either.
Hope this helps!
-Eric