Phenelzine and Tyramine foods
Desk tier: Avoid together
Mechanism: tyramine × MAOI (hypertensive crisis)
“Hypertensive crises during NARDIL therapy may also be caused by the ingestion of foods with a high concentration of tyramine or dopamine”
Why this grade
Nardil (phenelzine) label, Contraindications
The Nardil (phenelzine) label lists this combination under Contraindications. CONTRAINDICATIONS: "Hypertensive crises during NARDIL therapy may also be caused by the ingestion of foods with a high concentration of tyramine or dopamine" Named in the label: "foods with a high concentration of tyramine" Retrieved from DailyMed 2026-10-19.
Nardil (phenelzine) label on DailyMedPMID 12925718
2003 QJM. Dunkley. Clonus, hyperreflexia, hyperthermia. The teaching screen.
PMID 12925718 on PubMedAll pairs for Phenelzine · Tyramine foods
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