Foods: Must Avoid Completely

• Aged red wines (cabernet sauvignon/merlot/chianti)
• Aged (smoked, aged, pickled, fermented, marinated, and processed) meats (pepperoni/bologna/salami, pickled herring, liver, frankfurters, bacon, ham)
• Aged/mature cheeses (blue/cheddar/provolone/brie/Romano/Parmesan/Swiss)
• Overripe fruits and vegetables (overripe bananas/sauerkraut/all overripe fruit)
• Beans (fava, Italian, Chinese pea pod, fermented bean curd, soya sauce, tofu, miso soup)
• Condiments (bouillon cubes/meat tenderizers/canned soups/gravy/sauces/soy sauce)
• Soups (prepared/canned/frozen)
• Beverages (beer/ales/vermouth/whiskey/liqueurs/nonalcoholic wines and beers)

Foods: Use With Caution (Moderation)

• Avocados (not overripe)
• Raspberries (small amounts)
• Chocolate (small amount)
• Caffeine (two, 8-oz. servings per day or less)
• Dairy products (limit to buttermilk, yogurt, and sour cream [small amounts]); cream cheese, cottage cheese, milk OK if fresh

Medications: Must Avoid

• Stimulants
• Decongestants
• OTC medications (check with PCP/pharmacist)
• Opioids
• Meperidine
• Ephedrine/epinephrine
• Methyldopa
• Herbal remedies

Any questions about foods, OTC medications, herbals, medications (newly prescribed) should be discussed with the psychiatrist, pharmacist, or advanced practice nurse because of serious nature of any food-drug, drug-drug combinations.