HYDRAZINE SULFATE - SPECIAL INFORMATION

Hydrazine Sulfate is an MAOI (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor). What it does is inhibit an enzyme that breaks down monoamines (serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine), those brain chemicals that make us happy. MAO inhibitors have been used as antidepressants. However, MAOs have another job in the body: they metabolize tyramine, an amino acid. When taking an MAO inhibitor, tyramine is not broken down, and eating foods with tyramine can raise your blood pressure and heart beat dramatically and cause the worst headache you've ever experienced. This is a very dangerous condition, especially for someone already battling cancer. Most of the foods containing tyramine are not on the cancer diet plan, and you should be avoiding them anyway.

Foods containing tyramine are (mainly) aged, fermented, or pickled, such as most cheeses (except cottage cheese, cream cheese, and fresh Mozzarella), lunch meats, hot dogs, yogurt, wines and beers. Here is a pretty good list of foods that contain tyramine:

(Note: there is absolutely no accurate list of what foods have tyramine. One site says raspberries and grapes do have them, and another site says they don't. The bottom line is if the patient gets headaches, then it is highly likely they are eating something with tyramine in it. Start eliminating foods in the same food categories as in this list.)
 

barley grass dry and fermented sausage (bologna, salami, pepperoni, corned beef, and liver), pickled herring and salted dried fish, broad beans and pods (lima, fava beans, lentils, snow peas, and soy beans), meat extracts, yeast extracts/brewer's yeast, beer and ale, red wine (Chianti, burgundy, sherry, vermouth), sauerkraut, oranges, tangerines, lemon, grapefruit

cultured dairy products (buttermilk, yogurt, and sour cream), chocolate, caffeine (coffee, tea, and cola drinks), white wine, port wines, distilled spirits, soy sauce, miso, peanuts, almonds, beef or chicken liver, herring, meat tenderizer, MSG (Accent), pickles, pumpkin seeds.

In general, any high protein food that has undergone aging should be avoided. Also, any over-the-counter cold or allergy remedy should also be avoided

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HYDRAZINE SULFATE

USE: Classified as an anti-cachexia drug.  It acts primarily to reverse the metabolic processes of debilitation, loss of energy, weight loss and wasting associated with cancer.  It may also stabilize or regress tumors.

SIDE EFFECTS: Most frequent (5-6%); dyspepsia (nausea & vomiting).  Other reported side effects include dry skin and/or pruritus.  If treatment is continued beyond 2 months without interruption, paresthesis and mild symptoms of peripheral neuritis may result.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:  Dosage depends on weight and is determined by your doctor.  Generally, the medication is used for 6 weeks and then interrupted by a one or two week drug-free interval.  Hydrazine Sulfate is most effective when given by itself (no other medication within ½ hour before or after administration).  It is usually taken before a meal

•  Days 1 – 3: 1 capsule before breakfast daily

•  Days 4 – 6: 1 capsule twice daily before breakfast & dinner

•  Days 7+: 1 capsule 3 times daily, approximately every 8 hours beginning with breakfast.

•  Upon completion of the first 100 capsules, wait seven (7) days before beginning the next bottle. With the second or following bottles of capsules, the maintenance dosage is 1 capsule twice daily (before breakfast and dinner).

  ALWAYS TAKE THE CAPSULES ON EMPTY STOMACH 

MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DOSAGE is 3 capsules in any 24 hour period, but may be adjusted on advice by your health care professional.

When taking Hydrazine Sulfate the use of any alcohol, barbiturates, tranquilizers, anti-depressants, sedatives, Vitamin B-6, and over-the-counter cold/allergy medicine is PROHIBITED. This includes prescription pain medication. Consult your personal health care professional to qualify any other medication you may be taking.