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A member asked:
Can i eat kefir on an ssri antidepressant ?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Pharmacology: Not sure. There is some controversial data that suggests that fermented foods should be avoided in combination with ssri use. The main risk is with MAO inhibitors. Ssri may have inhibition over mao-a but not over mao-b leaving enough if this to be able to handle the tyramine found in fermented foods.
Answered 11/28/2018
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Why not?: I do not see any contraindications , unless you are allergic to kefir.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Kefir: That should be ok for SSRI's. The alcohol content in one cup of low-fat milk kefir is about 0.48%.
Answered 12/2/2018
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