These lists have been sourced from all over the web and cannot present a complete list. If you do your own research you will find many variations and contradictions to what has and doesn’t have tyramine in it. I have been on this diet now since the start of 2013 and my list is still changing as new information is available. I will try and keep it current, but I would encourage you to start here and then adapt for your own allergies.
click here to download PDF My Tyramine NO list this list tells you what not to eat.
click here to download PDF My tyramine YES List which tells you what you can eat.
The amino acid is Tyramine. The main thing to avoid is anything that is potentially spoiled or pickled, aged, smoked, fermented, or marinated, as well as chocolate, alcoholic beverages, and fermented foods. And then there is all the food it just naturally occurs in.
My NO list updated 4/5/2015
no Nuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds
no Citrus, dried fruit
no Yeast, yeast extracts, brewers yeast
no home baked yeast bread, sourdough bread
no Red, apple or Balsamic vinegar
no Carob (this is a natural form of msg)
no MSG
no coffee, tea, cola drinks
Meat
Kelp, Seaweed, Shellfish, and other fish containing significant amount of lithium
Cured Ham, bologna, salami, pepperoni, corned beef and liverwurst, Italian Sausage
Pickled Berring and salted, dry fish; Lump Fish, Anchovies
Pork
Meat tenderizers
Marinated, pickled, aged, smoked fermented or marinated meats
Cold cuts containing nitrates, etc.
Frankfurters containing nitrates, etc.
Non-fresh meats or fish over 48 hours old
Protein extracts, meat extracts
Fruit
Avocados (just ripe yes), Bananas, Green bananas & skins, Blackberries, Dried Coconuts (desiccated), Cranberries, Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Red plums, Oranges, Raisins, Dates, Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Cherries, Dried Apricots, (any dried fruit or dried with sulphates) Papayas, Pineapples
Vegies
Snow Peapods, Sugar Snap Peas, Italian Flat Beans (Romano), Broad Beans (Fava) and pods
Eggplant, Tomatoes, Chilli, Capsicum, Spinach in large amounts
Onions, Pickles, Pickled Olives (fresh ok)
Fermented Soy Products like Miso, Soy Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Fish Sauce, and Shrimp Sauce/paste
Tofu (all soy products), tempeh,
Sauerkraut and Kimchee
Pulses
Lentils, Lima Beans, Navy Beans, Soya Beans
All nuts: Brazil Nuts, Pecans, Pumpkin Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Walnuts, and Nut Butters
Dairy
Acidophilus Milk, Butter Milk, Aged cheese: Blue, Brick, Brie, Cheddar, Swiss, Roquefort, Stilton, Mozzarella, Provolone, Emmentaler, sour cream, etc. Yogurt
Miscellaneous
Alcoholic beverages, beer, wine & apple cider
Vegemite, Marmite
Nutmeg
Ginseng
Mustard
Nitrates & nitrites (on food labels)
Aspartame (NutraSweet)
Saccharin (includes toothpaste and mouthwash)
Food preservatives, flavours, additives.
Don’t eat any food after 48 hours. Always freeze if not going to eat the next day. Don’t eat canned or dried food always eat fresh or frozen.
My YES List updated 4/5/2015
Meat
(nothing marinated, and must be fresh)
Fresh chicken (no liver or skin),
Fresh fish
Beef (only if it is fresh)
Turkey
Grains
Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Chia Seeds, Corn, Rice, Brown rice, Wild Rice, Quinoa, Oats, Rye, Rice flour, plain flour, Pasta, noodles,
Fruit
(must be fresh and just ripe) *(do not eat over ripe fruit)
Apples, Apricots, Avocados (just ripe yes), Blonde cherries, Blueberries (small quantity), Coconut (fresh flesh, milk, oil, water), Fig, Kiwi Fruit, Longans, Lychees, Mango, Nectarines, Passion Fruit, Yellow Plums, Star Fruit, Rhubarb, Rock-melon, Peaches, Pear, Watermelon,
Vegies
Asparagus, String Beans (small quantity), Bean sprouts, Beets, Carrots, Cabbage, Celery, Chicory, Corn, Cucumbers, Endive, Kale, Lettuce, Potatoes (brown dirty variety not the fancy ones), Mushrooms (only if fresh), Peas, Pumpkin, Squash, Sweat potatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Water chestnuts, Yams, Zucchini,
Spring onions, Shallots, Leeks, Garlic, Ginger
Dairy
Eggs (fresh), Butter,
Rice milk, Oat milk, Soya milk, cows milk, goats milk
cream cheese, ricotta, Neufchâtel and cottage cheese (are safe in moderation)
Pulses
(not from cans)
Pinto beans, chickpeas (small quantity), black beans, kidney beans, soybeans (small quantity), peanuts (small quantity), fresh peanut butter
Miscellaneous
Commercial Supermarket Bread
Mayonnaise, Salad dressing (home made)
Vegetable oils & olive oil (keep good quality and fresh)
Honey, Maple syrup, Sugar, Corn syrup, Molasses
Salt & pepper,
fresh herbs
sunflower seeds, fresh green almonds
citric acid
Dandelion
Natural potato chips, Popcorn
Gelatine
Gin, Vodka, Rum & Bourbon
snoo snax 
i’m on a tyramine and sulfite/ate free diet due to migraines. this is the first time i’ve seen coconut added on a NO list. i eat a lot of it, in the form of oil and milk, or are you referring to coconut flakes only? also, do you know if avocado OIL is ok on a tyramine free diet?
Sorry for the slow reply. If you have been eating coconut and avocado and are fine then you can keep doing what you are doing. I have done a search and new info is now popping up all the time and now giving more detailed information. So I think, yes, you are right desiccated coconut is a NO but, coconut oil and milk or juice is safe in reasonable quantities. I looked up avocado and it does have a small amount of tyramine even if just ripe so if you are very sensitive I would avoid.
Hope this helps and finds you well, I will up date the lists. Thanks for your question.
Sarah
Sorry- it’s not a ‘reply’ but i didn’t know how to clock in.
my son is now on a low tyramine diet for drug interactions and i’m having a bunch of trouble figuring it all out- and he’s a damn fussy eater and doesn’t do fruit and veg- eats like a kid… fried, chips, pastry…
i’ve done some research but as an ‘old’ person, i’m not so good at it i’m afraid…
you say no soy products but include soy milk. can he have soy flour or is that a no. i see now that cheddar cheese is out but singles are ok- is that right?
i’ve seen one source okaying hot dogs and another vetoing it…
Hi there
I think I can help; it is a bit different between those people that suffer from migraines and those on the MAOI diet.
He can have Chicken breast or thigh in a lot of different ways just no skin and do not marinate. I buy organic but buy the best you can afford. Remember he can’t eat any older than 48 hours so buy the day you are going to cook or straight into the freezer and defrost before cooking. I cut the chicken into pieces roll in a mix of any kind of flour, salt, pepper and citric acid; then cook in the pan with fresh pure olive oil. He can eat this with roast potatoes, sweat potatoes, pumpkin and peas.
With the left over chicken you can make him a wrap for his lunch, chicken, carrot, lettuce, cucumber.
Stew him some apples in some honey for breakfast he can eat this on milk soaked oats. As a migraine suffer I have found that all soy products are a trigger for me but soya milk is on the ok list, so it should be fine for someone on the MAOI diet.
As for cheese; cheese singles are so processed I would stick to good quility cheddar and cut it up fresh into cubes for his lunch box or slices for wrapes. Hotdogs and all sausages are a NO.
Try to keep away from all mass produced products.
Good luck
Sarah
How did you find out the tyramine level in foods? Is there a chart on the internet? I have the book Heal Your Headaches & have seen various headache free diets on the internet. There’s a lot of conflict over what foods to avoid. I have been on a headache free diet for over a week & it’s been good so far. Garbanzo beans are on some lists & not on others. I had been eating hummus & had no headaches. Do you think it’s OK to resume the hummus? Also, how long should you stay on the diet before adding back a food?
Thanks so much for info you can provide,
Barb
Hi this is not a reply. Don’t know how to add a comment! Do you use dried herbs and herbal tea bags?
I have been on a no tyramine diet for the past 5 years. I have found that when you are trying foods, if they do not agree eat some celery and it will calm that headache. Celery and cornbread kept my children out of the doctors office.
is there a difference in onion types besides shallots. especially if you cook them in dishes very thoroughly. Does that make it better. I have given up most things easily but i really love my onions. thanks….ron
Hi there
I use a lot of leeks and garlic and don’t miss onions at all. You might be OK with cooked onions only, so try and if you aren’t sick then you are OK with them.
Sarah
Hi,
Please check your response to ripe avocado before including it. Unripe avocado is fine with me, ripe ones are just terrible. Same goes with olive oil. Old, low quality (not virgin) just must be packed with tyramine.
Hi there
Yes I have recently seen avocado get the tick for the yes list. I have just tried unripe/justripe avocado myself and was ok. So yes very happy to see on the YES list. I will amend.
And good note about the olive oil you are right, I will add a footnote there.
thanks for comments
Sarah
I notice you out blackberries and raspberries on the no list, and blueberries on the yes list in small quantities. I was wondering if you have any opinion on strawberries?
Hi there
Strawberries are on the no list. I will amend
Sarah
Do you know how long Tyramine stays in the system, by that I mean if I eat something with high Tyramine, does it dissipate after a period of time or just stay there?
Hi Mo
It is hard to answer without knowing all the details like – if you are on the MAOI diet or the migraine diet?
I am on the migraine diet and will answer you from what I have read and what I know from experience. The Tyramine will stay in your system for 2-5 days depending on the speed of your metabolism as you get the migraine as it leaves the body. Personally if I eat something that I shouldn’t I will wake up with a migraine on the third day. If I ate that thing on consecutive days – say two days, I’m in for a two day migraine. So therefore if trying anything new I now only eat it once and in a small amounts and then leave it for at least three days. If there is no migraine I give the new product the all clear and add it gently into my diet.
I hope this answers your question.
Sarah
Hi Sarah, thanks for your prompt reply and good advice. Much appreciated. Mo
Hi Sarah,
I have been on the low/free tyramine diet for six weeks as of today. I have had only 3 migraines. I usually get 3 a week. I can’t tell you what a difference it makes. Thank You!
My niece is an artist whom lives in Santa Cruz, CA and she has been dealing with ulcertive colitis for many years. I mentioned going on a histamine free diet and she started a couple weeks ago. I hope this helps her.
Diane Sayegh
Northern CA
Hi Diane,
So glad to hear that the diet is working for you. It is such a relief to have less migraines and feel that you have some control over your life again. I do know what a difference it makes and I am so happy for you. Good luck and thanks for blogging.
best
Sarah
asparagus should be on the no list
No asparagas is fine for tyramine and histamine. Have you found that you have a problem with it?
Sarah
I am finding tremendous migraine relief from a low tyramine diet, but I’m still working out some of the details. I had hoped that sunflower butter would be an option, but I just read that sunflower seeds contain tyramine. Any thoughts? I’m not sure if it is the trigger for the migraine I just had or not. It could have also been fragrances I was exposed to for a long time a couple of days ago.
Since working out new recipes has been a major challenge, I am posting the ones that work for our family, if anyone wants to visit. I’m so glad to find others who are also having positive results from the diet.
Hi there
Thanks for the message. Sunflower seeds are fine to eat, buy fresh and keep them in the fridge to keep fresh. As for the sunflower butter (like peanut butter) I have had a try at making to eat it fresh but with limited succuss so far. Good luck with the diet I wish I had more time to post.
Sarah
PS have had a look at your blog: I would keep to whole food ingredience like 100% butter, nothing processed like rice bubbles, cornflakes and margarine. Almonds have tyramine unless they are eaten fresh and green.
What about brocolli or cauliflower? What about red, yellow, or orange peppers? What about when you read ” natural flavors” in the ingredients?
Hi there
Brocolli is fine to eat but no to cauliflower and no to all peppers. I avoid all ‘natural flavours’ – what does that mean anyway? Surely if it was a natural ingredient they would list it?
good luck
Sarah
Do you know if black garlic is on your no/yes list? It’s the process of making them black and sweet that I think may make it a no.
Hi Sue I had a look into the process of making black garlic, it seems like it is more like a very slow roasting process. Now I am no expert, but I am going to put it the dried spices food category and tentatively say it could be ok. Make sure you eat it while still within the fresh category for this process. Keep airtight if possible and in the fridge to stop aging and going rancid. If you do get a migraine let us all know and we will put on the definitely no list.
Thank you for your research. I do not know if the black garlic is on my no/yes list. I’m new to this. I usually do not get migraines but I’ve had them for the last 5 days. I started having 2 cloves of black garlic each day 6 days ago. Curious if others had a reaction to them. Thanks again!
Do cereals (dry) have tyramine?? If so which ones..thank you I am taking chemo drug procarbazine
Hello JoAnne
Sorry to hear that you have not been well, I personally stay away from all mass produced food as a rule. Keep to the outside aisles of the supermarket and whole foods and you should be good. I eat a variety of rolled oats, rolled spelt etc just soaked with rice milk and eaten with honey or stewed apple or rhubarb in the summer and as cooked porridge in the winter. Other days I have pancakes or waffles or eggs on toast. I am making a new bread from scratch as I am yeast and sourdough free which I am having a lot of luck with so when I have it perfected I will post.
Good luck.
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
No yeast/sourdough breads? What if you’re using the method of bread baking using the spoonful of mother from the sourdough jar to raise it without yeast, is that okay? I’d like to find a good bread recipe. Also, is it true that the Paleo Diet is also good for Migrane sufferers? Thanks much.
kat
Hi there
I recently tried making bread a few different ways but with no success for me. The Mother is aged and that is the problem. I tried making bread with a new mother but still got a migraine.
I have not looked to much into the Paleo diet as it does not aline to well with the tyramine diet.
Sarah
Hi Sarah, thanks so much for your efforts. Do you know of any MSG-free bouillon on the market?
Thanks.
Ellie
Hi Ellie
I used to use the swiss nature vegetable cubes, they are certified organic and free of MSG. The other one I used before that was Massel no MSG as well. Now both have yeast in them which I don’t eat at all now, not even in bread so look out if you are sensitive like I am. I just make a stock up and freeze it so have on hand when making rosotto or soups etc.
hope this helps and happy cooking.
Sarah
I know this is very late, but I found a packaged broth (Field Day Organic) which is yeast free and we don’t seem to react to. I love being able to keep SOMEthing for quick and easy flavor on the shelves.
I also love to get similar flavor from making a mirepoix. It is simple and there are a number of combinations, so check it out.
BTW, if you are looking for help with this type of diet, we follow a “whole food plant based” diet, and—because it offers and often encourages no/low-fat recipes—nuts can be eliminated. This means many recipes comply.
The biggest things yet to avoid are “fringe foods.” (i.e. Processed foods that many will still consume, like vinegars, aged soy products, and wine.) While not all recipes work, I find many that do (and often find I can replace vinegars with a little lemon/lime juice without headaches resulting. If needed to be more strict, one could use apple juice + a little citric acid.)
Sauces are often made with tofu, and I’ve learned to either replace it with cannellini beans or simply forego the mixing medium and add the flavors directly on top of what I serve.)
Hope that helps!
I have found homemade stock is great, but for “on the shelf ease” I tolerate Field Day Organic vegetable stock. It is made without yeast.
Have been looking to change my diet/lifestyle to prepare for Aya & good to see most of my preferences on the Yes list. Any word if turmeric is okay?
Hi Troy
Yes turmeric is fine, sorry I thought it was on the list I will ammend.
Sarah
Greetings! Thanks so much for providing this excellent resource. I am just now discovering tyramine as the trigger for my migraines, so am relieved to find your postings since tyramine free information is hard to come by. I’m wondering if you have a recommendation for salad dressing – I like a little tang, and need to give up the mustard. Can I try a blend of olive oil and white vinegar? If not, perhaps I could try stewing some rhubarb, freezing it, and then make a weekly batch of olive oil and stewed rhubarb with a dash of pepper. Thanks again, Jan
Hello there,
Sorry for the slow response I have had a lot going on. Yes to the salad dressing, but I hope you have worked that all out yourself by now. I use the olive oil, salt and pepper, citric acid and white vinegar. Let me know how you went with the rhubarb that sounds interesting.
Sarah
Tyramine “no” list means “no tyramine” or means “no, don’t eat these foods?” Very ambiguous if not dangerous. Please revise or remove.
Tyramine NO list means these foods contain Tyramine so do not eat. Sorry for the confusion.
Sarah
Greetings! Thanks so much for all you do with maintaining this information, it is extremely helpful and appreciated! Do you know of any commercially prepared items which are allowed, such as salad dressing and also energy bars? I am confused regarding energy bars – if they contain soy, is that okay? Thanks again, your information is a life saver!
Hi there,
Thanks for your feedback and now I feel really bad for being so slack over the last 6 months in not maintaining this blog.
Salad dressing I just make fresh when needed as it is so quick and simple, olive oil, white vinegar, salt, pepper and citric acid.
As for the energy bars I would find a recipe that you like, adapt and make it. I have not found one yet that is tryamine free.
Good luck
Sarah
Buckwheat is actually a seed. Would it not contain tyramine? Thanks.
Hi there
Yes I have been wondering about that myself lately and hoping that it is ok because it is such an amazing grain.
I have had a look and can’t find any info on avoiding buckwheat.
Sarah
Sarah,
Can I please email you privately? Thanks! (send contact)
Kat
You will have to post your email so I can email you.
Thanks
Sarah
Great list and info – found this trying to determine if hard cider had tyramine in it. Did you experiment or find that it did contain it?
I do have caffeine drinks, coffee, tea and sodas regularly without problems. I don’t think there’s a tyramine connection but of course it’s a known migraine trigger for some people.
My migraines are not chronic – that is they are not frequent enough to be considered as such but when I do get bad ones (ones preceded by visual disturbances) they are extremely painful so I’m dedicated to tyramine free most of the time and low-tyramine all of the time. When I do gamble I tend to pay the price.
It seems you eat very healthy overall so this may not be a problem for you but another one I’ve suspect – no hard evidence – are some cheese type boxed snacks. Think “goldfish”. It’s cheese based and has been sitting in a box for weeks if not months. I avoid them completely now.
Thanks again for the info.
Hi there
Thanks for the comment and I’m glad to here that you are not a chronic sufferer like most of us. You should try and keep a diary anyway and see if you can narrow the trigger down to avoid the migraines altogether if you can.
good luck
Sarah
How wonderful of you to do this whole blog. Thank you so much,. I am not on a migraine or an MAO diet. I’m just struggling, and have been for many years, trying to find out what really nocks me down…sleeping for 12 to 14 hours sometimes.etc. Sometimes I am affected in less than an hour, sometimes not for several hours or until the next day. I knew the problems were wine and cheese, and then yeast and ferment, but I didn’t realize that Tyramines were everywhere. Even in milk! I stayed clear of sugar and yeast and aged cheese etc because I was on the Candida diet, I thought Candida was the issue. But I no longer have Candida and still have the problems. Haha. Some of the things I thought were safe were nuts, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds!
In terms of dairy, for me, sadly, even cottage cheese can be a problem. And I also have recently figured out that anything canned, no matter how organic or recently canned, is poison for me. So, it’s good to see that it is part of the Tyramine profile. Maybe that’s my whole problem in a nutshell…or most of it.
Again I thank you,
Arva Rose
Hi there
Thanks for your great email, it is good to hear personal experiences.
Sorry I have not kept this blog up to date in the last 6 months, but us I said before i have had a lot going on.
Best
Sarah
Arva, I just saw this… and I don’t know if it will help, but my daughter was facing the extreme exhaustion issue… sleeping about 11 hours per night and waking with an alarm… always drained… no apparent medical cause…
For other reasons my family switched to a whole food plant based diet (and have since had to go low-tyramine to avoid one person’s headaches, & another’s “warrior gene” symptoms). When switching to whole food plant based (including removing sugar) my fatigued daughter bounced back and regained her energy. Now she needs only a little over seven hours of sleep per night. I don’t know what it was, but the diet change helped her tremendously… though it wasn’t tyramine related.
Good luck.
So I’m seeing this a year after you posted, Arva, but maybe you would be helped as our family was by going “whole food plant based.” We do that plus tyramine-free (or very low) and do well. Depending on your current diet it can seem an overwhelming change, but just slog away at it. Eventually it becomes simpler and second nature. You begin to enjoy different foods. Diet change doesn’t spell an end to enjoyment. It is a transition to enjoying different things. Be wary not to quit during the transition. In the end you won’t feel deprived, but during transition things can be difficult. Also, don’t push too far too fast. You can have your ideal diet on the horizon (for me, unprocessed legumes, grains, fruits and vegetables & intermittent fasting) but come on, NO one makes that leap in a day! (At least not to stick with it!)
I’ve been “whole food plant based” for over two years and trying to be tyramine free for a year and a half. Each component has had a lot of health benefits. I’m only now adding in intermittent fasting. (But to be honest, I can only do it with a solid prayer rule.) It has SO helped with my headaches and my child’s violent outbursts. (We think this is “warrior gene” related—she must have gotten the bad gene from both myself and my husband. It is a mentally crippling genetic propensity to not produce enough monoamine oxidase—the enzyme that breaks down tyramine.)
In any case, the “whole foods plant based” prong might be a good one for you to look at. My other daughter suffered as you—with exhaustion and much sleep required. Switching the diet—and not clinging to sugars (even natural ones, like honey, maple syrup, and even ground grains) was key.
AT FIRST, it was hard. NOW it is easy. Hang in there.
Thanks for your amazing long post. It is interesting to hear about your families story. I to am a warrior so it was interesting to hear you talk about that. I too do very well on whole foods, but they have to be cooked. I find it very hard to get the energy to my brain fast enough from raw food.
Thanks again for posting.
I meant KNOCKS me down. Not nocks me down!
Hi
Unsure if anyone can assist? My Shih Tzu has recently been put on selegiline and reading I came across the need to be on a low tyramine diet which i was not aware off 😦 As he has other issues and is on a low sodium diet, I make him treats by dehydrating meats (kangaroo and lamb). I am unsure if those treats are safe and i am struggling to find information on the content of tyramine in home made dehydrated meat anywhere 😦 If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated 🙂
Hi there
There is a conection here because of the drugs that treat Parkinsons are MAO inhibitors which is the low tyramine diet.
That is probably how you came to find my blog. So all dehydrated anything is out with the tyramine diet! Those treats are not safe if the person you are caring for is taking an MAO inhibitor drug.
I hope this helps
Sarah
I don’t know if you have this dialed in for you Shih Tzu yet, but our Havanese started having seizures… and we didn’t know why. A natural vet recomended echinacea. We gave it to her 2-3 times a day for about a year. We were able to slowly back her off of it, but probably treated her with echinacea for three years before being able to stop without her regaining the seizures. We had tried standard medications for seizures, but they messed with her so badly I thought we would have to put her down. The echinacea amazingly did the trick within a couple of days–with no seizure medicine required at all.
I don’t know how tyramines figure in for your dog, but it may be echinacea can help him/her tolerate whatever it is and heal. After echinacea, our dog stuck around with us for another probably seven our eight years and was much healthier. I didn’t think she’d last the month. I don’t know if it helps… but just in case, I’m putting it out there.
Good luck.
Thanks for the list. I am just starting to watch over the tyramine, any word on green or red grapes?
I would see how you go, for not sensitive people, no more than 1/2 a cup a day. Try a few grapes 1 day and leave it 3 days to see if you get a migraine, that’s what I would do!
cheers
Sarah
I recently found an unexpected migraine trigger — flavor extract oils added to homemade ice cream. It was specifically almond and walnut. I sed maple also, but it has a good track record. Do you know if tyramine makes it into the oils from the nuts? The ice cream was so basic, it was clearly the flavorings that got me. The dessert was also delightfully scrumptious! I am not happy about this. But of course, my guy adored it. I will make it just for him and something safe for me. I am researching, but coming up with only the thinnest resources. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to gather these lists. I have known that if I eat too much tyramine it triggers a migraine, but it’s in more than I thought. Your lists will be very helpful.
Now I’m trying to find out if Avocado Oil has high levels of tyramines or only overly ripe avocados? Almost every list I find says cooking oils are all fine, but I’m not sure if they actually mean to include avocado oil or not. I’m starting an Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) eating plan again and don’t particularly like the stronger flavors of coconut or olive oil.
Just have been notified by my Dr to stay away from tyramine. So this list will help me out a lot. Will also be keeping a food diary to try and find what triggers my migraine. Thank you very much
Hi,
Thanks for your list, it’s very helpful. Quick question. What about Apple juice and pears? You also said that wine in general is on the no list. I heard about red wine but what about the white one?
All the best,
Natalie
For me I’d say it is a no go zone due to the fermentation process. If you try it and are ok, then fine. Everyone has different migraines and different tolerances.
Have any new no tyramine lists been done since 2015?
I will have a look and update. I have had a crazy year with my family and have had no time to work on this blog.
thanks for posting.
Hello, thank you so much for your time in keeping this blog up with great info. I suffer from vestibular migraines, vertigo & all that yukky stuff. I’m currently taking Nortryptiline & Topamax, not sure if they fall into the med category you mentioned. Would the Tyramine free diet help me?
Hi there,
I too am on Topamax for my migraines and do the tyramine diet. I recently have stopped eating all bread with yeast or sour dough and have found that I am having very few migraines now.
Sorry for the slow reply it has been a crazy year.
So glad to find this info as just figured out blue cheese(old) and possibly other foods triggering my migraines!
Did want to pass on….i have relied on execedrin migraine but dont like the caffeine…friend gave me wild lettuce( herb) brew as cup of tea w honey and lay down for 30 minutes. Better than excedrin medicine for my migraines#wishihadknownsooner
Thanks for that tip, I’m going to give it a try.
https://www.carefoundation.co.uk/grape-seed-extract-headache-newly-discovered-natural-remedy/
you might find this articale helpful.
Store the grapeseed oil in a cool location. The oil will last the longest if stored in a cool, dark location such as a refrigerator or cellar. Under these conditions, the oil should stay fresh for approximately six months.
The health claims for grape seed oil are based on its supposedly high amounts of nutrients, antioxidants and polyunsaturated fats.
The fatty acid composition of grape seed oil is the following:
Saturated: 10%
Monounsaturated: 16%
Polyunsaturated: 70%
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/grape-seed-oil
Your list looks very similar to the one I’ve been compiling in my head for many years. The one standout is watermelon, however. If you buy the pre-cut stuff and leave it in the fridge for a few days, tyramine levels skyrocket. In the past, it has gotten me a few times.
This might be out of left field and a bit off topic, but as someone who has suffered with migraines for 28 years, I always want to try and help anyone who also has this terrible affliction. My low-tyramine food choices had gotten me down to maybe 10-12 migraines per year. Still too many, but it was a big improvement. About 15 months ago, being a Colorado resident, after reading many articles, I got exasperated and went to a dispensary and bought some marijuana (its legal here). Since then, I have vaporized a SMALL amount each night when relaxing before bedtime, not enough to have a huge effect other than feeling like you’ve had “one drink” for less than an hour. The last migraine I had was about a year ago, and the one I had a few months into this experiment was the weakest one of my life. I got home, hit the vaporizer again, which all but completely wiped out what little pain I had, slept for 90 minutes, then continued on my day. It doesn’t seem to matter which type either, just a small daily dose of “whatever they have”. I just rotate them, I have several types on hand. I know this is unconventional, and many people would be against it, afraid/unable to try it, or unable to buy it, but it has been the silver bullet I’ve been on a nearly 3 decade search for. Zero side effects, which is more than I can say for the prescription meds which worked poorly for me and made me feel strange. I will say that I did start taking a daily Feverfew capsule about 6 months prior, and that DID help with severity of the migraines, not with frequency though. So there is that variable. I still take it, because it did have a verifiable effect.
Recently, I have been adding some foods BACK into the diet. I’m now testing the waters, as this is really the final frontier in my migraine journey. I’ve already had massive success, and if I have to severely restrict my diet for life, that is fine too. Last week, I got a couple of Chicago-style hot dogs for the first time in 10+ years, complete with the relish, mustard, peppers, onions, poppy seed buns, and even a pickle on top. Pretty much a poster child for the no-no list. They were SO good. No migraine… The next attempt, when I am brave enough, is a PB&J sandwich. Oh, how I miss peanut butter! I’ll wait a while on that though, I don’t want to get too crazy as I’m still enjoying my migraine frequency reduction… good luck folks!
Hi. Thank you for this informative site. Do you know if flax seeds/flax milk are ok to have. I haven’t been able to find anything about the tyramine content of flax.