SC - Migraines-off subject of SCA cooking

[Donna J. White]

I believe the word you are looking for is tyramine.  It does nasty things
to the serotonin levels in the brain causing rapid vascular constriction
and dilation.  It is also in chocolate, aged cheeses, citrus fruits, and
onion/garlic.

On Sat, 12 Jul 1997 23:36:43 -0400 (EDT) Uduido at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 97-07-12 18:19:44 EDT, you write:
>
><< I can eat all of those things, but wine and 
> (to a much lesser extent) grape coolaid give me nasty migraines.  Any 
>
> connection?  >>
>
>In a nut shell, yes. I also cannot drink red wine without suffering 
>the
>affects of massive migraines. The offending chemical is not sulphur. 
>It is
>something else that entirely escapes my mind at this point. I will try 
>to
>find the word over the next 48 hrs. and post it. I do know  that this
>particular chemical is present in massive quantities in red and purple 
>wines.
>I also get migraines from the consumption of concord grape juice and 
>the
>eating of concord grape jelly/jam both of which I have a great 
>fondness for.
>. :-(
>
>Lord Ras
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