Micah has been under a physician's care for depression. Although his symptoms have disappeared and he has suffered no major side effects, he has had to go on a severely restricted diet since his treatment began and be careful about eating certain smoked, fermented, or pickled foods and drinking certain beverages. In addition, he needs to be careful about taking other medications due to a risk of severe high blood pressure. Micah's doctor has probably been treating him with __________.

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Micah's restricted diet and need to avoid certain medications suggests that he is being treated with MAOIs, which interact with certain foods and medications and can cause hypertensive crisis. Lithium, Prozac, and tricyclics do not have such strict dietary restrictions.

Micah Has Been Under a Physician's Care for Depression