This is usually a minimum of 2 to 3 months. Small amounts are found in cereal, eggs, milk and meats. Detectable amounts are normally present in human blood, spinal fluid, urine, and sweat. PABA is a component of several biologically important systems, and it participates in a number of fundamental biological processes. Fibrosis is believed to occur from either too much serotonin or too little monoamine oxidase activity over a period of time.
Monoamine oxidase requires an adequate supply of oxygen to function properly.
There are no specific foods to avoid but a normal dietary intake should be maintained. Tablets and capsules 0.5 gram are given at the rate of 4 tablets or capsules 6 times daily, or 6 tablets or capsules given 4 times daily, usually with meals, and at bed-time with a snack. Tablets must be dissolved in an adequate amount of liquid to prevent gastrointestinal upset. Desensitization can be accomplished and treatment resumed. Should anorexia or nausea occur, therapy is interrupted until the patient is eating normally again.