Posted by Lorraine on September 3, 2001, at 22:34:55
In reply to Re: Marplan » kazoo, posted by Mitch on September 1, 2001, at 19:08:28
> > > What was so wrong with isocarboxazid, that people abandoned it for the more volatile (IMHO) phenelzine and tranylcypromine? Its back on the market now, and I wonder how it does popularity-wise.
I know a manic-depressive who takes Marplan and swears by it--has taken it for years. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Lorraine
> >
> > ^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > MARPLAN was considered the "weakest" of the three other major MAOIs. Roche discontinued it when sales dropped (typical!). The drug is available generically. I took it 20 or so years ago: did nothing.
> >
> > MARPLAN also happens to be one of the character names of some alien in an old Star Trek episode.
> >
> > What? No infringement litigation against Captain Kirk? I'm shocked! Someone call Johnny Cochran, quickly!
>
> Hey, I like that sense of humour! It makes me want to try it just so I can tell people-"uh, I dunno, I take Marplan, you know, the name of that alien on Star Trek?"
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