Posted by Bob on December 13, 2002, at 14:00:41
In reply to Re: MAOI's, posted by cybercafe on December 13, 2002, at 1:46:07
You mention that Parnate was possibly the best AD you had ever been on. I assume you are no longer on it. May I ask why you stopped it?
> MAOIs are the number one treatment for treatment
> resistant depression
>
> MAOIs are the number one treatment for anergic atypical depression
>
> tricyclics are the number one treatment for melancholic depression
>
> SSRIs are the first line treatment because they have more mild side effects (who needs a libido right?),
> they're harder to overdose on, and marketing probably has a lot to do with it too
>
> parnate was probably the best antidepressant i have ever been on ...
> weight loss, increasing energy, increased libido....
>
> oh and as a bipolar i found MAOIs to be much less likely to induce cycling
>
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