Posted by Peter S. on February 15, 2003, at 19:11:15
In reply to MAOI works 100% cases???? or not??, posted by Neo on February 14, 2003, at 12:56:11
I have tried both Nardil and Parnate at very high doses. Parnate worked for a short time and then faded out. Nardil didn't seem to do anything.
> Hi,
> after years of reading up and down this board i realized that classic AD work about 50% times.
> This is the why this board is full of switches: switches from effexor to paxil, to zoloft, from prozac to lexapro, from celexa to any other kind of AD and so on.
> The thing i noticed is that, when people are on MAOI they feel pretty well, seem to be renewed and returned to life: i've never read: "Nardil killed me!" or "I can't stand Parnate!" or "Maoi was ineffective at all!".
> My question is this: I failed to read this board or maoi are effective in the most part of people, in particular in non-respondent depression?
> And if they work almost everytime, why they are used only in a small part of people?
> Perhaps cause they food limitation or side effects?
> Truly, i've never read "nardil make me dizzy and drowsy" but i've read it thousand times about SSRI!
> There is something that i had misunderstood?
> Please help me to understand!
> Thanx to all!!
poster:Peter S.
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