Posted by SLS on July 1, 2015, at 7:13:45
In reply to Re: Methylene blue for depression? » SLS, posted by Robert_Burton_1621 on July 1, 2015, at 6:28:02
> > Hi.
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> > I'm glad you decided to post.
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> > I know methylene blue has been used to treat depression. It is not a completely preposterous idea. I have not tried it personally, and I don't know for what type of depression it is best used for.
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> > Sorry I couldn't help.
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> > - Scott
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> MB has been trialed as a treatment for bi-polar depression:
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> Alda, M, Methylene blue for residual symptoms and for cognitive dysfunction in bipolar disorder: results of a double‐blind trial. 2011.
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> In vitro, MB is an extremely potent MAOI. It has been proven beyond reasonable doubt to have been the causative agent in human fatalities linked to serotonin syndrome (induced by the co-administration of SSRIs or SRIs).
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> Instead of going for MB, why not start with a conventional MAOI? What therapeutic advantage does MB have over parnate or nardil? Even if it has a theoretical advantage, you would probably have more success with your doctor by proposing to trial a conventional MAOI before you even think of MB.
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> Good luck.
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> More (very thorough) info:
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> http://www.psychotropical.com/methylene-blueIf the author is accurate in his assays and conclusions, methylene-blue might be the best MAO inhibitor for me. I have had experience with a potent and selective MAO-A inhibitor named clorgyline. To date, clorgyline has been the most potent MAOI drug for me. Unfortunately, this former investigational drug is no longer available for human consumption.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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