Posted by cybercafe on December 13, 2002, at 1:46:07
In reply to MAOI's, posted by linkadge on December 12, 2002, at 11:44:07
> MAOIs for some indeviduals are considered to
> be more effective than both SSRI's and
> Trycyclics.
> Some think that Tricyclics are more effective than SSRI's and there is some evidence to support that. I think asside from side effects, tricyclics can provide more robust recovery because of their effect on norepinephrine as well as serotonin.
>
> From my understanding, the MAOI's tend to cause fewer mental side effects. The tyramine food interaction can be dangerous however. Some people say that they're more like themselves on MAOIS and less like it changes their personallity.
>
> I would work backwards and only go to the previous generations AD's if the current is not successful. If you plan on medicating for a while, the SSRI's are safer on the body.
>MAOIs are the number one treatment for treatment
resistant depressionMAOIs 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 tooparnate 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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