Posted by willyee on February 19, 2007, at 19:19:46
In reply to Are MAOIs ever ineffective?, posted by UgottaHaveHope on February 19, 2007, at 11:51:48
In a way its a lil simple,i think the serotionin theory is beginning to be a lil debuffed as simply raising a KNOWN FEEL GOOD chemical a bit which would obviously make most people feel better for a while,however i think and hope the serotonion obsession ends.
As far as Maois go,i believe the reason they are highly succesful is the same reason they also cause so much trouble,they are not SELECTIVE,they effect a wide range of chemicals,this does two things,
On the plus,opens up a pretty large THEPRUTIC WINDOW to hit on a troubled area.
SECOND ON THE FLIP SIDE,along with that is will also raise other chemicals that one does not really need,everyone differs,so each person can be sensative to a overload of a certain chemical,which may be why complaints often vary as well.
If you not POSITIVE ON THE PROBLEM,i dont see why you wont to be selective,as in ssris,id imagine youd want to touch on a few areas in hopes you might at least offer some reliaf.But again the problem here arises what to do when unwanted areas are affected?
Either way i washed my hands for life on ever using a ssri again and would go no med or herbs if maois became unavailable.
Also i dont think emsam should at this point even be regarded with the older maois such as parnate,nardil,and marplan,not even moclimice.
If you want to try a maoi,then the three above should be an option,if you afraid,then you really shouldent the side effects might be worse one day then the next and a person not sure of being on it will prob freak out.
If you go on a maoi,make the decision u want to do it,be sure,go full speed ahead.
Personaly i dont very few things worse than living with untreated depression,and id risk my life and have as i have recently laid upon a Er TABLE WITH TUBES IN ME and a large cup of activated charcoal due to reading stupid posts and trying stuff i knew better,but again i dont regret it,not even if i died on that table,i will die fighting it,not living suffering it.
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