Posted by JohnL on September 28, 1999, at 3:35:23
In reply to All that's old is new again..., posted by Adam on September 28, 1999, at 0:30:01
Adam. Hagop Akiskal, a noted guru in psychiatry, describes in his book reasons for antidepressant failures. He speaks of patient-related reasons and physician-related reasons. For physician-related reasons, he cites the underuse of MAOIs as the main reason. I have no expereience with MAOIs, a little with TCAs, but I agree with you. I think the older stuff has merits overshadowed by the marketing hype of current-day drugs. Newer alternatives that attempt to mimic olden day methods, except with diminished side effects, are certainly welcome in my book! Reboxetine, patch-delivery MAOIs, and who knows what else aren't coming down the pike fast enough. Bring em on!
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