Posted by Elizabeth on October 2, 1999, at 0:47:25
In reply to Re: Ranking AD's by POP (Poop Out Potential), posted by Sean on October 1, 1999, at 14:19:35
> I had a long run on amitriptyline, but the SSRI's
> seem to not last as long for me. Does anybody
> have an opinion on the MAO's?I don't know how common it is, but I know (first-hand experience and a couple of case reports in the literature) that they do poop out sometimes. For me [Nardil] this also meant withdrawal symptoms (look up "amphetamine withdrawal" in DSM-IV for details) and an extremely bad depression that didn't respond to other meds.
I had taken Nardil for <1 year when this happened, and I tried taking it a second time and the same thing happened. On the other hand (I don't want people to get the wrong impression based solely on my experience) I know people who have taken Nardil for as long as 10 years and it still worked, so who knows?
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