Posted by emme on April 24, 2005, at 13:24:53
In reply to Who prescribes selegeline, posted by linkadge on April 24, 2005, at 12:12:57
Mine suggested it. She thinks way outside the box. She had said there was literature supporting the use of L-phenylalanine with selegiline for treatment of depression. Here's a couple of references in case you want to present info to your doctor:**********************************
Rapid treatment of depression with selegiline-phenylalanine combination.
J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;52(3):137.
(There was no abstract on Pubmed with this reference)
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J Neural Transm. 1984;59(1):81-7. Related Articles, LinksL-deprenyl plus L-phenylalanine in the treatment of depression.
Birkmayer W, Riederer P, Linauer W, Knoll J.
The antidepressive efficacy of 1-deprenyl (5-10 mg daily) plus 1-phenylalanine (250 mg/day) has been evaluated in 155 unipolar depressed patients. Both oral and intravenous administration showed beneficial effects in 90% of outpatients and 80.5% of inpatients. It is concluded that this combined treatment has a potent antidepressive action based on the accumulation of 1-phenylethylamine in the brain.
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