Posted by Crazy Horse on April 19, 2006, at 10:14:48
In reply to When is it time to try a MAOI?, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on April 19, 2006, at 0:12:46
> What is the best one for anxiety, then depression? Is it hard to convince a doc to let you try one with all the new meds? Are they better than the SSRI's (to me, it sounds like ppl swear by them).
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> Any insight would be appreciated.Best one? Some swear by Nardil, some swear by Parnate, and others are doing great on EMSAM "the patch". Really you just have to try one to see if it's good for you or not. Parnate is more activating then Nardil, some say Nardil is better for Anxiety..just have to try to find out for you. My pdoc likes maoi's so it was no problem for me, however some pdocs are afraid of them usually because of lack of knowledge or in my opinion laziness...it's easier to put someone on an ssri and say see ya in a month. Are MAOI's better than the other AD's. MY OPINION ONLY..I say Yes, not only because i'm doing very well on one (parnate) but because of their effect on more neurotransmitters than ssri's, snri's and TCA's. MAO inhibitor antidepressants(i.e., Nardil, Parnate and EMSAM)inhibit Monoamine oxidase which destroys neurotransmitters, thus prolonging the life of the neurotransmitters, and increasing neurol flow of Noradrenaline, dopamine,serotonin,acetycholine and GABA. So instead of increasing neurol flow of just serotonin (SSRI's-Prozac, zoloft, etc.) you are getting a lot of other neurotransmitters involved when using an MAOI. I hope this helps a little, and i wish you the very best. :)
Monte
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