Posted by ace on August 1, 2006, at 0:50:31
In reply to MAOI fear, posted by jealibeanz on July 31, 2006, at 13:53:56
> I just had a presentation give a one slide presentation on depression and medications for a lecture. He, and MD, listed SSRIs as the main treatment. Mayyybe TCAs if carefully monitored. Never MAOIs... too dangerous/lethal. Kinda sad that's the general opinion of doctors.
ABSOLUTE and UTTER RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!
Do MAOI's have the same risk of morphological twisting of neurons that SSRI's have...NO!
Do MAOI's have the same potential for cardiotoxicity as TCA's: No!!!!!!
Do MAOI's have any more renal problems than the SSRI's: NO!
Do MAOI's have the horrid w/drawal symptoms of many SSRI's: NO!
Do MAOI's have as many contraindications as SSRI's and TCA's: YES, BECAUSE CLINICAL TRIAL HAVE NOT BEEN DONE ON THEM FOR SO LONG AS TO CONFIRM SAFETY WITH OTHER PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS. I HAVE USED OVER 7 'CONTRAINDICATED' MEDS WITH NARDIL, WITH NO PROBLEMS.
MAOI hypertensive risk is very low, despite comments to the contrary.Hypoxia, which has been noted with the SSRI's, is non-existant with the MAOI's
And, despite all the nonsense you will here, MAOI's have just the same, if not less, s/eefects than SSRI's. SSRI's have been noted to cause dyskinesias, diaphoresis, huge weight gain, 'zaps' in different lobes of the brain, total inorgasmia, edema, and so on.
DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!MAOI's ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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