Posted by Elizabeth on April 24, 2002, at 23:11:04
In reply to Re: What are MAOI's side effects? » Elizabeth, posted by mat on April 24, 2002, at 6:58:25
> in austria moclobemid is the ONLY available MAOI!
That's weird! I think the irreversible MAOIs have an important place in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Moclobemide is a good first-line drug, I think, but the irreversible MAOIs (Nardil, Parnate, Marplan, etc.) often do great things for people who don't respond to anything else.
Some places in Europe have other irreversible MAOIs available, like nialamide and iproniazid, in addition to the ones that we have in the USA. (I don't know if we ever had nialamide here; iproniazid is no longer used because of the risk of liver disease. There are also other reversible MAOIs, like toloxatone and brofaromine, that I think are used in some countries.
-elizabeth
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