Posted by sowhysosad on April 27, 2009, at 18:58:46
In reply to Re: Any moclobemide (Aurorix/Manerix) experiences?, posted by bleauberry on April 27, 2009, at 18:46:04
Thanks bleauberry.
I don't know why this doc keeps insisting on using controversial and (by UK standards) unconventional meds on my friend. So far he's tried or is about to try:
Cymbalta
Mirtazapine
MoclobemideThey're all meds where the hype far outweighs the research.
Why hasn't he tried:
Escitalopram
Sertraline
Clomipramine
Tranylcypromine
Phenelzine???All meds with solid research and proven efficacy, particularly the last three for treatment-resistant depression.
> I have been coming to psychobabble for well over a decade. In all that time I have never seen one person do well on Moclobemide for more than a few days.
>
> I don't know what they do in clinical studies or literature to make this med look as good as it looks, but something is really twisted. In the real world, it just isn't much of a med. I'm not saying it doesn't work great for someone, I'm just saying I've never seen it or heard of it happening.
>
> As long as the patient and the doctor are already partially commited to an MAOI trial, they might as well go for the real deal with Parnate and stack some real odds of success on their side.
>
> To prepare everyone involved for that, go to psychotropical.com and read Dr Gillman's articles on his experience with MAOIs on over 1000 patients. Anyone who has any doubts or reservations will be comforted and enthused with the idea. Someone at another forum said it best..."If Parnate or Nardil had been invented AFTER ssris, they would be perceived as an improvement over them". Moclobemide, not. Heck, even St Johns Wort is better than Moclobemide by a long shot.
poster:sowhysosad
thread:893072
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090426/msgs/893132.html