Posted by Elizabeth on July 11, 2001, at 16:18:57
In reply to TCA before MAOI » Elizabeth, posted by SalArmy4me on July 11, 2001, at 2:30:52
> You're right-- MAOI's work better in atypical depression, but all the literature refers to people going from failed trials of TCA's to MAOI's and not starting a MAOI before a trial of TCA's. Maybe that shows that clinicians trust TCA's more than MAOI's as far as safety is concerned:
And maybe they should rethink that assumption. The MAOI-food interactions are much better understood than they were in the '70s and '80s; for patients who are able to follow the dietary restrictions, MAOIs are quite safe.
-elizabeth
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