Posted by Caleb462 on August 21, 2003, at 21:10:31
In reply to Re: NARDIL- THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, posted by matthhhh on August 21, 2003, at 20:00:11
> Ive tried all of the ssris - all made me soooo tired. couldnt stand the sedation.
> Ive heard a lot of talk about maois like nardil and parnate being effective for people. Are they much different from ssris, i mean, if your tired on the ssri's do maois have any potential?Yup. MAOIs are much, much different than SSRIs. SSRIs have a direct effect only on serotonin, where as the MAOIs effect serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and phenethylamine. As a class, they aren't generally considering sedating, though Nardil can be for some (it has additional effects on GABA). Parnate, due to its combined MAOI + amphetamine-like properties, is quite likely to cause the opposite effect, insomnia.
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