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MAOIs and supplements

Posted by sailor on December 23, 2003, at 9:05:28

MAOIs and supplements--anyone out there supplemnting their maoi meds with vitamins, minerals and/or specific pre-cursors (pea, l-tyrosine, tryptophan, etc.)? I'm thinking that if your brain is deficient of a particular amine, say dopamine (which of course could be the cause of the symptoms), and you enhance the uptake or consumption of the amine, are you not then risking depletion. I have tried
Wellbutrin 3 times with the same results--a very obvious mood improvement (anhedonia, apathy gone) within 2-3 days, then crash a few days later and a depression worse than before. I am 57, and I've read about "normal" curves of dopamine depletion as we age. I'm now on my first trial of Parnate, but stuck on 30mg/day for a month due to a conservative prescriber. So far only SEs of PM fatigue and nightime restlessness with some restless leg syndrome and insomnia. I'm reserving judgment till I get the dose up to 60mg or more based on other PB users' reports. Any feedback appreciated. Regards, Sailor


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