Posted by linkadge on August 10, 2005, at 15:43:51
In reply to Half life wow, posted by willyee on August 10, 2005, at 3:31:14
MAO inhibitors are some of the only meds where a short half life is not necessarily a problem. The MAO inhibition produced my these drugs lasts longer than the drug stays in the system. This is why you need to wait so long for a washout to an SSRI.
Ie. it can take two weeks before the MAO enzyme begins to work at full actitivty again after it has been inhibited.
Now parnate may be a slightly different story since it has stimulant properties too. These properties would only last as long as the life of the drug. So there might be a crash inbetween doses from the stimulant effect.
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