Posted by silvercoin on August 4, 2006, at 7:48:48
In reply to Re: anybdy in the US take RIMA's(or international, posted by nickguy on August 4, 2006, at 7:25:44
> thank you ma'm. Anybody have any idea why they are not available in the US? I"m not particularly overly enthusiastic about RIMA's, but it would definetely be worth a shot just like all other meds.
My assumption is that either they did not show sufficient efficacy in clinical trials and/or no company felt it worth the effort to pursue. My impression is that reversible MAOIs are inferior to the irreversible ones in terms of antidepressant efficacy. As for alcohol consumption, as long as tap beer is not consumed, you can have at least two drinks a day on any MAOI. This figure is really based on a worse case scenario involving Parnate; and my feeling is that on Marplan, Nardil, or EMSAM, you can go way beyond this.Todd
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