Posted by saturn on October 3, 2006, at 20:02:14
In reply to Psychiatry Class..., posted by jealibeanz on October 3, 2006, at 19:50:18
> The two MAOI's... Nardil and Parnate. Apparently they are the only two that exist. I was told this in two other classes too, one of which is taught by a PharmD, the other an MD. So nobody has heard of EMSAM. Ohhh, and of course, they pose a high risk of fatility due to hypertensive crisis, so they are horrible drugs...
Yeah definitely not first line but they seem to really help some people(just ask ace). I doubt I'll ever take one but it's nice to know these "big guns" are available if needed.
Interestingly, isoniazid (inh), used to treat tuberculosis, is also an maoi (in fact I believe the first antidepressants, maoi's, were discovered serrendipitously when TB patients had improved mood on these drugs). Moclebemide is also an maoi.
Is this an undergrad class? Hope you're doing well in it.
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