Posted by Jedi on May 3, 2007, at 2:56:31
In reply to Re: Poll: How long have MAOIs lasted b4 poop-out?, posted by Malcolm64 on May 3, 2007, at 1:18:52
Hey guys,
Are you old enough to remember the scratched skipping record, well here I go again! Hypomania is a side effect. It can feel good after months or years of treatment resistant depression, but it is not the effect you are looking for. If you do get a hypomanic reaction, it can signal the med starting to work. But loss of that manic feeling does not mean the medication has lost it's efficacy. I've been on Nardil for most of the past ten years. the only times I've fallen back into the "black hole" of major depression is when I've stopped the med to try newer or different medications. MAOIs have been around since the late fifties. They are dirty meds with lots of side effects. For some of us, they are the only medication that works. Some people have posted that they have been on the drugs for thirty or forty years.
Jedi
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