Posted by undopaminergic on July 4, 2008, at 8:40:04
In reply to Re: Nardil to Marplan washout period, posted by SLS on July 4, 2008, at 4:38:53
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> This is especially true of Nardil. It takes longer to reestablish MAO activity after discontinuing Nardil than it does for Parnate.
>Why would you want to allow MAO activity to return?
Cross-tapering from one MAOI onto another would seem the most sensible and efficient approach, but failing that, a more cautious option would be to wait a few half lives of the discontinued MAOI before starting titration of the new MAOI.
What is the half-life of phenelzine (Nardil)?
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