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Encyclopedia: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors are a class of powerful antidepressant drugs prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating atypical depression, and have also shown efficacy in helping people who want to quit smoking. Due to potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, MAOIs had been reserved as a last line of defense, used only when other classes of antidepressant drugs have been tried unsuccessfully. Recently, however, a...


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  • MAOI's and tryptamines - 2 replies

    of snorting acid-like substances, but we don't know what substances must be taken with a MAOI. For example , we've read that 5-MEO-DMT is orally inactive if not taken with a MAOI, but what happens with other

    Oct 07, 2008

  • Treatment for Asthmatics that are on MAOI's or TCA's - 14 replies

    of psychological problems requiring them to take MAOI's or TCA's? my understanding that administration of Albuterol and like preparations to patients taking...

    Nov 30, 2007

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    Should the Maoi Statues be constructed in Kassite or Cordoba? Remember this is an opinion poll only Should the Maoi Statues be constructed in Kassite or Cordoba? Remember this is an opinion poll...

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  • What does MAOI mean?

    MAOI is the abbreviation for the prescription medication monoamine oxidase inhibitors. These drugs may be used to treat psychiatric or emotional conditions, including depression, and for the treatment of Parkinson's ...

  • What should I do if I'm taking an MAOI?

    Talk to a doctor, this is EXTREMELY dangerous to mix, people have died when doctors mixed pain medication with people taking maois. I wish I could tell you a dose, ...

  • Are there any drug interactions with Zicam MAX Cough Spray?...

    Do not use if taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease), or within two weeks of stopping the MAOI ...

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What should I do if I took an MAOI with Nyquil?
On the Nyquil bottle it says not to take MAOI's with Nyquil, but I took...

MAIO's f*k with everything u eat... and Cymbalta is an SRNI not an MAIO. serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor... but if u still want to make sure ask u doctor.

Asked by d i - 1 month ago

need to find a over the counter drug contaning warning/interaction with maoi?
I need a over the counter drug that contains a warnings or interaction with a...

Benadryl (diphenhydramine) should not be used within 2 weeks of any MAOI because of the possibility of increased and prolonged effects of diphenhydramine.

Asked by redneck mama - 7 months ago


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