Posted by djmmm on January 8, 2007, at 16:44:11
In reply to MAOIs vs SSRIs, posted by meAgain on January 8, 2007, at 13:52:29
> I have tried almost every SSRI AND SSRNI for the past 9 years and no luck with any of them.What does a MAOI and is it a smart choice to switch to one? I have depression, OCD, and battle eating disorder since I was 12- (Im 26). I would really appreciate any feedback...Thanks :)
I can't tell you for sure if a MAOI would be right for you. It would be easy to say that, a good psychiatrist should be open to prescribing ALL available medical treatments--Unfortunately, having an eating disorder may limit your access to certain medications. Stimulants and Wellbutrin can be very dangerous for depressed persons with eating disorders. Your seizure threshold is lower than a person with healthy eating habits. Also, eating disorders are often cormorbid with substance abuse (I'm not saying you have substance abuse problems). As far as the MAOIs are concerned, Parnate is stimulating, and considered an anorectic medication. Nardil tends to increase your appetite-- It may be more difficult to manage an eating disorder while on either of these meds.
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