Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C8H12N2, used especially in the form of its sulfate as an antidepressant.
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- noun A
monoamine oxidase inhibitor, used as anantidepressant , chemical formula C8H12N2.
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- noun monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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MAOIs, such as phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate), and isocarboxazid (Marplan), are an older type of anti-depressant that is used to treat some anxiety disorders.
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Common interactions: Barbiturate anesthetics (e.g., thiopental); cimetidine (Tagamet); antidepressants, including monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors such as phenelzine (Nardil) and tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline; sodium oxybate (GHB).
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As more experience has accumulated with phenelzine, there is little reason to prescribe other available MAOIs, especially as there is no evidence of therapeutic benefits greater than those of phenelzine.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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The most clinically important MAOIs e.g., phenelzine are hydrazine derivatives and are inactivated by acetylation in the liver.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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The monoamine oxidase inhibitor, phenelzine, in the treatment of depressive-anxiety states.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Acetylator status and response to phenelzine in depressed patients.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Your doctor proposes a medication called phenelzine.
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Rocket Jackson wonders, Will phenelzine really kindle the "urge to actually initiate a conversation," or will it just relax him in groups?
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There are plenty of enlightening and nutty answers about phenelzine there, but Psycho-Babble is likely to prove entrancing for other reasons.
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Zeitguest, another poster, assures Rocket Jackson that phenelzine - brand name Nardil - can make you convivial.
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