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Dependence on monoamine oxidase inhibitors in high dose.
Universitäts-Nervenklinik, Köln.
A 37-year-old woman with a personality disorder and chronic dysthymia developed a dependence on MAOIs. She ingested 440 mg tranylcypromine daily without any side-effects while taking no dietary precautions. The features of MAOI dependence and their resemblance to amphetamine dependence are discussed.
PMID: 1873639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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