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    Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Jun;158:856-7.

    Dependence on monoamine oxidase inhibitors in high dose.

    Vartzopoulos D, Krull F.

    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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    • Tranylcypromine (Parnate®)

      Tranylcypromine is used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other medications. Tranylcypromine is in a class of medications called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). It works by increasing the am...