Refractory depression treated with high doses of monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Guze, B.H.; Baxter, L.R.; Rego, J.

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 48(1): 31-32

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689
PMID: 3804984
Document Number: 291914
Two treatment-refractory cases of depression were treated with doses of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) that exceeded the recommended therapeutic range. Both patients improved without any side effects. It appears that high doses of MAOIs when used with caution in responsible patients may be another method for treating refractory depression.

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