What medications are MAOIs?

Answer 1

MAOI (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor) is not an ingredient therefore cannot be "in" a drug. It is a classification of drug.

MAOIs are first generation antidepressant drugs which (today) are primarily used as a last resort due to the various adverse effects and food interactions.

The list of items (including drugs) which qualify as MAO inhibitors is extensive, and you may want to simply Google "list of MAOI's "

Answer 2

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

The space between nerve cells contains monoamine oxidase, which destroys norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. MOAI's act to block the effect of monoamine oxidase to help relieve depression.
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor MAOIs inhibit naturally occurring enzymes in the human body. This inhibition leads to increased levels of chemicals such as the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. By slowing their metabolism, MAOIs also allow chemicals such as N,N-DMT, to become active when taken orally.

Answer 3

MAO is the enzyme involved in the metabolism of Dopamine and metanephrines. Deficiency or excess of this enzyme/activity was linked with depression, anxiety, bulimia, Parkinson. MAOIs act by inhibiting the activity of monoamine oxidase, thus preventing the breakdown of monoamine neurotransmitters and thereby increasing their availability. There are two isoforms of monoamine oxidase, MAO-A and MAO-B. MAO-A preferentially deaminates serotonin, melatonin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. MAO-B preferentially deaminates phenylethylamine and trace amines. Dopamine is equally deaminated by both types. Because of potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, monoamine oxidase inhibitors have historically been reserved as a last line of treatment, used only when other classes of antidepressant drugs (for example selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants) have failed. Exemples of MAOI: Isocarboxazid (Marplan), Isoniazid (Laniazid, Nydrazid), Nialamide (Niamid), Phenelzine (Nardil, Nardelzine), Procarbazine, Hydracarbazine<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Answer 4

Phenelzine. selegiline