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Query: UMLS:C0027066 (
myoclonus
)
4,275
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are effective antidepressant agents. They are increasingly and effectively used in a number of other psychiatric and non-psychiatric medical syndromes. Their potential for serious toxicity (i.e., hypertensive reaction) is far less than original reports suggest, and newer reversible substrate-specific MAOIs may offer even less toxicity. The author reviews the pharmacology, mechanism of action, clinical indications, and dosing strategies of MAOIs. The common MAOI side-effects (hypotension, weight gain,
sexual dysfunction
, insomnia, daytime sedation,
myoclonus
, and hypertensive episodes) are described and management techniques suggested. Recent clinical developments involving MAOIs are outlined.
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PMID:Monoamine oxidase inhibitors: clinical review. 2123 84
