new med in February [View all]
Hello all,
Hope all of you are having a good 2018 so far or will soon! As I said last year, my doctor is now starting me on an MAO inhibitor, Selegiline, which he is dispensing as a transdermal patch to be applied to my skin. The benefit of transdermal as opposed to oral is that it lowers the possibility of a hypertensive crisis if I accidentally eat anything with tyramine in it. The Selegiline was his idea and not at my insistence.
Anyway, in February I start taking it. First, my Bupropion and Venlafaxine have to be tapered down carefully, and then I have to be totally antidepressant-free for two weeks (a "wash-out" period) because you cannot mix other antidepressants with Selegiline.
At any rate, wish me luck. Hopefully it will be worth all this hassle. All the best to all of you.
Steve
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