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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - How They Work
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Written by: Petros Skapinakis, MD, MPH, PhD, lecturer of Psychiatry in the University of Ioannina Medical School, Greece.
Eva Gerasi, postgraduate student in the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.
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22 Jul 2008.
Latest revision:
22 Jul 2008.
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How do MAOIs work?
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These medications balance certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters by reducing the amount of monoamine oxidase, the substance that breaks down the neurotransmitters. When these brain chemicals are in proper balance, the symptoms of depression are relieved.
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