hey
the reason your doc will want you off all your meds is that MAOIs don't mix well with other types of anti-depressants. I was on Phenelzine a while ago (nardil) The diet thing isn't so bad, cheese and red wine especially are the ones you have to avoid.
The main side effect problem I had was only when I took another medication with it causing low blood pressure and I would kind of lose the ability to stand up!
I'm on an R-MAOI just now and the diet thing is no big deal, I can have a wee bit of cheese without problems, most of the other stuff I wouldn't have usually (not a big wine drinker). They'll give you a diet sheet of stuff to avoid.
Give it a try and see how you get on, if it works it's all good, if not you tried it and there are plenty ofother options
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