I have been on three different MAOI's and found that they helped substantially more than any SSRI"s or Trycyclics. I had to come off them as I developed serotonin syndrome (becasue it was mixed with other drugs, and is also very rare so dont worry about this) One of them also made me manic, which was good but the Dr. didnt agree. If you havent had any luck with other anti depressants then this may be the way to go, everone is different though.
I was on Nardil for a while. As for the dietary restrictions, it isnt that bad. I still ate a small amount of cheese. It is however important to recognise the signs of the food interactions with the drug as it can potentially lead to very raised (life threatning) blood pressure etc.
Just give it a try, you dont have anything to lose right????/
As for being off meds, just try to take it each day as it comes, or each hour. Anti depressants generally stay in your system for a while (week or so) after you stop taking them anyway, so you could look at it as only being one week or so off meds. Also talk to your dr. explain this anxiety and I am sure that they will offer you extra support during this period should you need it.
Let us know how it goes
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