title: Tolerability and antidepressive effect of brofaromine, a short-acting reversible MAO inhibitor--an open study.
abstract: The tolerability and antidepressive effect of brofaromine, a selective MAO-A inhibitor was tested in 14 depressive patients. None of the patients showed blood pressure or pulse frequency changes after ingesting tyramine-enriched meals. Four instances of agitation were observed as side effects. In two of these cases, the appearance of paranoid thinking and suicidal tendencies led to premature termination of the study. In 3 cases sleep disturbances, in particular difficulties in falling asleep, were observed. In the test of antidepressive effectiveness (measured on the HAMD-scale) significant improvement was observed from day 14 onwards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delcker
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gaertner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011674:Pulse / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D010880:Piperidines; C038213:brofaromine