Is there any doctor here? Could you please explain to me what a "monoamine oxidase

aresharmony · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008

inhibitor" (MAOI) is? Laymen terms of course

Thank you very much

emtd65 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2008

They are used for depression and mood disorders. They are used once nothing else has worked because of the possible lethal and dietary side effects.

SummerIdyll33 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009

what happens when someone takes fluoxetine and phentermine together for a period of more than a year or couple of years? what goes on in the body for fluoxetine to be harmful when taking phentermine?