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What is Tranylcypromine?

This is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). It is used to treat people with depression who have not responded to other treatments.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 15 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 4 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Major Depressive Disorder 4 0
Anxious mood 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 2 1 Efficacy_none

See all 20 patients currently taking Tranylcypromine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 5
Mild
 2
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tranylcypromine

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 4
Dietary restrictions 4
Insomnia 4
Sedation 2
Low blood pressure 2
Decreased appetite 1
See all 20 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tranylcypromine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 67%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 2   Other: 22%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Tranylcypromine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tranylcypromine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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Stopped Taking Tranylcypromine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tranylcypromine

Always
 11 92%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tranylcypromine

Very
 2 17%
Somewhat
 3 25%
A little
 4 33%
Not at all
 3 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tranylcypromine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 33%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 67%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.