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What is Phenelzine?

Phenelzine is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, used to treat depression. It comes as a tablet to take by mouth and is usually taken three times a day. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 6 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Other 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Major Depression and Mood Stabilization 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Major Depressive Disorder 2 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Depressed mood 2 0
Prevent migraine 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 15 patients currently taking Phenelzine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 1

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

Difficulty with orgasm 5
Weight gain 4
Daytime sedation 4
Dietary restrictions 4
Difficulty thinking 3
Problems concentrating 3
See all 19 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  15 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 90 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Phenelzine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 43%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 29%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 14%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Phenelzine

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

Currently Taking Phenelzine

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

Stopped Taking Phenelzine

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Phenelzine

Always
 11 85%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Phenelzine

Very
 2 15%
Somewhat
 2 15%
A little
 3 23%
Not at all
 6 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Phenelzine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 2 33%
< $25
 3 50%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.