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What is Selegiline?

Selegiline is an antidepressant and anti-Parkinson's agent. Orally it is used as an adjunct to levodopa/carbidopa therapy for Parkinson's disease; transdermally it is used for major depressive disorder. Off label it is used for ADHD; negative symptoms of schizophrenia and extrapyramidal symptoms.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
6 16%
Moderate
1 3%
Mild
4 11%
None
26 70%

Most commonly reported side effects

trouble falling asleep
4 33%
Tiredness
2 17%
Prostate problems
2 17%
Nightmares
2 17%
Psychosis
1 8%
Diarrhea
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Selegiline. See all 21 dosages ►

  6 mg/24 hr all the time (24/7) daily 0.1 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 daily 1.5 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 5 mg one time 6 mg/24 hr daily 9 mg/24 hr daily 10 mg daily 12 mg/24 hr daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 125 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 77 Number of Patients: 77 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Selegiline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
23 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Other
21 27% Other: 27%
Doctor's advice
20 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Side effects too severe
15 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Personal research
6 8% Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended
3 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Expense
2 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
2 3% Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage
1 1% Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Selegiline

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Selegiline

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

Stopped Taking Selegiline

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
29 78%
Usually
3 8%
Sometimes
1 3%
Never
4 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 8%
Somewhat
2 5%
A little
3 8%
Not at all
29 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 3%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
7 19%
< $25
14 38%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 19, 2010.