isocarboxazid

Do not take these medications within the 2 weeks before, during or after treatment with isocarboxazid.

Do not give isocarboxazid to anyone younger than 16 years old without the advice of a doctor.

If you have diabetes, isocarboxazid may lower your blood sugar levels.

The following drugs should not be used while you are taking isocarboxazid:

Discuss with your doctor how much time to wait between starting or stopping any of these drugs and taking isocarboxazid.

There are many other medicines that can cause serious or life-threatening medical problems if you take them together with isocarboxazid.

Isocarboxazid can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions.

Isocarboxazid may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

Nevertheless related agents such as phenelzine and isocarboxazid are still on the market.

Do not take isocarboxazid before telling your doctor about all other prescription and over-the-counter medications you use.

Isocarboxazid can improve your mood and feelings of well-being.

If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting isocarboxazid.

Eating tyramine while you are taking isocarboxazid can raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels which could cause life-threatening side effects.

You should become very familiar with the list of foods and medicines you must avoid while you are taking isocarboxazid.

If you have been taking fluoxetine, wait at least 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine before starting isocarboxazid.

Do not take this medication if you are allergic to isocarboxazid, or if you have:

While you are taking isocarboxazid you must not eat foods that are high in tyramine, including:

Serious, life-threatening side effects can occur if you take isocarboxazid before another MAOI has cleared from your body.

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether isocarboxazid will harm an unborn baby.

Before taking isocarboxazid, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies.

Marplan (isocarboxazid)

Along with phenelzine and isocarboxazid, it is one of the few hydrazine MAOIs still in clinical use.

Isocarboxazid and other MAOIs are often looked at as a "last resort" medication due to their reactions to foods and powerful contents.

Clinical reports indicate that interaction between sertraline and the MAOIs isocarboxazid and tranylcypromine may cause serotonin syndrome.

Although medicinally helpful to people in need, isocarboxazid has many side effects, including headaches, jaundice, chest pain, rapid swelling and weight gain, fainting, dizziness and tremors.