Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, or MAOI, are antidepressant drugs prescribed to people diagnosed with depression. If you thought prescription drug abuse was dangerous before, MAOIs up the ante. Most MAOI drugs aren’t prescribed to people under the age of 16, so the effects on teens engaging in substance abuse could very well be lethal.

People who take MAOI medications with a prescription have to be careful when taking other medications, even over-the-counter ones, due to the drug interactions that will occur. Many MAOIs also interact with alcohol and the two shouldn’t be mixed. There are even foods that can react with MAOI drugs.

Overdosing on an MAOI medication also has severe consequences, including dramatically high or low blood pressure, seizures, and even falling into a coma.

Here’s a list of some MAOI drugs: Aurorix, Azilect, Dextroamphetamine, Emsam, Manerix, Marsilid, Marplan, Moclodura, Iprozid, Ipronid, Iproclozide, Harmine, Moclobemide, Nardil, Rivivol, Phenelzine, Propilniazida, Tranylcypromine, Selegiline, Rasagiline, Zyvox and Zyvoxid

The bottom line is that these antidepressants should be avoided unless your doctor prescribes them to you.

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