Posted by KaraS on June 18, 2005, at 2:33:19
In reply to Re: Allergic to patch? » KaraS, posted by gromit on June 17, 2005, at 23:49:25
> > Would the sublingual selegiline also obviate the need for the MAOI diet? If so, then why do we need to wait for the patch at all? Maybe it's a lot harder to get doctors to prescribe the sublingual selegiline where as if the patch were released and promoted here, then mainstream doctors would be willing to prescribe it.
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> I've wondered the same thing about sublingual selegiline, I know I've read that SHOULD be the case. I don't think there is a sublingual form available in the US. I imported some liquid, can't remember the measurement they use but I think it amounted to 300 mg, for about $90. Depending on your dose that could be pretty reasonable. At 10 mg a day it isn't, at least for me.
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> I've searched for, but never found again a post where someone claimed a really low dose, like 1-2 mg a day, would eventually give almost complete inhibition.
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> Rick
>Actually it may be a moot point. I found the following on PubMed. It's not encouraging.
Sublingual selegiline: new formulation. New formulation: new risk of oral adverse effects.
[No authors listed]
There is no evidence that sublingual selegiline reduces the risk of adverse effects associated with oral selegiline. On the contrary, it has a potential for oral ulceration and stomatitis
PMID: 14619897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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