COMMON & BRAND NAMES

Deprenyl; Eldepryl; Emsam

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Antidepressant; Anti-aging; MAOI-B; MAOI-A (large doses)

CHEMICAL NAME

(R)-N,a-dimethyl-N-2-propynylbenzeneethanamine

DESCRIPTION

Selegiline increases the actions of dopamine in the brain by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down. After being sold for years as an anti-aging supplement and a treatment for Parkinson's disease, the FDA approved use of a Selegiline transdermal patch (Emsam) for treatment of depression in 2006.