I suffer from anxiety and depression and have exhausted ALL of the SSRI's (paxil was the only one that worked well but it caused weight gain and loss of sex drive). I'm now looking for info re MAOI's b/c I've heard they are actually very good, but underused, meds. Has anyone out there tried either of these? How difficult are the eating restrictions? Are there weight and sexual side effects as with the SSRI's?

I haven't tried them myself but I may soon. All the research I've done shows that the dietary restrictions are blown way out of proportion. Nardil has the reputation for being the better long term and more stable one but weight gain and sexual dysfunction are possible side effects (of course). Parnate is know as being faster acting and more potent/stimulating but may poop out more often. Weight gain and sexual side effects are very uncommon.