# Drug Warnings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [December 9, 1999, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-warnings/329 "1999-12-09T22:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JC\_BAILEY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JC\_BAILEY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JC_BAILEY)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-warnings/329/1 "1999-12-09T22:25:00Z")
Since drug companies are advertising to the public on TV they have to tell us about all the dire consequences of using their products, such as ‘your hair will fall out, lost libido and possible stroke’ They always say…‘do not use if you are using an MAO inhibitor’. Other than the John Birch Society, what is an MAO inhibitor? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-warnings/329/2 "1999-12-09T22:42:00Z")
## [ul][li]These kind of questions should be posted in the "General Questions Forum.[/li][li]For any medical advice, consult a licensed physician.[/li][li]MAO inhibitors, aka monoamine oxidase inhibitors, are anti-depressants that block the activity of monoamine oxidase, hence the name. Their side effects may include chest pains, headaches, nausea, etc…[/ul][/li] Quand les talons claquent, l’esprit se vide. Maréchal Lyautey ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 1999, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-warnings/329/3 "1999-12-09T23:36:00Z")
It doesn’t sound like this comment/question refers to a SD column, so I’m going to move it to General Questions. Jill