About Ken

I am Dr Ken Gillman, a psychiatrist and clinical neuro-pharmacologist. My website provides free expert analysis and information about psychotropic drugs, based on my peer reviewed publications. I am the founder of the International MAOI Expert Group , the chairman of its Presiding Council and the senior author of the new MAOI guidelines.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

[NEW] Important Announcement & Update

Ken Gillman 30 November 2024

The first ever guideline for the use of MAOIs [see here]

We have just succeeded in publishing the first ever guideline for the use of MAOIs in serious and treatment resistant depression, and this has been co-authored and endorsed by more than 40 other international experts from Europe and North America. This is a huge achievement, possibly the most significant publication about MAOIs in the last 50 years.

We are trying to raise thousands of dollars to magnify the impact of our achievements and to achieve more – you can donate here to our registered charity

Dr Gillman has recorded instructional videos
A full list of the papers Dr Gillman and his group have published is available here.

Charity details

Those who wish to acknowledge the value of the information they gain from Dr Gillman PsychoTropical website, and/or the advice he gives directly over Skype, may donate here. The PsychoTropical website is completely separate from the International MAOI Expert Group, and you can donate to support that organisation here.

We have set up a dedicated charitable trust in parallel with PsychoTropical with a charity bank account (HSBC) through which to receive donations.  The donation process is facilitated through our charity PayPal account for its ease of use and country agnosticism.  You can find our donation page here.  If you wish to kindly make a large donation and would prefer to do so through a direct bank transfer, please reach out to Lila at lila@psychotropical.com, who can provide you with the relevant instructions and bank details.

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EXPERTISE

  • Serotonin Toxicity

    Serotonin Toxicity is poisoning caused by drugs that have serotonin-mediated effects, so-called ‘serotonergic’ agents which can only occur after the ingestion of drugs that substantially increase brain serotonin levels. Click here to visit the Serotonin Toxicity section.

  • MAOIs

    MAOI antidepressant drugs are safe and effective, with levels of side-effects that generally compare favourably with other drugs, and for tranylcypromine (TCP, Parnate) are notably better than most for not causing sexual side-effects or weight gain. Click here to visit the MAOI section.

  • Drug Adverse Reactions & Interactions

    A large proportion of patients do not get an ideal result form the first antidepressant that they are given, and it is frequently necessary to consider alternatives which may involve combinations of drugs. At present the fashion of using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) endures, and, because this family of drugs have a higher chance of interacting with other drugs, drug-drug interaction problems are common and sometimes serious. Click here to visit the Drug Interactions section.

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