For those who want to know what all the hubbub about the drama is about, The Americans follows Phil (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), two Soviet spies sent to live undercover in America as husband and wife during the Cold War.
Like most antidepressants, MAOIs work by changing the levels of one or more of these naturally occurring brain chemicals. An enzyme called monoamine oxidase is involved in removing the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine from the brain.MAOIs prevent this from happening, which makes more of these brain chemicals available.his is thought to boost mood by improving brain cell communication. MAOIs also affect other neurotransmitters in the brain and digestive system, causing side effects. MAOIs are sometimes used to treat conditions other than depression, such as Parkinson's disease.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are chemicals which inhibit the activity of the monoamine oxidase enzyme family.They have a long history of use as medications prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating atypical depression.he early MAOIs covalently bound to the monoamine oxidase enzymes, thus inhibiting them irreversibly; the bound enzyme could not function and thus enzyme activity was blocked until the cell made new enzymes. The enzymes turn over approximately every two weeks.