Hamish Harrumph
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If I smoke harmala, Syrian Rue e.g. do I have to observe the same dietary restrictions as for orally ingested MAOI 's?
I don't think you even achieve MAO inhibition by smoking harmalas.
And as stated above, Syrian Rue is a RIMA and as such quite forgiving.
I chewed a teaspoon of SR seeds this morning and followed up with a nice cup of coffee, this works well for me. I don't drink more than a couple of cups while on SR though (normally I'm a big caffeine addict), plus every metabolism is different, so keep that in mind.
But the bottomline is; no- smoked harmalas don't require stern dietary restrictions.
I would however never mix SSRI's and other contra-indicated medications with harmalas, smoked or ingested otherwise. If only just to be on the safe side of sorry.
It's a nice & sunny day here so let me politely thank you for pointing that out; I thought it was.Caffeine isn't contraindicated with MAOIs anyway, genius.
Caffeine isn't contraindicated with MAOIs anyway, genius. ]