5-HTP and MAOI's

[ProducedRaw]

Apologies if this is more suitable for BDD, but is it safe to take a reversible MAOI (harmaline/harmine), say, 10 hours after taking 50mg of 5-HTP? From what I understand, 5-HTP is rapidly metabolised in the body, so I'm inclined to think that this could be OK but I want someone who knows what they're talking about to confirm. If not, how long should I wait? Also, I don't know if this is relevant, but doses of 150mg have been taken in the days leading up to this, will that have any added risk of serotonin syndrome?

 

[sackynut]

you should be fine, but dont make it a habit. if something does go wrong...sue the HELL out of both of the companies for not gving you any kind of heads up or warning.

5HTP is an analog of a controlled substance and therefore is not approved for consumption by the FDA, and since its not Rx its illegal to sell as a supplement, but they do anyways. Correct?

 

[23536]

5HTP is an analog of a controlled substance and therefore is not approved for consumption by the FDA, and since its not Rx its illegal to sell as a supplement, but they do anyways. Correct?

5HTP is legal to sell in the US because it is found in nature (see DSHEA), and no amino acid is a controlled substance. By that analog logic, a turkey sandwich would be a schedule 1 controlled substance.

 

[(zonk)]

uhm, 5-HTP is NOT an analog of a control substance lol, the FDA doesn't have to approve it so fuck em whether they approve it or not.
I don't think mixing MAO inhibitors with 5-HTP is dangerous going by what is written in TIHKAL under T... 20grams of tryptophan was mixed with a full dose of MAO_A inhibitor clinically with no problems.

 

[sackynut]

isnt 5htp technically a tryptamine analog? thats interesting about the found in nature thing, ill read that thanks for the link!

 

[ProducedRaw]

Thanks guys, everything went smoothly.