How long after MAOI can I take MDMA?

[RhythmSpring]

Say you were to take Ayahuasca. How many days afterward would you say it is safe enough to take MDMA?

...To avoid any MAOI - MDMA interaction.

 

[donvliet]

it depends on the MAOI in question and it's duration of effect.

 

[RhythmSpring]

Psychotria Viridis.

 

[donvliet]

Psychotria Viridis.

that's your source of DMT, not your MAOI

 

[RhythmSpring]

ah, whoops. Banisteriopsis Caapi, the Ayahuasca vine.

 

[donvliet]

Caapi contains reversible MAOIs, which means that after a couple of days it's MAOI action is gone.

 

[drewmandan]

Two weeks is what the pharmaceutical companies always suggest.

 

[donvliet]

Two weeks is what the pharmaceutical companies always suggest.

For irreversible MAOIs (like some MAOI antidepressants) that's correct. For reversible MAOIs, like the ones contained in Caapi, a few days should be enough.

 

[perpetualdawn]

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