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Posted by Tyrannosaur on July 6, 2013, at 16:10:55
I've been considering mixing rhodiola rosea and nardil to see if it could be beneficial.
Has anyone tried it before?
Rhodiola Rosea is a very weak inhibitor of MAO.
It is also said to stimulate the release/increase in serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Anyone got any better knowledge of this?
Posted by SLS on July 6, 2013, at 16:39:33
In reply to Nardil + Rhodiola Rosea, posted by Tyrannosaur on July 6, 2013, at 16:10:55
> I've been considering mixing rhodiola rosea and nardil to see if it could be beneficial.
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> Has anyone tried it before?
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> Rhodiola Rosea is a very weak inhibitor of MAO.
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> It is also said to stimulate the release/increase in serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Anyone got any better knowledge of this?I would be concerned any time a MAOI is combined with a substance that increases the concentration of intrasynaptic serotonin. I really don't know the extent to which RR does this.
- Scott
Posted by Tyrannosaur on July 6, 2013, at 17:01:41
In reply to Re: Nardil + Rhodiola Rosea » Tyrannosaur, posted by SLS on July 6, 2013, at 16:39:33
Some studies have shown serotonin can be increased by 30%, my main concern is if this combination is safe.
Getting fatal serotonin syndrome is quite hard to get, combinations such as ssri + mdma or maoi + ssri/mdma could procure this. But i doubt rhodiola + maoi could cause this.
Posted by BrainDamage on July 7, 2013, at 12:38:46
In reply to Re: Nardil + Rhodiola Rosea, posted by Tyrannosaur on July 6, 2013, at 17:01:41
> Some studies have shown serotonin can be increased by 30%, my main concern is if this combination is safe.
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> Getting fatal serotonin syndrome is quite hard
But i doubt rhodiola + maoi could cause this.I would be very wary of combining an Maoi with Rhodiola Rosacea
Rhodiola has some MAOI Inhibitory activity & elevates SerotoninI doubt you would die from this combination, but I also doubt it would be safe
Serotonin Syndrome is quite easy to induce
At least thats what I've found
Even mild Serotonin Syndrome is unpleasant & uncomfortable
You could try low dose Rhodiola with Nardil
Just think you might be playing with fire
Posted by BrainDamage on July 7, 2013, at 13:06:08
In reply to Re: Nardil + Rhodiola Rosea-Bad Idea, posted by BrainDamage on July 7, 2013, at 12:38:46
Or maybe I'm just being over cautious
Don't see why you shouldn't take a low dose of Rhodiola & see how you feel
If its ok then gradually increase the dose
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