Posted by test_subject_99 on November 17, 2012, at 16:25:21
In reply to Re: Making PEA 'active' with MAOIs, posted by EEERRRIIICCC on May 9, 2012, at 13:59:11
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS POST IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH PEA, A NATURALLY OCCURING MONOAMINE ALKALOID, FOUND (AND CREATED) NATURALLY IN THE BODY/BRAIN, AND IS ALSO in SOME FOODS (chocolate is one). TAKEN IT IS NOT MEANT AS A WAY TO GET 'HIGH'!! WHAT YOU ARE READING IS MY EXPERIENCE, THAT IS ALL. I WILL NOT LIE. IF ANYBODY CONSIDERS MY POSTS OR THIS THREAD TO BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO GET 'HIGH' YOU ARE WRONG. IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOU READ HERE, OR FIND IT DISTASTEFUL THEN PLEASE, STOP READING IT.
Hi all. Just to clarify, my posting name used to be 'tecknohed', and you'll see that in the previous posts in this thread. In fact, as you can see I started the thread.
There is some very good info on the WEB regarding this subject. But for a quick, easy to understand explination of PEA + MAOIs, please check the following page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenethylamine
OK. So do 'full' MAOIs (MAOIs which irreversibly inhibit MAO A & B) work well at activating PEA? Well I've ansered my own question! Firstly, a glance at my current med regime:
Isocarboxazid (full MAOI) 90mg
Clonazepam 4mg
Amitriptyline 100mg
Quetiapine 50mg
Bupropion 300mgUnfortunitely, this combo hasn't been much help for my social phobia or depression. I'm hoping the amitriptyline will kick in soon, its been 6 weeks, although I started very low and only reached the target dose of 100mg 2 weeks ago.
Anyway, so I ordered some PEA (phenylethylamine) which arived today. 500mg capsules. I took one 500mg capsule an hour ago. OMG! I feel extremely elated, stimulated, euphoric!
HOWEVER, I definitely took too much. As soon as it took effect, my heart started beating very hard, a slight headache too. Wish I had a BP reader with me. Its starting to wear off now anyway, though not completely.
When I 1st felt the effects, which built very quickly, I got worried and took 100mg quetiapine, 3mg clonazepam & some paracetamol which probably helped 'put the brakes on'. Lesson learned! Right now I'm on a nice comfortable plateau. Usually, a whole 100mg quetiapine would have sent me to noddy land, but I still feel very stimulated.
So there you go. Full MAOIs do indeed help make PEA active. Hardly surprising really! But I'm going to drop the dosage to 100mg (by emptying the capsule and dividing its contents) and climb up slowly if need be .I'm thinking I might just use it only for recreation use, or for deadlines and occasional fatigue when the depression gets bad. And despite PEA being a naturaly occuring substance, The MAOI is not and I'm wondering if I will experience a 'crash' at some point. After all, what goes up must come down! MUST buy a BP monitor/reader too.I will keep you all up to date.
TS99
(if I seemed to have 'ranted' on too much, take it as a sign that it works! I allways think/talk too much when I've taken psycho stims in the past. And despite being natural its a stimulant nonetheless :)
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