Side effects - Pizza and yohimbe?

[whitedog]

Swim took a product containing yohimbe about 3 hours ago

i read it was a mild mao inhibitor and that cheese should be advoided

well since its a mild maoi, is it ok to eat a small bit of pizza within the nxt hour?

just curious about your opinions

[someguy200]

Depends on how much yohimbe you took and how much actives (yohimbine, etc) it has. If it was 3 hours ago and your still feeling ok I think you'd be fine though.

[ShawnD]

Originally Posted by whitedog

i read it was a mild mao inhibitor and that cheese should be advoided

This is likely wrong.

What is yohimbine?

Chemically, yohimbine is classified as an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor blocker.

What is an a2-adrenergic receptor?


The term "adrenergic receptor" means it responds mostly to adrenaline and noradrenaline. The a2 receptor is part of negative feedback; it does the opposite of what you think adrenaline should do. By antagonizing (blocking) this site, yohimbine is changing the effect of neurotransmitters and hormones that are already in your brain and body. This is in contrast to an MAOI, which changes the quantity of neurotransmitters in your brain.

You should be fine to eat pizza while taking yohimbine. That's not medical advice, I am not a doctor, I am not responsible for your death if I happen to be wrong.

[Lobsang]

Well there is a difference between yohimbe bark and yohimbine. So that is one issue. Who knows what the other alkaloids do? And also some say even yohimbine is a MAOI to some degree. Others say that it is not and the other alkaloids may be. But in any case sine tyhe effect clearly is not strong as an MAOI you can probably eat cheese if you want.

[whitedog]

well im still alive, and didnt experiance nay real negatives despite what i read.

Though dont get me wrong i dont usualy do this kinda thing, and probably wont again.

But yea at least 3 hours later and i was ok on a product with "yohimbe Extract (bark) (8mg yohimbe extract)"

so yea idk exactly but all in all im fine