I have never taken an MAOI before a smoked session, but I have read about people doing with great success. Have you ever smoked changa? I am sure that it would be somewhat similar, but you will have a higher MAOI dose with the caapi tea than you would if you were to smoke changa. My main smoking method is with changa and it is great. I have noticed that when I smoke changa the effects seem to come a bit slower, but still pretty quick. Not as slow as pharma, but not as fast as straight dmt.