Rhodiola made me feel weird

[Kelly]

21 August 2005 - Topic Title: Rhodiola made me feel weird
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[Jason0]

I know this is a long dead thread, but I wanted to weigh in a little, since Rhodiola has really worked wonders for me. Although I didn't feel the disorientation described in the first post, I did feel very irritable a couple days in and found myself just losing it very quickly, and just as quickly the anger subsiding. I do a lot of meditation and was kind of shocked, because typically I can actually notice anger in my body before it becomes an emotion and can short-circuit it before exploding. During this short period of adjustment with Rhodiola, though, the anger would just come out of nowhere and explode and then go away without warning.

BUT, that passed. For me Rhodiola took about 10 days to really start working its magic. Just as with anything else, there is no overnight cure. Your body and brain will have to adjust. Maybe it isn't right for you, but give it more than a couple of days. Nothing here or anywhere else can stabilize you that quickly.

[alwaysangry]

Hi,
I'm pretty new to posting on the forum, but have been watching it for almost 6 weeks when I started taking sjw. My concern is that I was taking sjw to make me less irritable and other than weird dreams that I remember I've noticed no difference. I was thinking of trying Rhodolia next, but then I read several posts about increased irritability. Your description of the anger coming out of nowhere and exploding is pretty much how I am most of the time. I can't afford to have it intensified. Do you think I should switch to Rhodolia when I stop taking the sjw? I do not plan to take them at the same time.