...i'm back... finally going to try RR!!

[hopeful]

hi,

i've been away for over a month, busy with work etc. Anyway, i think I'm going to give RR a try. I tried sjw before but it didn't do anything for me at all. ever since, things have been getting worse little by little. now, they are bad enough that i feel I need to do something. I get very angry and frustrated. i feel trapped and it seems like there is no way out. I feel like breaking/hitting things etc. etc... my sister was kinda my therapist and I could vent my feelings with her but lately she's been kinda distant and cold. she has her own life and maybe she's a little frustrated too because of this.
anyway, the info that blackbird and burtonar provided was very valuable and it seemed like this stuff works. from what I've read, seems like anything with siberian plant extract should be ok. so as far as over the counter stuff, the solaray and now brands seem to be good eventhough now seems to have a very high dosage and very little needs to be taken. I've not heard of solaray brand, is it easily available at drug/nutritional stores??? Please let me know if anybody has any new info or something I need to know before I start!! I probably go to the drug store tomorrow. wish me luck.. i'll keep posting my experiences.

Thanks,
hopeful

[alwaysangry]

In reading the Rhodiola Revolution, they mention Rosavin by Ameriden and Rhodax by Pinnacle. GNC was supposed to carry Rhodax but they now have their own GNC brand so I couldn't get it locally. Depending on where you live, they may still have some. Ameriden has to be ordered off the internet. I did find Nature's Plus in a local nutrition center which has the recommended standardizations of ingredients and someone else mentioned it in their post so that's what I picked up for myself and sent to school for my son. Good luck. My doctor suggested waiting a week after I stopped taking sjw before I started taking something new so I have to wait til next weekend. I take my last sjw tomorrow. It did nothing for me either so you aren't alone.

[hopeful]

hi,
thanks for the reply alwaysangry. I can relate with your name. it seems like I am always angry and in pain.
I went to 7 or 8 places looking for this stuff and surprisingly was not able to find it anywhere except 1 or 2 places. at gnc, they had their own brand but did't have a lot of info on the bottle so i wasn't sure about the quality. Actually, i think I did see the rhodax brand in one of the places but wasn't sure because it doesn't actually say rhodiola rosea on the bottle but I guess it's ok if it's mentioned in the book. another thing I noticed is that it doesn't say anything about standardizations for rhodax(3% rosavins and 1% salidroside??). Ameriden and pinnacle brands are expensive!! i went online and found lot of brands with wide variety of strenths available from 100mg to 500mg per tablet. From other posts, it seems like NOW brand is good but may be way too strong. I think anything upto 250mg maybe ok and if you need more, you can always increase the dose. what do you think?? Anyway, I reached the conclusion that anything that has the correct standardized ingredients and has russian/siberian RR should be ok. anybody have any other opinions?? i think I'll order online the cheapest brand that meets the criteria. hopefully RR will help!!!
Thanks,
hopeful

[hopeful]

I think I am gonna go with the nature's way brand. it has the required standardized ingredients, 60 250mg capsules for about $8. I think it's 50% off price. The s&h is cheap too. any ideas about this brand good or bad?? did anybody try this brand... any opinions or advice??
Thanks,
hopeful