Topic Title: 6 weeks - Big change
| |  "6 weeks - Big change"
, Mon 11 Aug 08:13
SJW has had a remarkable effect on me, my mood and my outlook for the future, I feel alive again, relaxed, fun -- not making an effort just to get through the day. This page was a big help in convincing me to try it and for information on brands and other people's experiences -- Thanks Kelly!
I started using SJW 6 weeks ago after a long slide of 2 + years (perhaps longer). My mood was the pits all the time, I was having difficulty concentrating at work and was extremely irritable. I was starting to think I was going to crack up. I had tried prescription antidepressants but hated the side effects.
I was becoming more and more isolated, I was fighting really hard to keep my relationship with my girlfriend and friends on good ground but I was losing.
I started out taking 4 300mg doses at meals and 1 in the late evening, but this was to much, through trial and error I've moved to 2 in the morning before eating (waiting 1/2 - 1 hr to eat) and 1 before dinner. This seems to work really well. I can't emphasise the difference I get not taking SJW with food, so I recommend trying it.
Another product that I have been trying is Relora, a replacement for Kava Kava which I believe is banned here now in Canada due to liver problems it can cause. I heard it is excellent for promoting calmness and works well with SJW.
R
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Mon 11 Aug 2003 7:58 |
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| |  "Relora"
, Thu 14 Aug 07:22
Hiya -
glad to hear you're doing so well! I am trying out Relora as well at the moment (have been taking SJW and 5htp for awhile now). I find so far (2 weeks) it has had quite an impact on my appetite (I am eating 3 square meals a day and that's it - no snacking or binge urges). I guess I feel slightly less anxious, but in a different way to when I take say valerian or kava-kava. They say it lowers cortisol levels, which are high in people who are stressed out all the time, and as far as I no no other herbs can do this.
When I started 5htp (about 2 years ago) I found it lessened my apetite, for about 3 months. After this it didn't seem so effective, although I still think it was having an effect mellowing wise on my moods. I still take it, because before when I stopped the 5htp and only did SJW, I got very anxious and my sleeping problems got worse.
It's a real matrix with herbs and supplements. You have to play around with stuff until you find a combo that suits you. Even then some people think it's best to take a break every now and then. I think this works for some herbs/supplements but maybe not for others. If you've got you're body/mind on an even keel with a certain combo, the last thing you need is to 'take a break' and upset the balance.
I've heard a lot of people just taking SJW and then find it doesn't work after awhile. I think I would find the same thing, but I'm willing to experiment with different combinations.
Ooops, bit of a waffle there, going off the subject as usual. Anyway, good luck with the Relora; it sounds such a promising product for a lot of people I think.
Loops
Posts: 56 | | Registered: Tue 15 Apr 2003 8:24 |
| | | "Re(1):Relora" , Wed 20 Aug 11:52
Can you tell me a little about 5htp and where I can get that? I'm thinking of trying it.
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Mon 11 Aug 2003 7:58 |
| | | "5htp" , Thu 21 Aug 17:48
Hiya -
5-htp basically helps you produce more serotonin, which can help with anxiety-based depression. It can also help with sleep disorders as serotonin in turn produces melatonin which makes you feel sleepy with the onset of darkness. 5-htp supresses your appetite and makes you crave less carbohydrates.
People differ in their opinions as to whether 5-htp taken with B-6 helps or hinders. For instance I am at present taking Nature's Way 5-htp which comes with B-6 mixed in. I take 50mg 3x daily. However I am ordering some higher strength (100mg from Biosynergy.com) to use in the evening without B-6 added in, as I still have some weird sleeping problems, so might need to take more 5htp in the evening.
Depending on where you live (I live in Chile), the best websites I've found for ordering 5-htp are;
betterlife.com
good4all.net
biosynergy.com (same products as good4all.net)
Out of these, good4all ships faster, but betterlife.com is cheaper internationally.
Good luck. I've never had a problem mixing 5-htp with anything else.
Loops
Posts: 59 | | Registered: Tue 15 Apr 2003 8:24 |
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