Topic Title: Hey Bach, or anyone about Rhodiola
| |  "Hey Bach, or anyone about Rhodiola"
, Wed 23 Apr 22:05
I've been reading posts and did a web search, responded to a post and "Poof"! My post performed an illegal operation....so, what I want to know is if I should continue SJW if taking Rhodiola??
The reason I'm intrigued by the Rhodiola is that I've been diagnosed with ADD, not depression, but they're intertwined. The "energy" boost is what I'm most impressed with (did a few web searches). I'm supposed to take Ritlin, to calm me...ya! For the last few years, I live on coffee, a half a diet pill a day and Siberian Ginseng. This combination somewhat calms me. I know that my depression is ADD related or maybe the eating disorder or whatever.
I just want to feel "normal", whatever that is. I wish (ummm, Kelly) there was a seperate group for Rhodiola Rosea. Experiences please?? Anyone on the same page as me?
BTW, SJW is better than Siberian Ginseng alone, but not enough.
Mucho Thanks, Jules ;-)
Posts: 27 | | Registered: Tue 8 Apr 2003 19:7 |
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| | "Singing the praises of Rhodiola..." , Thu 24 Apr 09:44
You should not only be intrigued by Rhodiola, but you should try some immediately. I have nothing but amazing things to say about this herb. After just 6 days of use I can honestly report much improved mood, much better clarity of mind, much more energy, much more tolerance to stress, much calmer, much more optimistic, much less mind chatter, and a much better sense of cognitive abilities. I would also say that I feel a lot more comfortable talking, and several others have reported the same thing. It seems to take away any feelings of self-consciousness.
For about 8 years now I've been looking for an alternative to Paxil, and now I think I've found it. I responded very well with Paxil and it did balance me and make my life much better, but I hated the idea of being medicated. SJW, 5-HTP, ginseng's, Kava, etc. always fell short of what I was looking for. But Rhodiola hasn't, and in fact, has exceeded anything I could've imagined possible with an herb.
I agree, there should be a forum just for Rhodiola, because it is my experience that it blows away ALL other natural suppliments for the treatment of depression, cognitive problems, nervousness, panic, you name it. It truely does re-balance your brain chemistry. And the toxicity is very low, too!
By the way, I've heard that it's very important to get good quality Rhodiola. I went to the corner nutrition strore and they carried the Nature's Plus brand and I can say that the stuff rocks. They come in 250mg capsules and I started taking 1 per day. Yesterday I took two and had a really positive effect, so I think I'm going to take 2/day from now on. iherb.com has some good brands and they have earmarked the ones that are proven effective, so start there if you can't find the Nature's Plus brand.
Posts: 30 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | | "Hey Bach !!!" , Thu 24 Apr 11:53
Bach,
Give me a shout on IM mmumford420
I would like to talk with you about Ur experiences with Paxil, SJW, etc....
Matt
Posts: 66 | | Registered: Tue 26 Mar 2002 10:12 |
| | "Re(1):Hey Bach, or anyone about Rhodiola" , Wed 23 Apr 22:47
I'm taking Perika brand St. John's Wort right now.
However, I'm going to stop, because its making it REALLLLLY hard to concentrate. I have uni finals in 3 weeks, and in this state of mind it would be impossible to study. In fact , it is practically impossibly to study right now.
I got some Nature's Plus Rhodiola, I will start taking it tomorrow.
I'll let you know how it all pans out. I too have ADD with depression.
Take Care
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Tue 22 Apr 2003 14:19 |
| | | "Nature's Plus..." , Thu 24 Apr 09:52
Let us know how the Nature's Plus brand Rhodiola works for you, because that's what I take and I think it's great. I started out with just one 250mg/day and took 2 yesterday with very positive results. For me the stuff worked right away, literally 10 minutes after I took it I felt something pretty intense. I will say that the first couple days I felt kind of strange, but by the third day I felt fine. But it seems okay to take 2/day if 1/day doesn't seem strong enough.
Posts: 31 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | | "Re(2):Hey Bach, or anyone about Rhodiola" , Thu 24 Apr 08:01
Hey gang,
I have bounced around this site for about a year. I started taking SJW about April of last year and took it for 4 months. It helped but my anxiety still was bad and therefore the depression was bad. I ended up going on Paxil CR 25mgs last Nov and have been on it for about 6 months. It has helped more that SJW did but I always felt lethargic and foggy headed. I then came acrross Rhidiola and have been taking about 400mg of Rhodiola from Enzymic Therapy for about two weeks and I must say that I feel almost like my old self before the panic attacks and depression that started 14 months ago. I am even to the point where I am going to start tapering off of the Paxil using liquid paxil. I just feel more alert and a have a constant sense of energy. It is not like coffee or Ephedra based procducts it is more mild but I do feel better. Just my 2 cents...
Matt
Posts: 65 | | Registered: Tue 26 Mar 2002 10:12 |
| | | "Hey THANKS!!" , Thu 24 Apr 19:37
I bought some Rhodiola this morning before work. My health food store didn't have the Nature's Plus brand, but they had 3 to choose from. I chose the 500 mg, take one a day by New Chapter. Of course it was the most expensive as well...$26 for 60 caps. I got out to my car and took one right away. Within minutes, I felt my face doing a weird thing! I can't explain it...my cheekbones were ultra sensitive. I had a weird calmness about me, totally different than the SJW sort of calmness. The face thing went away after a couple hours and I was fairly relaxed and productive most of the day. I didn't ever feel an energy boost. Time will tell. I did get REALLY tired about 4pm this afternoon. REALLY tired! I'm going to skip the SJW for now, since I've only been taking that about 2 weeks now, and give this a try. I don't like the idea that I have to keep my usually tan self out of the sun. The sun makes me happy!
Thanks for the feedback! Jules ;-)
Posts: 29 | | Registered: Tue 8 Apr 2003 19:7 |
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