Posted by Meri-Tuuli on June 12, 2006, at 5:19:51
In reply to Re: Here is what the medinical herbalist gave me.... » Meri-Tuuli, posted by blueberry on June 10, 2006, at 19:35:33
hi blueberry,
Well the first 10 days weren't bad or anything, espcially in comparison to say, an SSRI or something like that. I'm not taking anything else with the rhodiola by the way, except vit/min/fish oil supplements.
At times, I was slightly more agitated than usual, but this was really related to my caffine intake at the time - I've had to cut back on caffine. Now I just have a weak instant coffee or plain tea in the morning. I also have a tendancy to get anxious in the evenings, its weird actually, evenings seem to be prime panic times, but luckily I manage to offset that with alcohol, or I will just let it run its course. I think that rhodiola might have increased this ever so slightly. But now, I'm pleased to say, the anxiety has got better - I'm more relaxed definately.
Other than that, there wasn't an AD response until about ten days after - before that I was still clearly depressed. Now I'm alot better I have to say. Yeah, really its been good.
Anyway. I'm really enjoying it actually. I wonder how it works. It might be a COMT inhibitor, which would be really good if it were.
I'm actually only on 100mg, which apparently is on the low end of things - the usual dosage is supposed to be something like 200mg-400mg, but I'm liking it so far, so I don't see the need for any increases just yet. I'm sleep isn't affected by it either.Yeah, its a good herb. Might be overstimulanting for some people through.
Kind regards
Meri
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