Posted by bleauberry on December 26, 2007, at 18:21:07
In reply to Rhodiola - Experiences?, posted by JayBTV2 on December 24, 2007, at 11:00:42
Many years ago prozac fixed my depression but left me flat with not joy or motivation. I added rhodiola for that and it worked wonders almost immediately. But it pooped out in a few weeks.
Tried it several times in the last couple years, without any drugs. Each time was a mixed bag. I would indeed get an immediate mood boost and energy boost, sometimes, but followed by a mood crash and energy crash, and then the same doses the next couple days did absolutely nothing except make me feel more depressed and more tired. It had me feeling so bad I was too scared to try an increase of dose. No matter what dose I took, sleep was lousy. And when I woke up, I felt almost paranoid. Strange scary feeling. If I ever try it again, and I might, I will probably go for higher doses and use a sleep aids like valerian and passionflower to quell that waking adrenaline rush.
Sometimes it worked, sometimes not, but it always backfired badly in a few days. I have studied the responses of many people who have used it at another forum called sjwinfo.org and it seems the dosing is very important and tricky, as well as the brand...just like ssris, and just like st johns wort, brands are similar but different enough to make a difference in either a good way or a bad way.
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