I have always wanted to experiment with Rhodiola Rosea, so one day I decided to give it a shot. My usual routine with whichever new supplement I am trying out is to test it in a minute quantity with the tip of my tongue, as a sort of allergy/quality test. However, I was shocked when in a matter of SECONDS, i started blushing, feeling hot spells and immense paranoia. I calmed down after a couple of minutes, but soon followed the headache, anxiety and breathing got a bit harder. Eventually everything sorted out on its own. I was certain that my mind was pulling tricks on me, and that this was the result of my over-extensive online research on the topic of Rhodiola side effects.
But today i tried Rhodiola in the exact same setup, and the reaction was the same, only a bit milder. Does anyone have a clue what could be wrong? Personally, I have never heard of such an acute reaction to this supplement before.