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[kenj]

Can anyone post subjective experiences with the herb Rhodiola Rosea, and at what dose you could feel the desired instant effect?

I tried it, 300mg, 3% rosavins, looking for absolute calm focus but I couldn't feel a thing.
I don't yet see it as a stable in my stack but I would like to give it a try occasionally, probably upping the dose 2-3x.

[ajnast4r]

higher doses of rhodiola usually render it ineffective

150MG produced a very improved positive mood when i was getting off caffeine

300MG produced nothing


more isnt always better

[kenj]

That's interesting. I tried 150mg at first, no effect.
I was seeing it as helping me withstand stress while keeping neurotransmitter levels high rather than a mood stabilizer/lifter.

Sounds nice it helped you with caffeine withdrawal.

[joee]

For me, it actually REMOVED stress induced depression/burnout.

Im in a chiropractic school that has a curiculum very similar to medical school. It is/was a lifesaver....

Mild pro-sexual effects too.

Notice a slight synergistic effect with caffeine too.

I too dropped down from 300mg (3%) to 150mg as I notice it makes me irritable at that dose.

[caver]

I take 250 mg before I go on long runs (10 or more miles) or if I have an exam or alot of work to do. It does help your system cope with stress, and may bolster the immune system. I used to take it everyday but it gives me heartburn sometimes. I probably take it 3 or 4 times a week. I havn't noticed it puts me in a better mood necessarily, but it does seem to elevate my energy level a bit.

[goku]

yeah, I heard it was best adaptogen from a comparative study on PUBMED

[xanadu]

I take 300mg a day and it seems to help with stress.

[kenj]

and it seems to help with stress

Do anyone benefit from its calming effects before exams/meetings etc. or do you use it for a more "allround" increase in endurance, performance and stress reducer during the day?

or if I have an exam

Caver, how do you feel the effect?

[johnmk]

I forget the dose precisely, I believe it was on OO cap filled completely, I guess a comparatively high dose (maybe around 700 mg?).

I didn't expect this effect, so that might minimize the chance of it being placebo-induced, but what I remember most strikingly was a much (painfully so) firmer than usual erection. I'll have to try it again to see if I feel anything cognitive; I was so overwhelmed by the other effect. I'm considering adding it to my daily regimen for its oft cited adaptogenic effects.

[pars]

For me, it works very well as a mild stimulant, sinergistically with caffeine, but unlike caffeine, it has some anti-anxiety characteristics. The strange thing I realised though is that even if it is said to be anti-inflamatory, it makes my low back pain stronger, so I stopped taking it until the low back healed. No pro-sexual effect at all, but then my testosterone/libido is naturally boosted very much by weight-lifting on its own.

[magr]

I take 2 x 200mg, in the morning and pm.

Helps me handle stress better, it's like I can keep cool in otherwise stressful situations at work.

Definately works for me. Cheap too.

I will take this in the future, that's for sure.

My GF has had similar experiences, she takes the same dose.

[canz]

How does this compare to bacopa? I just started taking bacopa at 300mg ed about 5 days ago and can tell I am much more calm in stressful situations and in a slightly more upbeat mood than usual. Is the effects better than bacopa?

[goku]

Bacopa is mild AchE inhibitor. Not sure they're really all that similar.

[xanadu]

I felt a definate effect with rhodiola while bacopa was hard to tell.

[canz]

So the consensus is to start at 150mg a day possibly raising to 300mg but anymore than that should be a waste? So irritability is one of the effects that you've experienced when on too high of a dose, any other tell tell signs that I should increase or decrease?