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[guyledouche]

I really need something that will boost my mood and my energy. I have read some good reviews about Rhodiola. I was wondering if anyone has felt a difference after taking it?

[todd_b]

Yeah. I notice a good memory benefit from it. I don't really notice any mood or energy benefits as I don't really need these. If you want those I'd recommend tyrosine or phenylalanine on an empty stomach.

Trimethylglycine is another supplement to try for mood and energy.

[guyledouche]

Ive taken as much as 2 grams of tyrosine at once on an empty stomach and I didnt feel anything at all. If anything it only made me tired.

[ajnast4r]

i get a noticable boost in mood from rhodiola... especially if im tired or in a bad mood to begin with.

no noticable effects on memory or energy for me.


yerba mate/green tea works great as a energy.mood boost for me

500mg tryptophan mixed with 1 packet emegen-C gives me a nice mood boost sometimes

[jerebaldo1]

at 500mg with 5% salicides (or whatever they're called) from the NOW company. Rhodiola seems to act like an atypical antipsychotic at that dose in my body [:o]. I've sampled a .5mg risperidol tab and it feels like a milder version of that. Expect Emotional blunting and a scatterbrain. Maybe its effects are different at lower dosages, like 150-300mg. I wasn't impressed at its effects for my own use. At the same time I was expecting to feel the oppsoite from this herb. That may be worth something.

[syr_]

i get a noticable boost in mood from rhodiola... especially if im tired or in a bad mood to begin with.

Same.
Good stuff. I have to try to stack it with Ashwaganda.

[FunkOdyssey]

I've heard from many people that rhodiola has no effect or an opposite effect when taken over a certain dosage. I think suggestions to experiment with 150-300mg doses rather than starting at 500mg are sound advice.

[drmz]

I stack rhodiola with bacopa and theanine ...really calming combination. 500 mg Rhodiola + 200 mg Theanine + ~250 mg Bacopa.
Usually i take Rhodiola in the morning combined with bac + theanine and take theanine + bac two hours before going to bed ( without Rhodiola )

[syr_]

I've heard from many people that rhodiola has no effect or an opposite effect when taken over a certain dosage.  I think suggestions to experiment with 150-300mg doses rather than starting at 500mg are sound advice.

Foreword: I'm having problems again, the add reply button goes to a timeout error or blank page for timeout maybe. This is the second post i make that i lost today.

Unfortunately (maybe) NOW caps are dosed at 500mg and the first 4-5 days I took 2 caps (on the lable is recommended 1-2 caps ED(, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, now i'm stable at 500mg in the morning. I would of course recommend to start at a low dose with ANY new compound you try. But I didnt I knew LEF recommendations but I was stressed (much more then i am now) and I'm not taking any other adaptogen at the time.

What I can tell from anecdotal experience is that dosing 1g the effect lasted til late night, while now with a single 500mg dose in the morning it fades around 8pm, which is fine for me, since I am always in a better mood at evening.

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[smolhouse]

I take 250 mg each morning and sometimes another 250 mg in the afternoon. I noticed it takes the edge off in terms of irritability and fatigue. I take it with l-theanine also and the two together produce a nice quieting effect for me.