Rhodiola update

July 25, 2002

I posted on Monday that I tried an herb called Rhodiola, which is supposed to be

useful for fatigue and depression. As I said, I felt better than ever shortly

after starting the herb, but the fatigue and depressed feelings returned on

Tuesday. I don't know what happened. Maybe it was a " placebo effect " . I didn't

think it was worth mentioning but for three weeks, I was taking an herb called

Maca. It's supposed to be an energy booster. It did seem to help slightly after

a couple of weeks use, but I stopped the Maca upon discovery of the Rhodiola.

Have decided to resume the Maca and also try somethng else, DHEA. It's

interesting that DHEA was one thing I wasn't tested for. I'm 40 and have been

under extreme stress and anxiety, something that is said to deplete the body of

the DHEA hormone. Haven't been able to find out though how long it takes to

notice any results. ............. " gar_fla_62 " <tampagar@w...> wrote:

> I've been away from this forum for a few weeks and have been dealing with

increasing depression and fatigue. Had hundreds of dollars worth of blood work

done and nothing was found abnormal, yet I keep dealing with spells of fatigue.

I'm a big fan of herbal/alternative medicine and would never even think of

taking any prescription meds. For depression, I started out with St. John's

Wort. I noticed a slight improvement after about a month, but soon developed

some side effects. Since then, I've tried Gotu Kola, Siberian Ginseng, Lavender,

Lemon Balm, Phenylalanine, and Tyrosine. None of these produced any true results

and I was ready to give up. Someone at the health food store mentioned Rhodiola.

I had never even heard of it before, but decided to do a web search and found

alot of info on this herb, including numerous studies confirming it's many

claims. I decided to try some yesterday (it's hard to find). I was not expecting

any results, at least not soon anyway. I can't believe how much better I feel!

I've taken 100 mg of standardized extract (1%) twice daily. There's a more than

obvious feeling of energy, along with well being. This is the first day in a

long time where I have not had to struggle to keep going, much less keep awake.

The feelings of sadness have been reduced like I never imagined. My ability to

concentrate has also increased. This seems almost too good to be true. Here is

some info on Rhodiola..........

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