Anybody taking Rhodiola? - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

ramsemonius · 04-15-2003, 06:32 PM

Curious if anyone is taking the herb Rhodiola and experiencing any benefits?

I took it and it seemed to benefit my workouts, but didn't boost my energy like Eleuthero does, nor did it make me feel cognitively enhanced. Appreciate any feedback!

DaRams

Jen23 · 04-16-2003, 09:05 AM

What brand of Rhodiola did you use?? Did you know that only two companies sell the real Russian Rhodiola Rosea? Only Russian Rhodiola gives the benefits of extra energy, stress reduction, memory improvement. If you bought your Rhodiola from another company than Ameriden or Swedish Herbal Institute then you probably got an inferior form of Rhodiola...probably the Chinese or Tibetan version.

CJHaisten · 04-25-2003, 12:13 PM

Where does someone find this russian stuff????

soar2thaclouds · 04-26-2003, 03:05 AM

I am currently taking 500 mg of Nature's Plus Rhodiola everyday. I'm coming down off of St. John's Wort to see how this works.

Farscape66 mentioned that Rhodiola was working for him. But he forgot to mention in this board that he's also taking SAM-e. I found this out by searching his name. He mentioned it in another board. SAM-e could be having a synergistic effect with the Rhodiola, and that could be why it seems to be working. Or, he could have just started taking the SAM-e, and the SAM-e could be making him feel better.

Also he mentioned April 18th that he was looking into taking Paxil, since his doctor recommended it. Why would he even need Paxil if he was feeling so good from the Rhodiola?

The minute you start combining substances, its really hard to tell what is doing what.

I've seen a lot of extremely positive reports on Rhodiola recently across the internet. It almost seems like its getting hyped up. A lot of times for a new product to break into the market, there needs to be a big stir on it. I'm not saying this is the exact case with rhodiola, but I'm cautious about it.

Well, I hope it works for me.

isolated one · 04-26-2003, 08:36 AM

A while back, I tried Rhodiola and it semed to work great the first day I took it. The thing is, I had also been taking St. John's Wort and soon figured it had to be the combination of both, as Rhodiola is supposed to take some time for the effects to show. I didn't think it wise to be taking this combination so I stopped the SJW and the Rhodiola.