Comment · Fri, October 18, 2013 · Ceretropic
Rhodiola Rosea for Anxiety - Why is there so little clamor over this?
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Rocketbird · 39 points
I'm really excited. The past two days I've dosed approximately 200mg of rhodiola rosea and, apart from being a fun name to repeat, it has completely eliminated a large portion of my anxiety, and I am diagnosed with GAD. I feel comfortable, floating, as if my words just flow out of my mouth and my wit is unfiltered. I'm currently in the midst of a new life situation where I'm being challenged socially and academically (grad school) and taking r. rosea for the past two days has calmed me the fuck down.
So why isn't it more popular?
My plan for tomorrow is to just have oxiracetam and choline, but if the oxi isn't somehow better than the r. rosea then I might just stick with rosea and give up on any other nootropics forever, because this one's pretty much perfect.
The best way I can describe it fits within the model of it being an "adaptogen," or reducing the effects of stress on the physical and mental being. I've tried all kinds of thought experiments and CBT to get myself over my anxiety, but it's a huge, enormous distraction that takes up at least 40% of my energy every day. Rosea cut that down to about 5%, if that, and made my anxieties A LOT more manageable. I did not notic…
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deh707 · 3 points
What's your source/dosage of Rhodiola?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I use the Eclectic Institute, 500mg capsules.