Comment · Thu, March 3, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
2016 Nootropics Survey Results
What they were answering
the_salubrious_one · 11 points
What's the deal with Rhodiola Rosea? The surveys consistently give it low ratings. My personal experience with it was also underwhelming (in fact, I felt absolutely nothing).Yet studies give it big effect sizes - according to examine.com anyway.
What do you guys think is going on?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Ashwagandha scores higher, probably due to the type of people that use it. Good ashwagandha really helps people with anxiety, which makes a drastic improvement in their mood/productivity. So I bet they score it a lot higher. Rhodiola is more for stamina/energy. People compare those types of compounds to powerful stimulants, which makes it usually fall short. So compared to other stims, people are usually underwhelmed. When in a study environment, the effect size is more closely able to be monitored.