Comment · Thu, December 1, 2016
A question for those taking Polygala
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crabcakebenny · 7 points
I'm looking for an antidepressant I can stay on. Everything I've tried so far hasn't been sustainable because of side effects, tachyphylaxis and the like. I'm trialing Tianeptine for the nth time as the sulfate; it's not optimal, but it's better than nothing. To give you an idea of my history, I've tried and failed on an MAOI. I can't thrive off ADs, so I'd like to hear peoples' experiences on Polygala and in what respects it's worked for you. It seems like there's only sparse experience/reports online w/ this substance, so I'd like to get an idea of what it's like and what side effects I can look forward to.
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condres · 3 points
Sorry, I meant infinite ways of beating depression.
(English is my second language).
2x150mg sublingual
While other successful drugs like Curcumin, lithium orotate, holy basil and a long etc seems to be a hit or miss depending on your neurochemistry, polygala seems to work in most of the people.
I try it on non depressed people and the notice immediately as a well being good vibe.
Just give it a try.
I tried Nootropics depot an badmonkey botanicals and dunno what to say...
The first was the latter and took me about four days to notice the deep anti depressant effects but the anti-procrastination effects I've read so many times about only appeared went started the ND compound.
Maybe it's a question of the drug building up in my system. But the two compounds seem so different, even the taste.
When isolated, I can tell the difference in terms of sensation.
While the anti depressant effects still quite pronounced (believe me, they are strong) maybe the difference between brands will be placebo
Nobody better than /u/MisterYouAreSoDumb to tell us why.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
I have not tested Badmonkey's stuff. So I cannot say for sure. I'll have to order some of theirs, and send it off for analysis, to really say for sure. I just know ours is a 20:1 dual water/ethanol extract of Polygala tenuifolia roots, and we worked with Alkemist Labs to verify that. Perhaps Badmonkey's product is just a water extract? Hard to say without some testing.