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Posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 2:10:10
I have schizoaffective disorder. Is rhodiola rosea safe to take? Thanks for any replies.
Posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 12:37:48
In reply to Rhodiola rosea, posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 2:10:10
I started taking it this morning. So far, so good. :-)
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 3, 2014, at 14:24:37
In reply to Rhodiola rosea, posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 2:10:10
Good luck. I think some patient here in hospital sweared by it couple month ago.
Posted by Tomatheus on January 3, 2014, at 20:14:15
In reply to Rhodiola rosea, posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 2:10:10
vbs,
I have an affective psychosis that's probably schizoaffective disorder, and Rhodiola rosea didn't seem to have any kind of dangerous effects on me when I took it both before I was taking medication and now that I'm taking an antipsychotic (Abilify). I don't know for sure what effects Rhodiola rosea might have on a larger population of individuals with psychotic disorders, but I noticed neither an increase in my psychotic symptoms nor any dangerous adverse effects when I took the herb.
I'm glad that you seem to be tolerating the Rhodiola rosea ok as of earlier today. Do you seem to be benefiting from it at all yet?
Tomatheus
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 6, 2014, at 13:34:07
In reply to Re: Rhodiola rosea, posted by Tomatheus on January 3, 2014, at 20:14:15
Whats a good dosage? I have 1% salidroside//3% Rosavin extract.
A gram a day?
Thx.
Posted by vbs on January 6, 2014, at 16:28:08
In reply to Re: Rhodiola rosea, posted by Lamdage22 on January 6, 2014, at 13:34:07
500 mg per day is recommended. I take 250 mg twice per day.
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 7, 2014, at 5:06:39
In reply to Re: Rhodiola rosea » Lamdage22, posted by vbs on January 6, 2014, at 16:28:08
Good to know.
I ordered Gastrodin and Rhodiola.
And i just took some Iboga. I hope i wont die.
Posted by bleauberry on January 15, 2014, at 6:02:32
In reply to Rhodiola rosea, posted by vbs on January 3, 2014, at 2:10:10
Since this post is a couple weeks old I guess I am a bit late to the party.
I just wanted to say, in my experience, rhodiola is capable of dealing with just about any psychiatric symptom or condition. That is because, apart from any of its mechanisms which are directly brain related, it has multiple other mechanisms all of which are very healthy things and very therapeutic things for a wide variety of issues that could go wrong in the human body. Primarily anything impacted by physical or mental stress.
That said, rhodiola warrants care. It is a tricky herb. It takes on different behaviors at different doses. Usually more stimulating at lower doses, more calming at higher doses, but sometimes that is reversed depending on the person; and, any immediate effects felt in the first day or few days, is not the real effect it is going to display a month or two down the road. Rhodiola takes time. When starting it, side effects in the overstimulated category can happen. They are short lived and easy to manage with dose adjustments. The problem is, by that time, most people have already bailed out of it, got scared, second thoughts, gave up. And in doing so missed out on one of the best plant medicines in the whole world.
So yeah, I think it has a chance of working for you, but it needs caution, it needs time, and it needs experimentation on dosing. And if all goes wrong and it turns out to be clearly not for you, well, it has to be considered that might happen.
Posted by AlexCanada on January 25, 2014, at 19:44:15
In reply to Re: Rhodiola rosea, posted by Lamdage22 on January 6, 2014, at 13:34:07
> Whats a good dosage? I have 1% salidroside//3% Rosavin extract.
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> A gram a day?
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> Thx.
Absolutely not. Rhodiola is activating at low doses of 50-150mg. Sedating at doses of 500mg. It varies a bit by individual so it is possible that even a 250mg dose could be sedating for you as it was for me.Attempt low doses first otherwise it may seem like rhodiola isn't doing much at all. It is one of the most complicated herbs available. Tiny dose changes can cause a drastic change in mechanism. Try 100mg initially and see how it goes.
It is one of the most promising treatments I have ever tried.
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