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A friend of mine takes Ashwaghanda for anxiety. She says it helps her more than Lexapro did.
Has anyone tried it? Does anyone have a health care provider that recommends alternative therapies for anxiety? |
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I take ashwagandha sometimes.
It makes me not care about having stress to the point where I just let it all out on someone or something. |
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It sounds like ashwaghanda has potentially good benefits. The trick with a supplement is that if you take any medication everything has to be coordinated.
I look forward to a time when MD's are knowledgeable about using supplements. I would like to try something like ashwaghanda, but I don't have the $$$ to pay a holistic MD to balance all the treatments for me. It's frustrating. __________________ |
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Hi Lilymop,
Yes I have tried Ashwaghanda - it was recommended to me by a Psychiatrist in DBT back in 2014 / 2015. I took it for a few months and I didn't notice any real positive impacts - but I was under a lot of stress as my therapy went south. Perhaps I didn't take it long enough, but I was told to buy one specific brand - as the other ones apparently had issues meeting their ingredient requirements as per their label... No joke! Even my Psychiatrist admitted this to me. I believe the brand that I was recommended was called, "Nature's Way Ashwaghanda." It was quite expensive, but I have heard numerous good things. My Psychiatrist at the time (who specialized in alternative medicines) recommended it for anxiety / depression. Please let us know how it goes if and when you decide to take it. Thanks, HD7970ghz __________________ "stand for those who are forgotten - sacrifice for those who forget" "roller coasters not only go up and down - they also go in circles" "the point of therapy - is to get out of therapy" "don't put all your eggs - in one basket" "promote pleasure - prevent pain" "with change - comes loss" |
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I've been taking Ashwagandha since I made my last post on this thread almost every day (For 2 months). I think it really helps me go into a meditative state almost.
I ran out of it and I notice a difference. I'm much better while on it. I'm trying a new brand called "Shoden® Ashwagandha Extract Powder | 35% Withanolides" which is supposed to be a more concentrated version of Ashwagandha - But I'm also buying the regular Ashwagandha from Amazon. I think I bought that like 3 times already - It's good. Helps with stress. I'm hesitant to continue taking it though because it could possibly mess with hormones and the thyroid. |
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