How long and what dose did u need to feel those effects from ashwagandha? I tried some for kidney health but couldn't tell if I got anything from it
Yes, tell us more specifics on your success with Ashwagandha please.
Like anything else, everyone reacts or is affected differently by whatever supplement or compound they take, but it took me a bit of research to learn about Ashwagandha somewhere between 6 and 12 months ago and I was obviously skeptical about it. People debate the different types or extracts, but I've had similar results with whichever brand I've tried, but I make sure to use KSM-66 now.
I always refused to take any RX for depression, anxiety, and stress-related issues but between life events constantly occurring back-to-back and in seemingly no end in sight based on the frequency, I needed to figure something out. I had pretty severe anxiety and would have a crippling anxiety attack not daily but frequently enough that it was concerning. Stress from work made this work and I would feel my heart drop and panic set in for even the most minor bullshit despite knowing I was overreacting.
I haven't researched its usage for kidney health, I take other stuff listed to aid in kidney support but everyone raved about the positive mental effects it had.
I was trying to figure out the proper dosage to use, and I started initially taking it pre-bed to help relieve anxiety/stress to help me fall asleep faster and improve sleep quality. This is what I did for a while, and it seemed to have a positive effect, albeit it took some time. I then switched to using it both morning and night, and the effects seemed similar to taking it pre-bed but I felt like this did a bit too much overall emotional numbing rather than having the positive effects that I wanted without anything noticeably negative.
I currently take it with the last whole meal of the evening (at around 7:00PM) and this has been working great for me.
I use the KSM-66 brand and when I took it twice a day I was taking 1g with my first meal and 1g pre-bed. I now take 1g (which is 2 caps of the brand I use) with the last whole meal of the day and it seems to be the sweet spot for me. I would say that it took several weeks for me to notice a significant effect, maybe a month or so, but it's also easy to not notice whether or not it works or not, if that makes sense. I don't get a stimulant effect from it but it keeps me calm and it isn't necessarily noticeable because I haven't had severe stress or an anxiety attack since supplementing with it, which is a good thing and shows that it does something for me, because I wouldn't think about it unless I continued having those somewhat frequent episodes. Lol
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