User Reviews for ashwagandha

I started supplementing with ashwagandha at the advice of a few people to ease everyday anxiety and low mood. It worked great for the first few days, but after a week or so I experienced emotional blunting, brain fog and wild mood swings. I cycled off, then back on again and the same feelings came back paired with borderline paranoia. I would advise being very careful with this stuff as I guess it affects people in different ways. It isn't for everyone

I tried Ashwagandha for anxiety and felt terrible, I only took two capsules over two days, I had stomach pain and felt like I would be sick, I felt panicky and strange, I also had a panic attack, I'd never had a panic attack before and even though I only took two capsules I had a panic attack again two weeks later!

This has helped me tremendously post covid. I've dealt with post covid anxiety, and long term covid issues(everything on the list). It seems when i take this my joint pain is way less and anxiety way less, and i just feel better overall....I've been taking it about 2 years now, usually a 300mg gumy in the am and at lunch. And then a tablet at bed time(300mg).

As a man, I noticed a great upgrade in my libido. More energy during my day. With a higher dose, I can definetly feel the substance in my body giving me energy to go through the day. Also take during a meal to avois stomach upset. Did not notice a change in my anxiety however, I think? Try it for yourself, everyone's body reacts differently.

After three days I went from high blood pressure to low. I had to cut my blood pressure pills in half. But I will mention I was also dieting and working out more. And I have lost a few pounds. IF I can get off blood pressure altogether, that would be awesome.

on my 3rd bottle (90 caps of 450 mg) usually i take twice daily one after breakfast/lunch and one after dinner . Taking 3 times when needed. i struggle with high anxiety , uncontrolled anger esp. during PMS and also insomnia This helped me alot. centered my emotions, clearer mindset, more focused, helped to be more calm and collected when confronted with triggering situations and sleep was better no other side effects noted in my experience ( with maximum dose of 450 mg x 3 daily )

I've found this supplement extremely effective. So much so that I only take two tablets when I want novel effects for just one day. The most noticeable effect is a quieting of the mind. I feel more sleepy, more comfy, but not tiered, not low energy, just cool and collected – everything comes to me in a timely manner and I want to cuddle people. My satisfaction is somewhat lower than the effectiveness as though it clearly has a good effect on anxiety, it also decreases my desire to talk and share passionately – which I also love. So though it makes me very comfortable in the room with many people, I cease to be life of the party – though that wasn't happening anyway. I simply reserve this analog for when I want a different colour spilled over the day. A fantastic novel effect which can help stimulate the fulfilment of your week.Read More Read Less

I tried a 150mg ksm-66 gummy. I ate it around 4:30pm. By 5:15 I was feeling some heaviness in my chest and my legs were more wobbly than with my everyday anxiety. By 6:30 I had lost my appetite, felt shaky, and had been in my bathroom peeing for 45minutes. Its now 915 and I feel nausea (been feeling like I was going to puke at any moment) and feeling a little more tired from it all. Hopefully I will get over all this soon!

I have been taking it for about 3 months and it has had the most amazing effect on treating my chronic anxiety and burnout. I have started by taking 800mg/day and now I can do with 400mg/day. I have suggested it to everyone I know and all of them speak highly of it, as if it's some kind of miracle treatment. Well, for me it is! Just a FYY, if you have gastrointestinal issues such as acid reflux, gerd, stomach ulcers, you might want to take only 400mg/day and on a full stomach, otherwise it might cause some discomfort. Not sure about taking it longterm, I haven't had issues with it and I know someone that's been taking it for over a year with the same positive results. Might just be a case of "there are not any proper long-term studies on its effects". Good luck!Read More Read Less

these gummies made me so sick. I've been throwing up at night within an hour of taking them.

I started supplementing with a powder in my coffee, in an attempt to help balance my body from an array of symptoms relating to hormonal imbalance when recovering from stopping hormonal birth control nearly 2 years ago. I took a powder from a health food store. Unfortunately it has taken me over a year to connect the dots and realize the ashwaghanda I incorporated into my natural treatments was then the culprit of some of the very symptoms I was trying to combat. Namely: low/no sex drive, being completely emotionally numb, extreme fatigue, debililtating brainfog. I will say it can lower anxiety, but along with this lowers my ability to feel any emotion at all and during acute stage I felt like a complete zombie, and had zero motivation. This affects so many hormones (is GABAergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic, affects your sex hormones, drastically lowers cortisol) The strong effect on all of this resulted in persistent and impactful imbalance eg: you really, really need cortisol..at the correct levels, to feel motivated and content emotionally) Yes I cycled it, and took half a teaspoon on the days I had it, a common recommendation. It wasn't til I restocked and commenced a new cycle nearly every day for 3 weeks (in January this year) that I noticed something was really, really wrong.. It does not work well with my, and many others' bodies. I have now been 2.5 months off so far and the extreme fatigue, brainfog, demotivation, and feeling dead inside have subsided (they were practically debilitating and I have lost a lot of my life to this supplement making me sick). I am becoming much more alert, my menstrual cycle is no longer extremely short like 21 days, I still can't feel all my emotions, nor is my sex drive working and that is significant, beyond having sex. Sexual energy is a life force, the feeling of embodiment. Whereas I am dissociated. I am 30 and know myself very, very well and this is distinctly an imbalance my body/brain are trying to recover from- my thoughts themselves are not negative. I literally can't feel my emotions. This really is not for everyone, please be careful and know that as an ayurvedic herb act very differently on each person depending on their energetic/biological make up and it would be best assessed and monitored by a qualified practitioner of herbal medicine. The consistency of use may also vary a lot per person, IF you're suited to use it, Too many people take this with bare minimum information. It is a drug, and it can have significant, lasting effects that are very detrimental. Be very carefulRead More Read Less

Took 1 concentrated 125 mg dose. Within 12 hours I began having a pretty bad stomach ache. 5 hours later I was throwing up. I couldn’t sleep that night because my heart rate was abnormally high. 0/10 do not recommend, or at least, be very cautious

I was having a slight case of Anxiety due to job related issues, so I decided to look up a mood enhancing suplement online. That's when I ran into a company selling Ashwagandha on Amazon. The first day I took this I did not feel anything at all. It sort of reminded me of St. John Wort the bottle which has been sitting on my shelf for 5 years with minimal use except as a Placebo. In any case, I didn't want to give up, so I took it for another few days. By the 4th day my Anxiety had become more accute. I also had problems sleeping. It was like my mind was racing and I could not crontrol the recurring thoughts. I actually felt Synapses and Neurons going off in my brain like a July 4th fire-works celebration ! This is the second (and definitely the last time time) I had this reaction with Ashwagandha. At least the St Johns Wort didn't keep me from sleeping. This supplement is just not for me .. Read More Read Less

Notice a marked difference in anxiety levels when taking as directed. When taken anxiety level is greatly reduced.

BEWARE OF ASHWAGANDHA if you have autoimmune issues or take blood pressure medication. I spent 1 1/2 years suffering long haul covid symptoms of light headedness and fatigue but finally got better. Many supplements that I've been taking may have helped me. I received a free, unsolicited bottle of Ashwagandha in the mail from a supplier of another supplement that I was using. I happened to open the package at the time I was taking my other supplements so thought that I would try it. Within fifteen minutes of taking it, I got light headed and this lasted through the day and now into the next morning as I write this. I also have fatigue. I later saw on WebMD that you should avoid Ashwagandha if you have autoimmune issues or take blood pressure medication (which both apply to me). I am very concerned that Ashwagandha has resurrected my long haul covid symptoms and dearly hope that this is just temporary.Read More Read Less

While it may be a placebo effect, I do feel different after starting a daily regime of 4400mg of Ashwagandha in gummy form along with regular daily vitamins and my daily prescribed 80mg of Adderal. I did experience stomach discomfort at the end of the first week at a 4400mg dosage, reduced it to a 2200mg daily dosage for 7 days, which eliminated the stomach problems, then returned to 4400mg without further problems. I feel clearer, more positive, and more energized with the Ashwagandha supplementing my Rx and daily vitamins, and I do notice a difference if I skip them in the morning. Read More Read Less

I stopped being cranky and moody and tired

2 days 2 doses. Blood pressure fell to 103/60 Had no energy Was miserable all day Lips, throat and mouth swelled. Hot flushes Rattled Slow speech Slow thinking Spaces out Terrible experience that took a further 2 to 3 days to fully recover from. Was using: vitamin D3 Ginseng B complex At the time with ashwaganda

Started taking ashwaganda for anxiety, after 3 weeks of use I sleep much better, my hormones got much better, even my blood pressure, I’m 42 years old tried to get pregnant for years and after I started taking it with 42 I got pregnant, crazy , but I know was the ashwaganda