"Really don’t feel like a free radical makes me drowsy if I take it multiple days in a row. But doesn’t help with my insomnia taking it closer to bed. I prefer the L-theanine by this company."

"i take one right before bed and they help me sleep, they're supposed to be good for you all around so that's a bonus"

"Wow. Let me say, when I bought this in January, I was interested in the supposed ability of this herb to help regulate hormones. I take it in combination with Now's Rhodiola Rosea. I take 1 Ashwagandha in the morning and 1 at night and 1 Rhodiola in the morning. I don't take the Rhodiola at night because it makes me feel kind of wired and interferes with sleep. Any way, I took this because I felt like my hormones were out of whack and wanted to see if I noticed any difference. Any anti-anxiety, calming, etc, effects were only going to be an added benefit--those were not what I bought this for. I *do* have anxiety though, pretty intense anxiety, and always have. I have never seen a professional for it and never in my life taken a medication for anxiety(though I probably should have).

So I started taking the Ashwagandha/Rhodiola combo in January like I said. I did actually notice that I felt less stressed at my job, less frustrated when unexpected tasks and issues occurred(normally unexpected work would really stress me, moreso than necessary). I am definitely a "future-worrier", like if there's something I am not looking forward too coming in a few weeks(or months), I will worry about it needlessly every day until it arrives and my anxiety will heighten by the day. I felt good taking this herb. Not in a way that it altered my mood or anything, it was just like the burden of worry was gone and I was free to go about my day.

However, I didn't realize *how much* I appreciate this herb until I STOPPED taking it. I don't know, I fell out of my routine of taking my supplements. Got busy, didn't think about it. Started missing one of them a day(I took morning and night). Then eventually stopped taking it completely. Not because I didn't like it, but I just forgot. I got out of the habit. I didn't realize what it was doing for me, I guess I grew complacent.

So, about 2 months later after quitting them, I realize that I am *worrying* about things! Stupid things, things that wouldn't even be difficult, I just didn't like the idea of them. I realized that I wasn't enjoying my weekends because almost immediately when they started, I would start worrying about the next week. I realized I had a very "on edge" feeling all the time and it was preventing me from enjoying anything. If I randomly got a day off from work in the middle of the week, I couldn't enjoy it, I was thinking about work the next day. It was then that I realized how much my anxiety was affecting me and robbing me of my free time. I started thinking, wow, when did this happen? Why am I worrying about this stuff all the time???

I realized, I had stopped taking my herbs shortly before this started! I still had them in the cabinet. So I took the Ashwagandha again and I felt the edge come off again! I was again able to relax! It was subtle, but again, it was like all this needless worry left me. My life was obviously exactly the same as before, just without the burden of my anxiety. Now, my husband is skeptical of everything and tried to tell me it was a placebo affect, but I am not one to lie to myself about supplements. If I don't notice a change, I don't notice it. I'm not going to convince myself that I feel something when it isn't there. Plus, please try to tell my brain to stop worrying about things because I am supposedly taking something to stop it. It doesn't work! My brain doesn't listen to me like that, if its going to worry its going to worry, anxiety cannot be turned off by willpower! (lol) It is amazing the difference I feel when I take the Ashwagandha!

So I've been back on it for week now and I have been very stress free since! More patient. Less agitated, less moody, and more importantly, finally about to let go of my worrying! Sometimes I just take the Ashwagandha by itself. It seems to be the one that is working for me. I do not feel the same, full effect when I take the Rhodiola by itself, but they do seem to work well together. I will keep this on hand from now on!"