A friend who is on only fava and mucuna products also...has just started Rhodiola and her husband reports it has already started to do good things...more energy, walking faster...I am so excited....this means it is not my imagination that I feel good with less tincture (still taking very little, only half a dose when I do need it) Praise the Lord!

I took rhodiola for a few months before knowing I had PD (a medical psychic told me to take it!) but I didn't notice any benefits. Now I'm on Azilect so I can't take it :-( I really want to come off Azilect because of all the scary interactions but it makes the Sinemet last longer and I definitely don't want to up my Sinemet intake.

Trixidee

well well AB I think you have got something here - first day I took 175 mg rhodiola and noticed more energy to hike up the hill and decrease in desire for sweet.
2nd day same dose and still less desire for sweet - and had no "wearing on " effect of the morning dose of sinemet ( one pill 25/100) . Also of note is I also include 1/4 cup of fava POD juice (no bean) in the morning.
It does seem 2nd dose of rhodiola is more subtle and I would add that in classical homeopathic prescribing one can diminish efficacy of a remedy by repeating it too soon - I'm not sure how this principal would apply to an herb that has not been diluted and succussed tho

I'm wanting to keep sinemet dose to 1 pill 25/100 in AM and 2 doses of one pill 10/100 in PM or less. I think I' doing well considering tremor and other sx became noticeable over 18 years ago.
am wondering if rhodiola best taken on occasion rather than daily...
Viva rhodiola!

I am still doing well...taking 1/2 capsule daily of a 400mg from Swansons (which , buy the way are on sale right now buy one / get one free.....perfect timing cause I need more and want to try doing my own tincture with it so I can control how many drops I take. My friend is very excited about the results she is getting taking Rhodiola. THUMBS UP

I called the Swanson's people yesterday to make an order and got to talk to a person who actually knows about the supplements they sell...she said you could take rhodiola indefinitely if taken at the recommended dosage on the bottle...so that relieved my mind...that it wasn't harmful when taken for extended periods of time. I just wish I could find some place that has done extended research with it for PD.

Well, it is now Jan. 26th. I am still doing well and have been on the Rhodiola rosea herb since Dec 21st. Have not taken tincture for 2 days...but tomorrow is Sunday (have to sing in the choir) Lots of people around...may need some and carry it in my purse just in case..pretty handy stuff. Sometimes I get looked at funny (taking out a dropper bottle and squirting something into my mouth...but have reached an age where I don't care , if they ask me what I'm taking, I tell them) I am still doing approx 200mg Rhodiola one day and 400 mg the next...it doesn't taste bad and can be poured into cereal...good way to reduce the amount and less pills to swallow is great. ANYBODY ELSE TRYIN IT ?

Hi Aunt Bean,

I took rhodiola a couple more days and felt increased energy-however- the last day I took it at noon and had trouble going to sleep. Taking the rhodiola helps me to appreciate sinemet because I feel a sense of well being in a way with sinemet I don't feel with rhodiola.

Quality sleep is precious to me - after doing some biofeedback work i got so i could go into deep restful sleep and need only 4 or 5 hours which i prefer to 8 hours of lesser quality and even taking the rhodiola in the early morning it just seemed a bit out of alignment with my comfort zone however I may take it on occassion on days when I want an extra boost.

I have been taking a dropper full of passionflower extract before bed to correct the rhodiola effect and found it to be very helpful and I'm back to my deep restful sleep again -which for anyone interested is enhanced by high quality linen sheets which regulate temperature really well.
have been looking at nootropic herbs - considering trying California poppy extract.

in all fairness to rhodiola i only took it several days and i think it may be useful on occassion- i may be confusing my fear of agonist like herbs with efficacy.

I'm wondering if agonists and some herbs tend to also be receptors or stimulators of cortisol??

I'm going to try it. I was watching a video I YouTube about this herb, and it states that the best one to get of the Rhodiola Rosea is the Siberian one. And to look for this info:

Perfect Rhodiola Rosea is 100% wild-crafted freeze-dried Siberian Rhodiola Rosea root with a minimum 3% Rosavins and 1% Salidroside. During the freeze-drying process, moisture is frozen and vaporized using no chemicals, thereby preserving the maximum level of nutrients from the Rhodiola Rosea root.

Thanks John., I had read that ,also
I just took the tap test on the computer (left then right) Since taking Rhodiola rosea...my hands scored very close together (both near 28) Usually my right hand was much faster. I had noticed my typing on the keyboard was faster / having less mistakes to fix this week... after reading the graph report on Stelevo post, and the site was included there for the test .....I tried it for myself. (Probably would have been faster tapping, but my room is very cold. may try again later in the day.)