Do adaptogens need to be cycled? I've been using Rhodiola, Bacopa, and Ashwagandha (well they're all in Adrenosurge....) and I love this stuff. I'm about to hit the 8 week mark soon and I'm wondering if I should stop using them.
Damn. Oddly enough, I was hoping for a different answer, haha.Everything needs to be circled l cycled eventually, my man, everything.
Interesting. I guess it might be a rhetorical question...but has the effectiveness stayed the same? How much do you dose daily?I have never cycled my adaptogens. I've been taking ashwagandha and rhodiola for years as a daily.
That doesn't mean you should, man. A personal choice is a personal choice but when a personal choice is not the best one it's not wise to recommend for others to partake.I have never cycled my adaptogens. I've been taking ashwagandha and rhodiola for years as a daily.
I did not take it that way, but thanks for clarifying.That doesn't mean you should, man. A personal choice is a personal choice but when a personal choice is not the best one it's not wise to recommend for others to partake.
And I think you know me well enough to understand I'm not calling you out.
Not in 8 weeks, Rhodiola doesn't need to be cycled (ever), you can tread Rhodia like food. The only adaptogen that needs to be cycled per se is panax ginseng. Ashwangandha is more like a ginseng, so should be cycled. Rhodiola is more like Maca. The difference is the ginsengs do not give the user what they need from it, they act the same with everyone. For instance, bacopa increase memory, signals etc. its going to do that or not do it, Rhodiola can calm you down if your hyper or give your energy if your too calm. Rhodiola also won't burn out ur adrenals like panax can.Do adaptogens need to be cycled? I've been using Rhodiola, Bacopa, and Ashwagandha (well they're all in Adrenosurge....) and I love this stuff. I'm about to hit the 8 week mark soon and I'm wondering if I should stop using them.
+1 to the need to cycle panax ginseng:Not in 8 weeks, Rhodiola doesn't need to be cycled (ever), you can tread Rhodia like food. The only adaptogen that needs to be cycled per se is panax ginseng. Ashwangandha is more like a ginseng, so should be cycled. Rhodiola is more like Maca. The difference is the ginsengs do not give the user what they need from it, they act the same with everyone. For instance, bacopa increase memory, signals etc. its going to do that or not do it, Rhodiola can calm you down if your hyper or give your energy if your too calm. Rhodiola also won't burn out ur adrenals like panax can.
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Effects of Panax ginseng on quality of life. - PubMed - NCBIP. ginseng improves aspects of mental health and social functioning after 4 weeks of therapy, although these differences attenuate with continued use.
After 4 weeks of therapy, higher scores in social functioning (P. ginseng 54.9+/-4.6 vs. placebo 49.2+/-6.5; p = 0.014), mental health (P. ginseng 52.2+/-7.7 vs. placebo 47.2+/-7.3; p = 0.075), and the mental component summary (P. ginseng 51.3+/-7.4 vs. placebo 44.3+/-8.3; p = 0.019) scales were observed in patients randomized to P. ginseng; these differences did not persist to the 8-week time point.
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