This question is for any Type O's and Explorers---have you ever used the herbs Ashwaganda, Rhodiola and licorice root?
The reason I ask is that these have been recommended to me for adrenal support. I am leery of herbs due to my track record of being highly sensitive to some "natural" cures/herbs. So, has anyone had any experience with these things?

I use rhodiola with no problems. Licorice has to be DGL or it can affect heart/blood pressure.

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This question is for any Type O's and Explorers---have you ever used the herbs Ashwaganda, Rhodiola and licorice root?
The reason I ask is that these have been recommended to me for adrenal support. I am leery of herbs due to my track record of being highly sensitive to some "natural" cures/herbs. So, has anyone had any experience with these things?

I have used Ashwaganda and Licorice with no problems.

I take 1 DGL tablet everyday! I haven't tried the other items though.

Either Ashwaganda or Rhodiola triggered a "bad trip" for me. Of course I was taking 50mg of Zoloft at the time. So if you're not taking any psych meds, you won't have to worry about it. They are supposedly "adaptogenic", meaning they either bring you up or down, depending on the need. In my case they induced a panic attack...

I have used a supplement with Ashwaganda & Rhodiola (& other adrenal support) in it...with no problems...

I took Metagenics Exhilarin for several days and got a migraine.  I stopped taking it and a month later, tried again.  Same results.  Here are the ingredients:

Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) Leaf 10:1 Extract (containing urosolic acid)
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Root 15:1 Extract (containing withanolides)
Amla (Emblica officinalis) Fruit 3:1 Extract (containing tannins)Bacopa (Bacopa monniera) Leaf 4:1 Extract (containing bacosides A & B)
Other Ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid (vegetable), silica, coating (water, hypromellose, medium chain triglycerides, and hydroxypropylcellulose)

mpolyglottos, it is known with the intake of Zoloft no herbs and no aminoacids either ....Zoloft is one of the challenges for nonnies, I saw... coz of the dependancy of those stuffs (mostly nonnies have problems to get off this junk) but while tapering off slowly... so far easier and better
Rhodiola is a beautiful helper, especially for you, da O's to calm down a bit your nervecostumes ....

I use licorice sometime while getting stomach pains....but ok sorry I'm not an O but we might have tendecies to share... all about adrenal junkies ... joke apart... too much of adrenal issues keep us going.....

Rhodiola helped me a lot with anxiety and obsessive tendencies.

I've struggled with depression for years. I've been on and off numerous antidepressant meds. I weaned myself off Prozac and started taking 5-HTP, which I found very helpful. I stopped the 5-HTP when I started BTD, since it wasn't reccomended for Os.

I took rhodiola for a long time, and found it very helpful at first. Then I started getting anxiety, which I never had before- not when I was depressed and untreated, and not when I was on antidepressants. I'm pretty sure the rhodiola was the cause.

At this point, I looked up Dr D's anti-stress protocol again, and realized he DOES reccomend 5-HTP for nonnies, so I started taking it again. I now take the 5-HTP at night and rhodiola in the morning; as I need something to help boost my seratonin levels (the 5-HTP) as well as soemthing to boost the dopamine (rhodiola.) Either one alone doesn't keep me quite as balanced.

I take Rhodiola and schisandra every morning (I tincture the herbs myself) and often again in the early afternoon. They really help my energy levels.

What is your favorite dopamine booster?

I have used DGL chewables.  They almost seemed like candy.

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I have used DGL chewables.  They almost seemed like candy.

Some of the DGL brands have sweeteners in them, which brand do you use, I'd like to find one that is not sweetened? thanks

I have not used them in the past five years, so I could not remember the brand - even to give you a negative recommendation.