I took Amoryn (sjw and 5htp) for few weeks for anxiety, but ended up throwing them in the bin. I really did not like how they made me feel. I'm not depressed, more anxious, so maybe just not right for me.
I take Seredyn on a as needed basis and I now take the occassional kava if i can't sleep.
I know you say you don't know much about rhodiola, as used to be expensive. It is not expensive here in the uk.
I want to mix Ashwagandha and rhodiola together in caps, for anxiety and concentration. I've seen this mix in the health food store. Do you think 1/2 teaspoon few times a day sounds okay?
Yes, neither have a toxicity at normal doses. And the ashwagandha is a sedative and supports the thyroid, which can help since hypothyroidism can interfere with sleep.
So to recap on the herbs i'm taking
Vitex-hormone balance
Gota kola-capilliaries
maca-thyroid
milk thistle-liver.
Gynostemma
Sound alright?
Looks good, but I would also add a seaweed for the thyroid, hormones and capillaries.
I only have 00 caps and alot of them, so for the herbs you say 750mg per 00 cap, would filling the larger end only equate to 500mg do you reckon.
750mg is an average. The problem is that different herbs have different densities. And the milligrams are weight, not volume. So a capsule of let's say kelp will be a much higher weight than the same size capsule of mullein, which has a lower density.
You don't have to be exact on the 500mg. But if you want to be the best way to determine this would be to weigh out a specific amount of the herb, such as 1g then see how many capsules it fills on average, then you can divide the number by two to find out the average capsule weight. Of fill a bunch of capsules and see how many it takes to reach 1 gram. One gram is usually the minimum most small scales will register.
I've tried weighing the powder, my scales are not acurate at that low weight. I put a little pot on the scales and zeroed it, then gradually filled it, it took ages to get to 1g then increased quickly, so wasn't sure if the amount was accurate. I got to 5G of Ashwagandha, which looked alot.
5G took 13 '00' caps to fill. So need to take a lot of caps a day, 26 if taking 10g a day.
Something does sound off there. That is not even 400mg per capsule.
So maybe easier to take on spoon. I emptied 3 of the caps on a teaspoon and it made a level teaspoon.
So i'm thinking about 3 heaped teaspoon a day?
With most herbs or combinations a 1/2 teaspoon three times daily is sufficient. That would be roughly 2 size '00' capsules.
Yes i know they are all different densities, that is why i keep asking about different herbs.
I need special scales i think.
You can get pretty accurate jewelry scales cheaply on Ebay.