Re: Stopping Ashwagandha, need suggestions

I know, at first I thought I was coming down with something too, but here's the thing... When I would resume taking the ashwagandha the symptoms would go away within an hour or two - ALL OF THEM and when I would quit they would come back. I did this several times over the weeks, take it- feel relaxed and no achiness, some energy, though along with some heart palpitations, not take it and get very irritable, achy legs and arms, a swollen gland under my chin, tired - over and over again.
I do think my neuron receptors are messed up, even though it was 5-6 years ago and I only took the Xanax for 2 months. It took over a year for me to feel more like a normal person after quiting the meds cold turkey (horrific).
No I don't have any autoimmune disease that I know of. Everytime I have gone to the doctor all blood tests come back 'normal.' And I felt very well before taking the ashwagandha.
I even bought a little book on Ashwagandha and have read whatever I could find searching the internet. I was prepared to take it long term, but when I missed a dose and then put it together, I became alarmed that it would have such an effect on me. I get those same affects from Panax Ginseng and if I take Ginseng long enough I start getting migraines.
There is a chance, though I believe it is less likely, that there is something else going on in my body seperate from the Ashwagandha usage. Mostly I believe it's a rebound affect from not taking the Ashwagandha because I have experienced this before with other adrenal stimulating herbs such as licorice and ginseng.
Thank you for the suggestion of Yucca for inflammation. I'll be looking for that to keep around. Like you said, it will definately be better than taking ibuprofen. I never had any other option before, not knowing what helps with pain and inflammation. Tweet