Organic Ashwagandha Wellness Supplement - 90 Vegan Capsules for Stress Relief, Mind and Body

I love this brand in general. I appreciate the secure wrapping from this shop. It came double wrapped in bubble wrap (to protect glass bottle) the security plastic around the lid, and the secured top u have to peel off!

The most effective, I have my first bottle and will buy the second one. I didn't have faith in them, but they have helped me relax a lot.

This is our second time purchasing this supplement, and we couldn't be happier! After just one week of use, both my husband and I noticed a significant improvement in our stress levels and sleep quality. It's easy to swallow, has no aftertaste, and offers great value for the money. We highly recommend it. 100% worth it!.

Buen producto me ayudó con la ansiedad

Me ha ayudado mucho con controlar el estres y descansar mejor

I've been taking the pills for a month and I love it. I feel very energetic.

Buena

Súper maravilloso , este producto es increíble desde que lo tomo me siento diferente, más relajada y completamente concentrada

I tend to have high cortisol throughout the day and this really helps me. I definitely see effect, highly recommend it!

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Great product

Great product. Shame it takes so long to get to you!

THIS IS MY ORGANIC INDIA ASHWAGANDA REVIEW...I really do have trouble waking up at night and not being able to fall back asleep.. since I have taken supplements before I thought that I would give this product a try after reading some quite positive comments however I now believe that I should have paid more attention to the negative comments because I have had sensitivities to a few other "all natural" herbal remedies and extracts and have suffered from some really bad reactions and so after reading what other verified purchasers of this product have made claims about I have decided that it is no time to take a risk..... I COULD HAVE BOUGHT OVER THE COUNTER SLEEPING PILLS INSTEAD OF THIS.. THE PRICE OF THIS SUPPLEMENT IS ALSO TOO HIGH SEEING THAT THEY DO NOT GAURANTEE PURITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS A PROPOSITION 65 WARNING THAT STATES THAT IT MAY HAVE HEAVY METALS SUCH AS ARSENIC IN IT... SO IF THIS COMPANY WANTED TO SELL THIS FOR SUCH A PRICE WHICh IS TWICE THE PRICE AS IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOOD AND SAFER QUALITY WHICH THERE ARE OTHER CHEAPER BRANDS WHICH DO SAY THAT THEY DO INDEPENDENT LAB TESTING ON THEIR PRODUCTS THEN WHY IS A PROPOSITION 65 WARNING PRINTED ON THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE. I WOULDN'T GIVE THIS TO MY DOG!SO AFTER ALL THIS AND LOOKING INTO THE SIDE EFFECTS IN THE 1 STAR REVIEWS AND DECIDING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THE ITEM AND THENI FIND THAT AMAXON STATES THAT THE THE ITEM IS NOT RETURNABLE IN THE REVIEW YOUR ORDER SECTION OF AMAZON ( HOW NICE OF THEM TO TELL ME LATER AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND NOT BEFORE).. SO I AM STUCK WITH A BRAND NEW BOTTLE OF ORGANIC INDIA ASHWAGANDA. WITH A PROPOSITION 65 WARING ON IT. AFRAID TO TAKE IT... MAYBE I CAN USE IT FOR RATT POISON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO KEEP ANY RODENTS AWAY...

I have experienced progressively worsening anxiety and depression throughout much of my adult life. When I first got the anxiety diagnosis, I was surprised; however, as the years have passed and I get consumed with crippling worries over the silliest, most paranoid concerns, it's become undeniable. I am also not a fan of psychiatric medications. To each their own! Mental illness is absolutely real illness and needs to be treated, I personally just prefer CBT and other methods.That being said, the anxiety was creating a terrible feedback loop with insomnia and depression, and for a while I felt pretty lost in my worries. A colleague told me his wife, who is a licensed psychiatrist, recommends ashwagandha to many of her anxiety patients, particularly for sleeping issues. I immediately went to the store and bought powdered ashwagandha. While it did work, and knocked me out COLD for a deep nights' sleep when mixed into some warm milk with turmeric (plus pie spices and honey for flavour), it is bitter and takes time to prepare the hot drink. I eventually made my way to my local natural foods store where I found this brand on sale. The pills are MUCH easier to take than the powdered form, and have the same effect.I have gone through several bottles of various brands of ashwagandha capsules and can honestly say this is by far the best for me. Whatever Kroger's house brand is is WAY too bitter tasting, and other brands I've tried did not have the same concentration. I ultimately decided Organic India is worth the slightly higher price tag, and I can often find coupons for it at my local natural foods store. However with quarantine, I had to order online this last time, as the store I frequent does not deliver. These are still worth the additional expense for sure. They have no taste and very noticeable positive effects. Furthermore, if my local natural store is to be believed (which I haven't verified, so take this with a grain of salt!), the manufacturer is an awesome company who even gives their employees paid leave for a couple weeks if they adopt a rescue puppy. I love that!So, the big question... do they actually work? YES, at least for me.Again, I am not a fan of medication in general. I'm the person who declines pain medications even after surgery. I take vitamin & immune supplements, but I am dubious about the effectiveness of even supplements I consider to be pretty harmless and occasionally take (like melatonin). Nothing has a clear, definable effect on me, except for ashwagandha. It improves my ability to fall asleep and stay asleep, helps me maintain regular sleep/wake schedules, and quiets the worries that keep me up and night and make me sick to my stomach with anxiety during the day.I am positive it is not just a placebo effect, as there have been days I have wondered why I'm so nervous and upset all day, only to find my ashwagandha pill still sitting where I forgot to take it hours before. This has happened multiple times with the same effect each time. Before I bit the bullet and ordered this bottle through Amazon (which is more expensive than my local retailer for this product), I had run out for several weeks. My sleep habits were getting worse and worse. I've always been a night owl, but I was literally unable to sleep until after the sun had risen every day, and would struggle to feel energized even after 8-9 hours of sleep. The very next day after I got this new bottle of ashwagandha, I was wide awake at 10:30 AM and feeling refreshed. I have not had such sleep issues since.This is by no means a miracle cure, and I hesitate to give people false hope in case it isn't effective for you, however I consider this a wonderful, natural method to treat my anxiety, insomnia, and depression. It makes a tremendous impact in my life. I would highly recommend (if your doctor OKs it, of course!) trying this supplement if you have trouble quieting anxious thoughts. Please feel free to ask if you have questions! I hope my experience can help others find a solution to their own anxiety issues.

So originally I had bought several bottles of generic branded ashwagandha without checking the reviews. I had also bought an item on ebay from a chinese seller with ZERO feedback. So yes, I like to live dangerously... And then I actually did do the research and promptly put most of those generics right into the trash where they belong and chose this one. The reason is that there is usually contamination with heavy metals from the soil -specifically, metals including lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury. The contamination levels tend to be higher in polluted areas and so not just any generic one will do. Organic India uses ashwagandha which is organically grown and USDA certified and made by grounding whole roots (not extracts), so that it provides a complete blend of all beneficial ingredients from ashwagandha. They also take special care that no harmful chemicals are added during the process of drying and production.Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension and Adaptogens such as ashwagandha are herbs that help in combating that stress. I use Ashwagandha as a good bet for long-term, more chronic stress that our bodies are always being put under, while L-Theanine I use is more your fast acting every day thing to combat minor stressors, mental tasks, improve mood, remain calm (inhibiting cortical neuron excitation) and can even modulate blood pressure increases in a high-stress-response. Ashwagandha can actually lower serum cortisol (or adjust higher as needed) which L-Theanine cannot do so I take it twice a day at lunch and bedtime and find this one works well. I also found a prospective, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study (PMID 23439798) that also showed significant effectiveness in reducing stress, cortisol levels, and anxiety in adults with mild adverse effects (and same as placebo). I'm very happy with the organic india and the dose of the capsules are good at 400mg each, higher then the 300 used in the study. They also have a powder where 1/2 teaspoon is 2.5g of ashwaganda so be careful on the dosing!Has my review been of help to you? If so, would you consider hitting the "helpful" button below? I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

Update! October 3:**See below for original review during my first week, I wanted to come back now that I'm on bottle #2.I. Love. Ashwaghanda. I said below that I wouldn't want to drive while taking it - THAT WAS TEMPORARY. I continued taking the recommended 4 pills a day dose and within a couple weeks I was not sleepy during the day and I'm completely confident when driving. I really can't say enough about Ashwaghanda. If I miss a dose, or like this past week when I got busy and missed three DAYS, I can tell. I bought the larger bottle when I was low on this 90 count bottle. For me it was almost a miracle worker - started working on the first dose. Now that I've adjusted, I do get anxiety coming through - but I've had chronic and overwhelming anxiety my entire life. I feel like Ashwaghanda has brought some control back to me and I've recommended it to friends and don't have any plans to not continue getting it. Thanks!!!Original review:I've only been taking this for 3 days but I didn't want to delay a review because I'm so happy with my purchase. I can't say enough about it. I really wish I could send a bottle to everyone I know.Pros from my experience so far:- I've had anxiety my entire life, had counseling, continuing to take St. John's Wort with this, but this makes me finally feel in control. Like I'm the lifeguard in charge of a water slide - anxious thoughts ranging from minor to ones that I recognize would have spiraled into an anxiety attack despite the progress I've made in counseling. I'm sure at some point it'll happen again, but I'm suddenly in the possession of the ability to register anxiety, acknowledge it, deal with whatever is happening if it's actually rational, and then it goes down the water slide. I've never had this ability. I've also had to be social (ha ha!) which always come with an undercurrent of stress and anxiety and I can also control that. It's like, I can see that ordinarily I'd be nervous and I do have that moment of 'I'm nervous' and then it just settles back down.- I'm sleeping SO GOOD. I couldn't ever turn my brain off and I'd end up stuck in a cycle of 'Don't sleep until [insert terrible hour here], gradually wear down to me falling asleep during the day, finally be able to sleep at a normal time, nope back to not sleeping.' and now I'm ready to rest at the end of the day.Cons from my experience so far:-I'm a little loopy/lethargic and off balance, and my attention is a little shorter. I've seen suggestions elsewhere to halve or skip the day time dose and for sure take the evening dose and I may try that soon, for the time being I'm so relieved to be more in control that I'm taking the full 2 in the morning/2 in the evening as suggested on the bottle. I'm a stay at home parent and don't have to drive, personally if I did have to drive I think I'd skip or halve the dose closest to driving time. So I wouldn't let this con keep you from trying it.

Quite simply, unexpectedly life changing. Since I've been on 2 pills a day for 8 days now, it's ACTUALLY helped me in several ways.1. Gives me noticeably much more Energy. I used to be lethargic from depression. I slept all day. The pills have infused me with just more staying power you can say. I wake up early, I'm alert throughout the day and don't feel overly drowsy like I used to feel2. I call Ashwagandha "Paxil CR/Anti Depressant Lite" It is NOT an anti depressant and won't give you exaggerated feelings of well being. What it DOES do for me is, I feel a lack of depression symptoms. I feel a subtle undercurrent of contentment and well being. I feel calm. Not zoned out or zombified calm, but NATURALLY calm. My sexual desire is not muted like it is with anti depressant meds which is a great thing. I would say it can provide somewhat of a anti depressant experience, WITHOUT all the bad side effects. Fantastic3. Cured my writer's block. I'm a writer who writes fiction short stories off and on. I've had writers block for years now. I used to take over a year to even finish 1 page of a story. Suddenly after taking the pills, my creative juices have been switched ON. I have been a writing machine for over a week now. I'm delighted and really pleased by this unexpected plus.4. I can think and process daily life's experiences better. I can't say my brain function is super sharper, but it is noticeably working better. I have BPD, PTSD, depression and my disorders have been eased since taking the pills daily. It is NOT a cure and thus may NOT have any effect whatsoever for others that share my mental health disorders. It's working so far me now and I'm grateful for that5. I sleep way better! I can fall to sleep peacefully with no problems now. When I wake up, I usually feel rested. I don't feel exhausted after sleep like I frequently used to. If I take the second pill after 2 pm or late afternoon, I usually get drowsy and may fall to sleep if I get very comfortable. I prefer taking 2 pills, 1 in the morning with Breakfast & 1 with lunch.What works for me, may not work for you. I have no idea what taking 3 pills would do for me, and maybe I will experiment in the future. Right now, 2 pills is working super well for me. I was desperate before I ordered these pills and was going through withdrawal from Paxil CR. I am STILL going through withdrawal but being on Ashwagandha has considerably eased my withdrawal nightmares. I'm not filled with anger, I've experienced no bad stomach pain even though a I do suffer from Acid reflux. I take Zantac regularly. I'm ABSOLUTELY going to order these pills again. In fact, I don't want to quit taking them right now. The pills has really changed my life. Hope it works for you too.

I bought this because I was experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks and seeing my entire family go through the ringer trying to find effective anxiety and depression medicines, I wanted to try something different. I did a lot of research and this and Eleuthero kept coming up as good treatments for anxiety - safe and effective. So I bought both. This arrived first. Mind you, I've battled anxiety for most of my life. Recently, some major life changes made it so bad that the slightest stressor (like checking the mail) left me shaking and unable to breathe correctly.When I got this, I followed the directions, 2 a day, twice a day. My boyfriend also did the same (he has PTSD from firefighting and dispatching and has been trying to find a prescription medication that works without unpleasant side effects, so he's giving this a try too). After a couple days, we both noticed we felt extremely tired/out of it, lethargic, etc. within an hour of taking the Ashwagandha. So, back to the drawing board; did some research and seems like a lot of people have this happen to them.It turns out, Ashwagandha lowers your blood sugar - which is why it says to take with a meal (not a snack, not a cup of milk - a MEAL). If you're experiencing signs of low blood sugar (headache, shortness of breath, shakiness, lethargy, etc) when taking this, make sure you're eating a full meal with it.We also decided to drastically decrease the dose. We cut out the morning dose entirely. With three kids and a job to tend to, we can't muddle through the day exhausted. Taking two pills at night left us still exhausted in the morning. So, we now take one at night with dinner. It helps prevent us from waking up at night. We drink the Celestial Seasonings brand Tension Tamer in the morning to give us just a little bit of Ashwagandha, Also, the same brand's Sinus Soother has almost completely stopped his horrendous snoring that only his CPAP stopped before.Right before bed, we take Eleuthero (liquid). That stuff hits you hard and fast so we try to be ready for bed before taking it (and on an empty stomach).Aside from that, we also take Acerola powder (for vitamin C since stress and anxiety reduces immunity), Probiotics (I like PrescriptAssist best, but it's pretty cost prohibitive, so Innovix Labs works well enough for half the cost) - this cuts down on sugar cravings and thus sugar crashes and related anxiety, Magnesium Glycinate (it says take 4, but 2-3 seem to work better for me without digestive side effects), B-complex (I like the Thorne brand), B-12 (this helps a lot for energy, but I don't use it every day. In the morning or around lunch time seems to be the best time to take it. At least 5 hours before sleeping. I use Rapid Shot because it has worked better than all the others I've tried). This combination seems to work for now.The Ashwagandha definitely helps, but it's not enough on its own. I don't think there's usually just one thing that's going to completely stop anxiety. But this is certainly something that helps. Just make sure you eat something with it.

I'll preface my review by stating that I'm a healthy, quite physically fit 34 yr old male. Excellent cholesterol and blood pressure. I sleep well and average around 7-7.5 hrs per night. I do not take any medications. I take a low-dose whole food multi vitamin, fish oil and D3. I've been fasting 20 hours per day every day since January 2014. I take a serving of BCAAs and organic greens powder during my fasting period. I eat mainly organic, whole foods, no grains, and virtually no packaged products. I've taken all kinds of supplements in the past. Literally multiple dozens of them. Over the last 20 or so years I've come to approach health claims associated with them with a healthy heap of skepticism. I continue to take the supplements I previously mentioned because I do believe they're very important for maintaining optimal health and they have proven themselves to me.I happened to hear about Ashwagandha through a podcast I listen to about natural ways to maintain healthy testosterone levels. The hosts discussed at length how this herb (or herbal root, rather), is classified by many as an adaptogen, which is a substance that helps stabilize physiological processes. It's been used in Indian Ayurvedic medical practice for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. I spoke about it with an Indian (native) colleague of mine at work; he explained that it's quite widely used to treat many conditions in his home country. It is also said to effectively regulate hormone levels, especially cortisol, which, is released by the body when under stress. Cortisol (aka adrenaline) is necessary for healthy function, but an over-secretion of it can underpin a wide range of health problems. What piqued my interest about Ashwagandha are its mood-stabilizing effects. I can become irritable as a result of fasting and lifting very heavy weights in the morning without food for the next 10 hours or so, and I don't like being that way. Cortisol and hormonal imbalances likely cause it, since the body releases cortisol in response to lack of food, which helps quiet hunger. I've also always been a slightly anxious person. Not clinically (at least I hope not), but enough that I sometimes don't enjoy things/ experiences as much as I know I could.After doing my research and coming to the conclusion that this is a safe supplement and reading reviews of it, I decided to purchase it. I took my first pill on 3/19, an hour before bed. I had a lot of food in my belly, and I didn't notice anything before falling asleep for the night. The next morning, about 15 minutes after waking up, I noticed that I was feeling calmer than normal. It's tough to explain. Sort of peaceful. It was marked enough for me to notice, but nothing overwhelming. I took another pill around 1 or 2pm that day. That was on an empty stomach. Within about 90 minutes, I definitely felt more relaxed. I'm continuing to take two pills per day, spread evenly. I absolutely, positively notice a difference in how I feel mentally--specifically how I respond to situations. The way I describe the feeling is that the edge is blunted. I don't care less about things, I care about them differently. When my 4.5 yr old son is behaving in a way that I don't like, it honestly doesn't grate on me the way it did pre-Ashwagandha. I feel that it allows me to observe him, think and calmly respond, rather than react, if that makes sense. I'm more open to ideas that are different than mine as well. I very highly doubt this is me experiencing a placebo effect. I began taking it thinking it would do nothing noticeable, but it really really does. It's not overwhelming--not like, "oh my gosh the world is sparking." It's mild, but there. I should note that when I took it at work for the first time (again, empty stomach), I became very drowsy 30-45 mins later. I never feel drowsy at work, so I might attribute that to the herb. A few hours ago I took a pill with black coffee (empty stomach), and don't feel drowsy, but feel that tranquility/ stability again. I would absolutely recommend this supplement if you're anything like me.