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My review is based on taking these for a month for those wondering. This is a really long review, btw. Let me start off by saying that I started taking 1 a day instead of 2. I never know how something will affect me, so I'd rather be cautious. I'd started on a Tuesday so I did that until Friday for 4 days. Since you're supposed to cycle 5 days on and 2 days off, I decided to use Saturday and Sunday as my days off. I noticed no bad side effects, so on Monday I started taking 2 a day, in the morning, like prescribed with some form of food. I've never taken these on an empty stomach and never at night. Since I get up for work at 6am every day it made it easy to take them on time Mon-Fri and on the weekends I sleep in, so it's nice to cycle for me and not have to worry about taking them then. There was 1 day in my whole month of taking them where I took it about an hour or 2 late because I didn't know what I wanted for breakfast and didn't have any, so when I got to work, I had a snack before I took them. This was towards later of the month, but I didn't notice anything off with me. Anyway, I didn't go into taking these with any expectations. Maybe at first, because I was excited about them, my mood felt like it immediately improved and I was a brighter person, but I told myself that it might be a placebo effect, so I disregarded it until I knew I was taking them for longer than like 4-10 days. Before I get into my thoughts about these, let me tell you why I started taking these in the first place. I feel like I've always struggled with a mild depression, but I was never diagnosed. Right before I started taking these, I also thought I might be a little bipolar because I get excited about things for... Well, could be days, weeks, potentially months, but when enough time passes, I get over it and then I get frustrated or just down and sad. For example, I'd find a new hobby like writing a novel and I'd hope I can do it and I'd be happy and excited. But over time that starts to fade and I start to have thoughts like, "Why am I doing this? Why did I get so excited? That's so dumb, it'll never work out." And I could never stop those thoughts, they would always come in at a random time in my day and ruin it for me. It would be like a wave of doubt washing over me for absolutely no reason and just out of no where. This would happen often, on and off, every few weeks, or months if I was lucky enough. Basically, no matter what I tried, I was never satisfied with myself and I would be unhappy constantly. So, then I started reading about dopamine and serotonin and I realized so many things matched and it seemed like my levels were low. I'll also note, my dad in his older, but still young age (60+) was diagnosed with some form of dementia due to short term memory loss and I have a feeling his also undiagnosed depression caused this, but he refused to get treated and still refuses now. He wouldn't take supplements or any medication either. We have financial struggles run in our family and I feel like that's what led him to his depression and I can say, I know what that feels like, too. Anyway, now that you know a little background, I think you don't see results until you stop taking these (if they've been working that is). I can say that I definitely was much happier on these. Before I started taking them, I was frequently irritated with people and once I was on these pills, I could easily tolerate them (I'm an introvert, so any long or large social stimulation is annoying to me). My thoughts improved by a lot. Even if things didn't work out for me, my thoughts were more like, "That's okay, I'll keep trying," or "Oh well, I'll be okay." I've been applying to new jobs because I'm not really doing much in my field, so I've be frustrated and earlier it would make me really angry and I couldn't tolerate being there. Now, I'm okay most days and not crabby at all. I'm still looking for a new job though because the company is moving an hour away and I don't want to drive that far. But I feel positive no matter what. Anyway, I've gotten multiple rejections and without the pills, I'd shut down and be depressed that I didn't get it. With the pills, I just moved on happily like it's all going to be okay. My interactions with people are more pleasant and I feel more open to talking to people. Finally, I noticed the most change this week because I ran out of my pills after I took my last ones on Tuesday (writing this on the following Saturday for perspective). I've become irritated again, not able to tolerate my day at work, and the biggest thing I noticed, my sleep quality worsened a lot, just by not taking them for 3 days. I've started feeling down about myself again with less energy and enthusiasm. So, to conclude, I ordered again and started a subscription because these are a lifesaver to me! I never want to feel terrible again and I like that they are not prescription drugs, I prefer more natural options first. These might not work for everyone and some people don't even take them long enough. I'm lucky to see the results after a month, but for some people it might take longer. Also, I love how quickly they get delivered with Prime, I get them overnight.

Had a streesful project that was very detail orientated and also had a lot stressful pressures at home. This really helped me stay inline and not procrastinate when i'm overwhelmed. It also minimised the negative thoughts that would creep in when i was highly anxious. I definitely recommend.

we recently had a tragedy happen to our family ,and my stress level when to sky .( one of our cousin got killed ) .and one of my friend who is a dr recommend me to take this.i am not a person who likes pill or chemical i rather use herbs .but i was so desperate. i can not tell you how much this pills helped me and by my recommendation my usband start using it ,our stress level from 100 went down to 50 for now . i am going to continue using as i see my mind is coming down and feel i am more relax on my own body . pills are easy to swallow as well and my mood emproved so far i have no side effect and sleep restfully i really think the price for such a mazing pill is great

This has given balance the waves of sadness I frequently got would come without warning or reason. I did my research and this supplement has been a relief by week 2 my moods were much much better by week three the waves of anxiety an deppression stop drastically. Im thankful I found them .

This supplement has helped soooo much! Helped me finally get off my SSRI medication! Long review: I have been trying to get off my Paxil antidepressant for 25+ years and have been on quite the rollercoaster with self-weaning or doctor assisted weaning (slow wean or cross wean) and find that even after I’ve weaned down to a low dose, the depression or withdrawal symptoms start becoming unbearable and I have to bump back up. I feel like over the years I have been through so much turmoil trying to get off this drug and had been warned against taking supplements like Sam-e or St John’s Wart due to the risk of serotonin syndrome if I were to mix them with my SSRI medication. I’ve also read that even 5HTP can also interact with an SSRI so you have to be careful with dosing. I REALLY wish I had found this supplement sooner but so grateful that I did! I did a ton of research and knew I wanted something with 5HTP (not a high dose) and was already taking Ashwagandha separately and love that this supplement also has Munica Puriens to also boost dopamine. I had been reducing my dose every 1-2 years, (once I finally regulated to the new dose) and was at the 1/2 pill of 5mgs with some nasty withdrawal symptoms when I discovered this supp and it helped sooooo much! Only 10 months later I had the courage to try going off my SSRI completely and I’m actually thriving off the medication! I take 1 of these capsule Monday - Friday and take weekends off. It really helps reduce the withdrawal symptoms and lift my mood when I have low/unmotivated depressed days and it also helps with the anxiety. I find the days I take it I get more accomplished and feel lighter. I noticed it kinda reduces my appetite and I eat less when I take it and get a little dehydrated. Sometimes if I’m already dehydrated it can cause a headache so I make sure I drink a lot of water and the headache will go away. I have recommended this supplement to many friends that suffer depression and anxiety and most (not all) find it super helpful, I’m just sharing my personal experience hoping it will help someone else. I also love that unlike a pharmaceutical, it doesn’t seem to be habit forming, I can take breaks or skip days without feeling any type of withdrawal from it.