herb- rhodiola ???

[sick and tired 47]

Hi! Is anyone  familiar with the herb Rhodiola?? I starteted taking from homeopathic nutritionist for high cortisol/ some anxiety issues.
First week, great... but now into 2nd week and I feel like I am on caffine. Very wired, TONS of energy yes but today noticed my heart rate and BP are really up!!! I decreased dose ( 3 pills to 2) earlier in week to see if that helped but it hasn't. The product I am using is called Purecalm PRT by neuroscience.
   The nutritionist says taking  3 pills a day is the usual dose, but I am taking two, considering stopping for a day... I do not like this feeling. I have SVT of the heart so I want to be careful... my PCP approved the herb before I started taking it.
I am at a loss, I have read that sometimes it causes this problem as your body gets used to it... but I don't want to feel this way.... its like I drank a GIANT espresso.... and could go and go. Advice/ help with this is appreciated.
Thanks all.

[sick and tired 47]

deepdiver,
Oops, sorry I forgot the website.
I generally check several sites to see their uses of a herb, side effects, interactions, ect

  one I really like is- Dr. Ray sahelian
http://www.raysahelian.com/s

I also like Dr. Andrew Weil-
http://www.drweil.com/

and us office of dietary supplements is great too.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/index.aspx

Paxiled,
I researched Holy Basil, it looks promising. I must check with my dr , because of heart med and thyroid med.  Thanks for the great info.

To all- have a wonderful weekend!!! Thanks for all the great info and support!!!

[deepdiver]

you forgot to post the web site address for the doctor

[sick and tired 47]

Thanks to both of you for your support. I feel much better today, I believe it was way to high a dose for me... Oh, its hard being so sensitive ( ha, ha).
  As I said I want to get on a path to recovery... so frustrating to me.
Here is site I use to get some knowledge of herbs-
Dr Ray Sahelian Md.
Will check out the holy basil.. did not see it on there but phosphatidyline is the highly recommended one that I have heard lots about.
Thanks again..
Kristi

[Paxiled]

I think you need a naturopath, not a pcp.  And if you do meds, you need a good psychiatrist, again not a pcp.  Holistic medicine looks at everyone as an individual, not as everyone else.  If you're very sensitive to medication, you can get by with lower doses, people who metabolize them slower need more.  You adjust according to who you are.  That's how it differs from allopathic medicine, which considers everyone the same.  What works for one won't necessarily work for you.  Also, when you take magnesium, remember that it's affecting the balance of your other electrolytes, especially calcium and potassium.  Also, when you combine all those amino acids in one formula, well, it might not be the best approach for you -- taurine makes GABA in the system, so if you take both, sometimes it's better to take them separately.  It all depends on you.  Never heard that ashwaghanda causes hyperthyroid, but there's always new stuff coming out.  Generally that only happens if there's iodine in something, and my understanding is that ashwaghanda doesn't contain iodine.  You usually find that in seaweeds.  And again, the best cortisol manager I know of is holy basil, not rhodiola.  I really think it might be time for a good naturopath, given your complex of problems and your different reactions to stuff.    

[deepdiver]

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[sick and tired 47]

Thanks again. I will keep Relora in mind... the reports say there are NO side effects of Rodiola and lots of great testimonies. I absolutely loved the fact I had energy again...but I can not tolerate being hyper.. which leads to insomnia... which then goes into anxiety.
  The Purecalm PRT has phosphatidyline ( and taurine) which is supposed to help lower cortisol too. The doseage of 3 pills (  the triple complex) is 1500 mg.. sounds high to me.. but not sure how much is rhodiola.( It says 16% rosavins). What does that mean?? I read usual dose of rhodiola is 200- 600 mg. daily.
  There is another thing that was recommended- cortisol manager by intergrative medicine... it has Phosphatidylserine , ashwanganda and magnolia. Take at bed time for restful sleep. I read ashwanganda can cause hypothyroid (me) to go hyperthyroid.. don't want that!
I know this won't be a quick fix issue... I just want to get on the right path so I can start the journey.
Thanks again for your help.