Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wanted to wait awhile before writing a review on this, and been using the herb and specifically this brand for over five months now. Like anything, adding a new set of chemicals to your body might have different results than mine, but this is my experience: I've experimented over the years with a number of herbal supplements to help with energy and emotional stability issues, and this is the first one for me that covers both, "burns" evenly over the hours, and truly has no negative effects. Other herbs have never been balanced in my experience, they may cause a positive effect but with a sharp inception or drop off point and not a lot of predictability in that regard. Things that helped with energy would mess with my sleep patterns, or cause me to feel great and then edgy over the course of a day, while Ashwaganda merely helps when I take it and is noticed if I forget it. For those who suffer from long term Lyme disease I can't recommend it enough. Regardless of whether the disease is dormant or not, I have rapid spikes of roller coaster emotions that have nothing to do with my environment, as well as close to debilitating energy slumps. After almost 20 years of trying different alternatives both medical and herbal, this has been the one dependable supplement that helps me come close to normal on a daily basis. As for dosage and times of use opinions vary. I originally was taking two pills in the morning and two more before 1, both with food. I started with this pattern because some herbalists suggested later than 1 to 2 in the afternoon might keep you up later than you would prefer in the evening. Recently I started taking my second 2 pills close to bed time, and the last few days I've awoken having slept soundly and feel much more refreshed. I'll update this post after a few months to see whether that pattern continues. Regardless, if you have energy issues and/or some emotional instability and are looking for an herbal option I would recommend you try Ashwaganda. For me the positive effects were noticeable quiet quickly, so you wouldn't need to buy more than one bottle as an experiment to find out if it's beneficial for you. Hope this helps. **Update** Found taking two right when I go to bed to be awesome. I'm consistently waking up feeling much more rested and also actually ready to wake up. (less "need" to hit the snooze) Like some others have mentioned I'm either having more inventive dreams, or I'm rested enough to remember having them. When previously taking two at breakfast and lunch I would really notice an energy dip if I didn't take the second round, but I'm feeling even more balanced and energized now taking the second two at night instead. One note of caution from my experience: if you try taking this at night take it when you actually are ready to go to sleep; not an hour or so before. The times I've taken two pills and then decided to stay up longer I couldn't easily fall right to sleep. Nothing horrible, just my brain was happily active for an hour or two after the lights went off. I've had very reliable results taking this right when I'm done with everything and prepared to sleep. Also nice to see the thumbs up on this; means taking the time to write this was worth it to others and that makes me glad, so thanks!