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Safe, and surprisingly effective
It actually works!Others have conveniently listed the ingredients and their effects (thank you!) so I'll skip that part. But basically, where many mood elevators trigger your body to release serotonin (a happy chemical in your brain) this actually helps your body to produce it. Which is much better: releasing more serotonin than normal can actually make you essentially "run out" of serotonin if you're releasing it faster than you produce it, and many times our negative states of mind and anxiety are (in part) a result of low serotonin levels. Trying to release more won't help if you're already low on it, but this guarantees that you're not.It has almost no flavor unless you let it sit in your mouth so your saliva starts dissolving it. Drink it down with some water and it's all smooth.For the record, I don't take the recommended dosage. I take one pill in the morning and one right before bed. Very vivid dreams when you take it before bed! It didn't seem to help or hinder my ability to sleep in any way, but if I get a good night's rest, I wake up feeling a lot better than usual.Thing is, you absolutely MUST get enough sleep for this to be effective. If I know I'm not going to have enough time to sleep well, I just don't take it that night before bed. That would be a waste of a pill. I wake up feeling as drowsy as I used to before I started taking it, in those cases. I still take one in the morning, regardless of how I slept, and it works as expected. It doesn't make me not tired after not sleeping enough, but helps my mood nonetheless.Also, drink plenty of water. I'm inclined to say that this pill will help you remember to drink water. I don't usually drink nearly enough water per day, but when taking this I naturally find myself craving water, and that's been good for me.You probably don't need to take it with food. Most pills really make me sick to my stomach if I don't eat food with them, but this doesn't.However, an hour or two after taking the pill (if I'm awake at that point) I get really hungry. Like, not starving, it's not uncomfortable, but it is hunger. So maybe time it so that you'll be able to have a snack by then, a bag of chips does it for me.I've developed much better eating and drinking habits since I started taking this a couple months ago.I also went a week without taking it, and had absolutely no withdrawl. I just went back to what's normal for me. Kind of irritable, and mildly anxiety prone.I'm not claiming that this is a cure all, it probably won't help much if you have severe anxiety or emotional complications, but it works well for an added boost in day to day life. I have more energy, I'm calmer, and I stress out much less. Plus, I get to enjoy things just a bit more, probably because I'm not anxious.It works well with caffeine. I drink copious amounts of coffee at work, and it's really toned down the anxiety caffeine can induce on a bad day. Not to say that I don't have bad days when I take this, just that I'm able to handle them better without stressing out as much.Overall, as a dietary supplement, this is surprisingly effective when used right, and I plan to buy more when I run out. It's also nice to know that if I don't buy more, it won't do any harm to stop taking it. Just back to the norm. I have more struggles going without candy than I do this pill, it's not even a fraction as addictive as sugar.I'd recommend it to anyone considering buying it: it's worth the low price, and it can't hurt to try it!
J**S
Works Like a Charm!
I've been taking BEST MOOD on and off over these past few weeks, and I have had an interesting experience with it. When taking the full dosage, I do in fact feel lighthearted and happy despite any "negative" stimuli in my day. However, there is one drawback that I was not expecting at all: on the full dosage, BEST MOOD makes me very sleepy! 😴 At first I thought this was just placebo, but after taking it both on an empty stomach and with a meal (and after having a full night's rest both times), I still get consistently tired. I did my own research on this, and it appears that l-theanine, when taken in the dosage included in BEST MOOD, can in fact induce a sedative state! This makes sense, especially because I'm a lightweight when it comes to all medicines & supplements. Aside from that, the product is great... just not super ideal when I'm sitting at a desk all day or planning on going to the gym in the evening! With that in mind, this supplement works exactly as marketed and is great for feeling good and winding down after a stressful day! Primal One nailed it yet again!
J**.
Good supplement for anxiety and mood.
I like this product a lot so far. I just finished going through one bottle and the supplement helps me with my OCD and my social anxiety. It helps with some of the overthinking that I am constantly dealing with. The supplement contains:L-Theanine: Amino acid that is known for its calming properties. It is most commonly found in Black Tea. Studies have shown that it can help with physical and mental stress and also improve cognition. It has an interesting synergy with caffeine but it can also help take the "edge" off of some of the side effects that Caffeine can cause, especially for those a little sensitive to Caffeine. There's many supplements out there that contain L-Theanine and Caffeine together. L-Theanine has a pretty good pharmacology profile since it affects serotonin, dopamine, GABA and Glycine in the brain. It also affects Glutamate because structurally at a molecular level, it is very close in structure to Glutamate. Because of the affect L-Theanine has on alpha wave production in the brain, it can be beneficial for sleeping.Ashwagandha - An ayurvedic herb that has many benefits, it is an adaptogen like Ginseng, Rhodiola, Cordyceps and others. It has been used for hundreds of years by people. The Ashwagandha in this product is also the patented KSM-66 version which is very good. The main benefit many people know about is that Ashwagandha can lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels making it good for mental and physical stress. This herb can also: lower blood sugar levels, it has anti-cancer properties, may help with symptoms of depression, may reduce inflammation, and many more things. Out of all the herbal adaptogens out there, Ashwagandha seems to have the most benefits out of many of those herbs.Bacopa Monnieri - Another herb that is also an adaptogen and also has been used for many, many years. It can be good for reducing anxiety and relaxation and for cognitive enhancement. Bacopa is an herb, but is also known as something called a Nootropic because of its effects on cognition. Bacopa is an anti-oxidant, it is an anti-inflammatory herb, it can help people with memory issues, is neuroprotective, may help prevent cancer and more.AstraGin (patented product containing Astragalus Root Extract & Tienchi Ginseng Root Extract) - I've seen this in quite a few herbal and workout supplements and it helps the absorption of the vitamins, minerals and herbs in the product. It's somewhat like when a company adds BioPerine (from Black Pepper) to a supplement to help improve the absorption of something, like CoQ10 for example. When a supplement contains compounds like AstraGin or BioPerine, you know that supplement will absorb better and that means it will be even more efficient when taken.The product also contains vitamins B6, B12, B1, B2, B3, Pantothenic Acid and and the mineral Magnesium. What I really like about this supplement is that it contains the more bioavailable forms of those vitamins and Magnesium. For example, B12 can come in the forms of Cyanocobalamin or Methylcobalamin, but Methylcobalamin has better absorption therefore it will work better and more efficiently than Cyanocobalamin.I look forward to using this supplement more and I am about to order my 2nd bottle. As someone that is a Pharmacology major and someone that has been using herbs and supplements for over 10 years now, I'm usually looking for good formulas to buy to aid in my social anxiety and OCD because I do not like to use pharmaceuticals very much. This company makes some well-thought out formulas and they have good customer service so I recommend trying their products out.
I**O
Buyer beware - Knocked me out
I took these on a day I was feeling a little blue and anxious and I couldn't keep my eyes open about 30 mins after consuming. I quickly drank some coffee but as I could barely get it down without nodding off, I even took another 50mg of caffeine then apparently fell asleep at my desk anyway, only for my boss to find me sleeping at work many hours later!!!!!! Everyone had gone home I slept so long (5 hrs till my boss woke me up). Luckily I'd actually explained to him what I'd done and how I was feeling b4hand so in the end I didn't really get in trouble but I still got a good talking too and I had to stay late to work on what I was supposed to get done during the day :( Would not recommend these to anyone unless they need some sleep!!!!!
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