I have severe anxiety and treatment resistant depression. I was considering electro convulsive therapy and heard about Mucuna. In the few days I’ve taken it, I feel calm and happy. It’s a miracle supplement as far as I’m concerned.

I bought this product twice and it helps me a lot I appreciate how just in a couple months I can see a huge difference with how i sleep and not just that but also my mood love it great job

As a personal experience of me having depression for the past w year these capsules have helped me a lot

I saw a difference the next day right away

I think it's better than I expected.

* I am not a Doctor but have researched tried many of these products and this is simply my own personal experience...<br /><br />This is amazing stuff, truly the best OTC supplement for my moderate depression I've ever used! Now, the recommended dosage on this is a little high, I use 2 instead of 3 capsules upon waking. Most other brands are only 20% instead of this product's 30% and those recommend 2 capsules so you are getting plenty of actual L-Dopa in 2 capsules. If you do want to take 3 daily, take the 3rd capsule 6 hours after the first 2.<br /><br />Do NOT take before bed or you won't be able to/stay sleep, that's how I know this stuff works like the prescription version for Parkinson's. The added ashwaganda does not make me sleepy at all, this is still very much something I must take upon waking and not before bed. It clearly gives me an uplifting mood effect about 2 hours after taking it without even thinking about it, so it's not a placebo effect. This makes sense as dopamine is more of the alert happy chemical and 5-HTP is more of the relaxed/content happy chemical so I take 200mg of 5-HTP before bed for a proper balance of dopamine/serotonin.<br /><br />Also, you *really, really* should also take 100-200mg of 5-HTP before bed as that will help your serotonin levels to help achieve a proper balance of the 2. I also take Adderall and I've been able to keep my dose at half my former level and feel even better!<br /><br />This is far better than other brands of L-Dopa I've tried and I only wish I had discovered this product years earlier in life! I had used 5-HTP only for a long time and that led to eventual bipolar like symptoms when I personally needed more dopamine and now taking both I have been feeling great for months without prescription antidepressants! Just my personal opinion, but I feel that many people on antidepressants could avoid them by taking quality L-Dopa like this along with 5-HTP!<br /><br />It looks like sadly that the FDA doesn't allow mentioning specifically L-Dopa, it's percentages and total mg any longer on labelling. As I briefly mentioned above, before they had to stop advertising it, this mentioned a 30% L-Dopa content so each 500mg capsules contains 150mg L-Dopa and unlike the prescription version, the natural version DOES cross the blood/brain barrier making this an amazingly effective supplement. Again, I'm surprised they recommend 3 capsules when 300mg in 2 is more than enough to get started with and will make your bottle last 4 whole months that way and is still very effective in my case.<br /><br />Ask your Dr. to be sure, but if regular SSRI's just make you a zombie you might need more dopamine instead and this is a safe and natural way to add some, especially if you keep the dosage to 2 to start with.