Conclusion: Additional top genes influence stress, immune, fear and threat-related processes, previously hypothesized to underlie PTSD neurobiology. These findings strengthen our understanding of neurobiological systems relevant to PTSD pathophysiology, while also opening new areas for investigation.
PubMed 38637617 ↗Kanna
People mainly take Kanna for mood, anxiety. Based on 43 first-hand reports and 8 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #238 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 83% are positive.
What Kanna does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
4 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
At least one meta-analysis, or 5+ randomized controlled trials. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: IPV and SVAC are substantial contributors to global health burden, and their health consequences span a variety of individual health outcomes. Importantly, mental health disorders account for the greatest share of disease burden among survivors. Investing in prevention of these avoidable risk factors has the potential to avert millions of DALYs and considerable premature mortality each year. Our findings represent strong evidence for global and national leaders to elevate IPV and SVAC among public health priorities. Sustained investments are needed to prevent IPV and SVAC and to implement inte
PubMed 41386261 ↗Conclusion: OCD genetic risk was shared with 65 of 112 additional phenotypes, including all the psychiatric disorders we examined. In particular, OCD shared genetic risk with anxiety, depression, anorexia nervosa and Tourette syndrome and was negatively associated with inflammatory bowel diseases, educational attainment and body mass index.
PubMed 40360802 ↗Conclusion: This study identifies 11 PTSD-associated CpGs and leverages data from postmortem brain samples, GWAS, and genome-wide expression data to interpret the biology underlying these associations and prioritize genes whose regulation differs in those with PTSD.
PubMed 39696436 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Kanna”
“The thing that I found that helps my depression most is the herb, kanna. It helped me so much, I was able to discontinue using 20 mg of escitalopram”
“Kanna is a sri-like antidepressant-stimulant herb”
“My personal favorite mood boosters at the moment are tianeptine and kanna (instant SSRI).”
“Kanna changed my life, btw so hang in there”
Other options for mood
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