Saffron reviews: what real users say
We read 421 first-hand mentions of Saffron from health and supplement communities. 223 of them say clearly how it went — and 62% of those say it helped.
Where people say it works: mood (92% of 165), anxiety (81% of 84), focus (79% of 38), energy (81% of 21).
Most common complaints: headache, appetite suppression, insomnia, vivid dreams, nausea. All side effects →
Positive experiences
“I just sneak some into whatever soup we are having. I honestly think it has made a huge difference.”
“Within a week I just felt…normal. Not a stimulant, not a relaxant, just…okay, balanced, content, slightly more motivated, and mostly all of my lifelong meralgia paresthetica in my thighs went away.”
“Some days it feels like a veil of happiness over my day... It's everything I would want from an SSRI without the side effects.”
“Saffron has been a life saver for me. I found it when I was in a deep depression and it helped me out of it.”
“ive been taking 30 mg of saffron a day for almost three months now and i feel great.”
“Saffron makes me an extrovert.. I'm careful of it though since I get a pretty nasty serotonin crash afterwards.”
Negative and mixed experiences
“I tried so many things for depression like saffron rhodiola tyrosine omega 3 methylfolate B12 taurine theanine NAC inositol b complex magnesium nothing helps it.”
“After two weeks of taking I started feeling amazing, the depression was almost no existent anymore. But now its back again.”
“Saffron didn't do jack shit for me. Zero effect. Tried 2 or 3 brands nothing.”
“I just recently tried saffron and it gave me bad anxiety as did l tyrosine.”
“I’ve tried L-theanine, L-tyrosine and saffron. They helped somewhat, but only temporarily.”
“I've tried many OTC things for anxiety, l-theanine (mild help), saffron (no effect)”
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