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Valeriana officinalis, Valerianaceae) is a hardy perennial flowering plant, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. Valerian has uses in herbal medicine as a sedative. It has in the past been recommended for epilepsy but that has not been supported by modern research. The main current use of valerian is as... more at Wikipedia

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Overall, 54% (360 Members) find Valerian helpful
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Valerian Reviews

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Works pretty good sometimes, but use it more for Anxiety during the day
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I like herbal medicines so I was very postive with Valerian from the beginning. When taking it, I had really good nights sleep, more importantly, fell asleep almost immediately. It is supposed to be improving stress, nut I found it helped me greatly with depression.
It works quite well but I am up to 500mg.
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helped relax me but that's it!
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I used this for years but I don't believe it is good to use a long period of time
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helped occ preop
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sometimes; though I seem to build up a
resistance
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only relaxes me
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Works, but be careful of medication interaction.
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I used this for months before I surrendered to Xanax. It didnt really work but because at the time my anxiety was very severe.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Valerian Root??
    Never tried Valerian root. Just cannabis. [More]
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    Has anyone taken Valerian successfully, and if so, at what dosage? [More]
  3. Discussion: Valerian
    I take valarian root along with Benadryl and melatonin for sleep and find they help to a degree. The thing that's helped me the most with my insomn... [More]
  4. Discussion: Valerian
    I finally tried the advice of several people and bought some Valerian. I did my research first, of course. There's so much to know about the differe... [More]
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