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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
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Insomnia | 328 |
50% |
| Anxiety | 10 |
100% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 5 |
100% |
| Depression | 4 |
75% |
| Fibromyalgia | 4 |
100% |
Overall, 54% (362
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Valerian Reviews
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I take 1,425 mg of Valarian root every night. It's very helpful keeping me asleep.
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Beautiful herb to take right before bed. Lulled me to sleep. Just beware of the distorted dream sequences. Also, it's quite the malodorous herb.
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Felt tired but never helped me sleep.
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Worked the first night, then slowly stopped helping me fall asleep.
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Helpful when problem is not chronic, but will not touch reoccurant insomnia. Not on me anyhow.
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Helps calm down time to time or when I need to take it. Makes my mouth real dry.
Somewhat Helpful
Relaxes me but doesn't put me to sleep.
Somewhat Helpful
Rivotril. I could sleep with one half tab for about 4 hours. I think I am more anxious on how it will affect my body. People observed that i am not as upbeat as i used to. There is a bit of a depressed mood. There is some degree of anxiety because I don't understand what is happening. And with little sleep, I think my mind is not as alert.
Somewhat Helpful
It seemed to speed up my heart rate so I stopped taking it.
Somewhat Helpful
Valerian is sometimes helpful.
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