valarian root for sleep, pain

[ladycolorado]

with valerian root be CAREFUL consult a doctor if on medicines or caertain health conditions. here is cheap valeraian root for sleep but VERY strong 1000 mg: http://www.puritansale.com/pages/fil...m_nooverride=1 . here is one more geared for pain relief (think 100 mg, but check) http://www.iherb.com/productdetails....p&utm_medium=c . here is one 450 mg strength: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp17480_33...t_capsules.htm . here is another lik for it: http://www.swansonvitamins.com/webap...urlID=31353079 . my next post will look up plusses miuses of the herb, (LC).

[ladycolorado]

here are some liks talking about the benefits side effects of valarian root: http://vitamins.ultimatefatburner.co...rian-root.html . here is what about.com says about it: http://arthritis.about.com/od/valeri...de_Effects.htm . (LC).

[ladycolorado]

this is a pharmacists guide insomnia: http://www.continuingeducation.com/p...a/insomnia.pdf . long document, lol. (LC).

[tcmgpt13]

Ok, LC, even though you will probably think I am exaggerating, there are some people who will experience the opposite effect from taking valerian. Yep, you guessed it, that is what happened to me when I took valerian. Instead of fallling into a peaceful sleep, I went into that sort of quasi-sleep where you feel awake the whole night. My body kept starting awake, as I felt as if I were falling. So that was when I learned that a small minority of folks can have the opposite reaction to valerian (maybe the CNS is wired differently). I asked the Western herbalist who taught my class if she had ever heard of this, and she told me maybe about 10% of people will have this reaction with valerian. One thing that does not bother me and helps me to get calm if my nervous system feels kinda "hyper" is chamomile. I can use that just fine, and if I take it a half hour or so before bedtime, it leaves me relaxed so that I fall asleep fairly quickly. Chamomile is related to ragweed, so if allergic to ragweed you may want to skip chamomile. Otherwise, it makes a great cuppa tea or else the capsules or tincture will work too.

best,

tcm

[ladycolorado]

i know what you mean, i am that way with melatonin, (LC).