Looks like Valerian helps my insomnia!!
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| Mon, 09-18-2006 - 11:39am |
I have insomnia that comes and goes, and over the past few months it's gotten progressively worse. I have a prescription for Ambien (no, I don't sleepwalk when I'm on it!), which I take occasionally, but I don't like to take it very often.
At my session last week, my *T* suggested Valerian root tea, which I had never heard of. Tea is okay, but I prefer pills so I found some Valerian capsules and took the suggested amount last night before bed. And it worked! I managed to fall asleep just after 1:30 a.m. which is much better than the usual 3 or 4 a.m. It was definitely relaxing--I noticed that I had to read this one paragraph in my book about 7 times for it to make sense, LOL.
I'm so glad this worked. Does anyone else take Valerian? Is it safe to take nightly? I've been doing some research on it and haven't come across anything that suggests it is harmful for long-term use.
Laura


Here's some links to check out the valerian, Laura. It can be used for other symptoms such as PMS. HTH (((hugs))) jan
http://health.ivillage.com/sleep/slinsomnia/0,,rdigest_7ts4hgxr,00.html
http://health.ivillage.com/mentalhealth/mhanxiety/0,,rdigest_7q4jkgxf,00.html
http://health.ivillage.com/holistic/hherbal/0,,465l,00.html
http://health.ivillage.com/gynoperiod/prpms/0,,7638,00.html
Laura, I'm happy it worked for you!
Sheri Ann