Valerian Root for Insomnia

[Sad Clown]

I have been battling insomnia on some level the majority of my life. It ranges from 3-4 hours of decent sleep to none at all. Occasionally, I will get a full nights sleep but that is a rarity.

The last couple of months have been exceptionally bad, to the point where I took a couple of days off of work in an effort to at least try to get my sleeping cycles back in order.

I am tired of the constant fatigue and sleepiness I experience that seems to actually go away when I lay down to sleep at night.

I have already eliminated any alcohol from my diet, avoid large meals before sleep, and don't take in any caffeine or stimulants of any sort for at least 6 hours prior to sleeping. I also don't do and never have done any drugs. I get regular exercise in the form of weight training 5-6 days a week.

I refuse to take any sleeping pills as I wake up early in the morning and go hit the gym. A friend recommended valerian root extract as what I suffer from during insomnia is a brain that just wont shut down.

I was wondering if anyone had any positive/negative experiences using valerian root to help with insomnia.

 

[JohnCU]

you could try triazolam (prescription though) it wears off quickly and just helps you fall asleep, not stay asleep so you won't feel bad in the morning

i tried valerian root and it didn't help me

 

[irishScott]

Valerian root is as weak as it comes. It's basically for normal people suffering from jetlag or something. You need a prescription IMO. I use Ativan. It's basically a low-grade tranquilizer.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

go work out.