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.
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.
