valerian/sleep aids (was herbs that help the hypothalamus)

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In a message dated 9/5/2001 9:44:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ng2113@... writes:

> I have made an extensive search for Valerian at web. Of the approximately 20

> articles I have read about it, one of them was saying that it should not be

> used for more than 2-3 weeks in a row bacause of possibility of creating

>

Well, as I said, I've been taking it for over 10 years and the occasional

night when I don't take it (rare), I probably do have more trouble falling

asleep, but I do fall asleep without it and I've certainly never experienced

withdrawal symptoms or anything like that.

Then again, I do take other things to sleep at the same time, so maybe these

things just override what missing the valerian feels like. I take melatonin

(now this I can't sleep if I don't take) and something called Live Calm Sleep

Deep (Stephania Rotunda) , an herb I got from my doctor and that I don't

think you can get other than through a medical professional (can't find it on

web searches, etc.).

Stephania Rotunda I've found also definitely produces a dependency,

without this I also can't sleep at this point. It also apparently has other

significant possible side effects, but I haven't had any. I find it really

powerful stuff. F.