NOW Supplements, Valerian Root (Valeriana officinalis) 500 mg, 250 Veg Caps

This works great for helping you get to sleep, and to stay asleep. It works fast, and also has a very short half-life of 1.1 hours, which means it fully wears off within 6 hours, so you will not feel groggy in the morning. But this also means you should not take it 30 mins before bed. Take it immediately before laying down, because then the effect will last longer, to help you stay asleep. It starts to kick in within just 5 to 10 mins. I usually take 2 pills when I decide to take it (1,000 mg total valerian). It has a pleasant, relaxing, earthy smell with subtle floral overtones. The people who say it smells bad are simply prejudging the smell. It is all in their heads. It is psychological. For example, if someone never smelled or tasted cheese before, and then suddenly smelled it when they were 30 years old, they would say "That's disgusting. It smells like foot fungus." Yet if the same person had grown up up eating cheese, they would correctly experience that it actually has a delicious smell and taste, even though the smell is almost identical to foot fungus. Cheese contains bacteria that make the exact same aromatic chemical compounds that a fungus does, so it literally IS the exact same fundamental smell, and yet you react in 100% opposite ways to cheese versus foot fungus. What something smells like is not what determines whether or not you like the smell. If you know that it is sanitary, and you like how it makes you feel, then you will learn to love the smell, as long as you do not have psychological blocks preventing that. The smell of valerian root is an acquired smell. You learn to genuinely love it, because you begin to associate it with the pleasant feelings of relaxation that it gives you -- as long as you allow this to occur.

Okay, so I've struggled with insomnia since my teens (I'm now in my 30's) and have tried absolutely everything under the sun. I tried no screens for an hour before bed, I've tried reading, I've tried melatonin, I've tried deep breathing and meditation, I've tried medications (with annoying side effects), and so many other things and supplements. I have a super over-active brain that just doesn't shut off, but I also don't sleep very deeply and wake up a lot throughout the night. My functional medicine doctor finally suggested I try Valerian Root tea. I hate bad tasting things, so I knew I likely wouldn't drink it every night if it tasted bad. So I looked for a capsule form and found this one. The first week, I didn't notice much of a difference. But to be fair, I was traveling, so it could have just been because I was out of my normal routine and home. But I stuck with it and tried it for another week once I was home, and I'm so glad I did. After about 2 weeks of taking 2 capsules per night before bed, I finally noticed a drastic difference. I started getting sleepy sooner, and my sleep is much deeper! I actually have times where I wake up in a different position, which NEVER happened for me before (I would always wake up to move). The smell is absolutely horrible. People are correct that it smells like butt haha but if you take a deep inhale before you open the container, then pop the capsules in real fast, it's fine. It thankfully doesn't taste like anything. Plus, it's the only thing that has ever worked for me, so I will gladly deal with the smell in exchange for better sleep. If you've struggled with insomnia, please try this out for a few weeks!

I love my new Valerian Root. I was going to a very stressful situation, and went to my primary physician. Gave me a very mild dose of medication, but it gave me massive headaches. For some unknown reason, came to Amazon to see if they have something to relax me and there it is, the Valerian Root. Took it just on Saturday, 9/5, and what a difference. I slept very good and woke up recharged. Of course, my stress did not go away all of the sudden, but I am also doing lots of walking exercising, a little bit of cardio, and breathing exercises also help. These capsules really work and they put me to sleep in no time. I love this product. Highly recommended.

I am very happy with this product! I will say right up front, this smells bad. I take these quicky with at least 8oz of water and immediately wash my hands. While the smell is bad, there is no taste. The four stars is due to the smell, which may not be able to be avoided. This supplement works though. I purchased it to help me sleep and it is very effective. Within 20 to 30 minutes, it calms me and I drift into a peaceful sleep. As an added benefit, it has helped me with night hot flashes due to menopause! I do not suffer any adverse effects. Like any supplement, individual results may vary. Do not take this is you are pregnant or nursing. Check with your healthcare provider to make sure it will not interact with any of your medications.

Great product. It helps me to relax my old muscles ( I’m 80!) and go to sleep with no grogginess in the morning. It’s tuff getting old but this sure helps.

I’d like to say they work well. It’s hard for me to say completely for sure though since I take them nightly with other vitamins to help me sleep. I’ve never taken them on their own, or taken the other vitamins without them to see if there’s a difference. I have read they can cause very lucid dreams, and I will tell you that’s for certain in my case lol, so I guess they do work, since the other stuff I take doesn’t cause that, from what I’ve read at least. Only thing is these have a really strong bad smell to them. Which I’ve seen others comment about, but I thought they may be exaggerating or have a sensitive nose. They are not lol, it really is that bad and strong of a smell. So this will probably be my last bottle I buy just because of that since I’ve taken other brands that don’t have a strong bad smell to them. Just thought this was a better value compared to others. But at this rate I’d rather get the others and not have the smell. They smell like stinky feet lol.

I love this Valerian Root Herbal Supplement! I take one pill every night and have great sleep.

I have a form of insomnia that I’m falling asleep reading but as soon as my head hit the pillow, my brain wakes up. I’ve been taking valerian root for decades as starting perimenopause in my mid 30s & lasted for 20 yrs. I take 1 if my mind just won’t let me relax or if depression creeps in, 2 or 3 to help me sleep. My husband started having anxiety so give him 1 & he’s amazed he feels better. I was low on my normal brand & had an order at Amazon so added this to my order instead of driving to Target where I normally purchase valerian root. I read a few complaints about the smell, but no matter what brand you buy that’s how this product smells. I had put my bottle on a shelf or my cat would disappear with my bottle as has a catnip odor. This brand was very reasonably priced and works just the same as other brands I’ve tried.

Good

When taking the recommended max dose of 2 pills it does seem to produce a slight calming effect. Overall achieves the desired effect before bed time. I use a tissue when handling these pills or the foul smell sticks to the fingers and hard to wash off.

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