Social Anxiety Support

kev · 09-08-2009, 01:53 PM

I'm sure this has come up before but anyone else take valerian for anxiety? It doesn't put me to sleep, it just calms me down a little. Anything work better than valerian that doesn't have the sedating effect?

I'm also on klonopin 1 mg twice a day and I can't notice a damn thing from it, other than making me a little drowsy. I almost think the valerian works better but neither is that spectacular in my opinion. Would a shorter acting drug like xanax be more effective. My doctor doesn't want to prescribe it because it has a higher abuse potential but I'm thinking about getting a second opinon.

PickleNose · 09-09-2009, 08:46 PM

The trick to using Valerian (for anything) is not to use it all the time. If you use it every day, you'll quickly build up a weird sort of tolerance for it and it won't do a thing no matter how much you take.

I suggest you take it only when you really feel like you need to relax. Of course, if that's every day, you're going to need more than Valerian and I'm afraid I can't help you there. If you spread your doses of Valerian out, though, you'll find it very effective.

09-08-2009, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
kev Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 1,299	valerian for anxiety/ also klonopin I'm sure this has come up before but anyone else take valerian for anxiety? It doesn't put me to sleep, it just calms me down a little. Anything work better than valerian that doesn't have the sedating effect? I'm also on klonopin 1 mg twice a day and I can't notice a damn thing from it, other than making me a little drowsy. I almost think the valerian works better but neither is that spectacular in my opinion. Would a shorter acting drug like xanax be more effective. My doctor doesn't want to prescribe it because it has a higher abuse potential but I'm thinking about getting a second opinon.

09-09-2009, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
PickleNose Status: Too shy to be here Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 598	The trick to using Valerian (for anything) is not to use it all the time. If you use it every day, you'll quickly build up a weird sort of tolerance for it and it won't do a thing no matter how much you take. I suggest you take it only when you really feel like you need to relax. Of course, if that's every day, you're going to need more than Valerian and I'm afraid I can't help you there. If you spread your doses of Valerian out, though, you'll find it very effective.