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Valerian as a potentiator?

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Anon54

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from wikipedia:
Valerian is used for insomnia and other disorders as an alternative to benzodiazepine drugs, and as a sedative for nervous tension, hysteria, excitability, stress and intestinal colic or cramps
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Because the compounds in valerian produce central nervous system depression, they should not be used with other depressants, such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, opiates, or antihistamine drugs.
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ppl often drink grape fruit juice or take antihistamines to potentiate opiates & benzos. Im just curious if valerian would have any potential.
anyone had any experiences?
anyone simply had an effects from just taking it by itself?
 
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It work as an alright opiate potentiator if you take a few, not as strong as a benadryl tho but probably dirties up the high a little less. I found taking them too late on killed the euphoria a little
 
I took them when I was taking opiates and hates the mix. It always have me a panic attack felt dirty...

Everyone is diff tho..

Good luck. :)
 
I'd say its has some value, but, as TheLostBoys says, its not going to be replacement for a script depressant.

Your mileage may vary, I know some people who consider valerian to be as effective as low doses of Valium for sleep.
 
I seen someone get prescribed Soma before. i might do a bit of reading but what's it usually prescribed for?
can it help anxiety?
if valerian is weaker than dph i dont see much use for it. wikipedia just made it sound really good
 
I'm assuming u just took the recommended dose. Im not sure whether to give it a try or not. I have insomnia & have been diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. do u think it could be of any help to me?
unfortunately i need atleast 60mg of valium to start to get an anxiety relief
 
II seen someone get a schript for it before. what do u need to say t get a scrip & is a rereational be itself?
 
Check out erowid for reports on Soma ingestion.

Idk about a script, but if you look around there are places that will ship it to the US without one. (NO SOURCING allowed here, however).
 
IME Valerian has never potentiated anything nor had any noticable effects on me. I found that Kava Kava root extracts noticably (but very subtly) potentiate benzodiazepines. If you're looking for a legal yet noteworthy psychoactive anxiolytic try the "Blue Lotus bars" found at smoke shops and gas stations. I tried them one once and found the effects to be quite enjoyable. I'm not sure what's exactly in them though haha, possibly more than just Blue Lotus extract?
 
Valerian smells like feet anyways. I'm thinking about growing it myself, perhaps make my own extract, to see if the flavor can be improved. I think it's good for going to sleep, kava also, I definately recommend kava. make chocolate milk with it, it will be peppery, and i have used kava to potentiate just about anything except benzos(because it would work too well with them) but i rarely do those so just 1 bar on an empty stomach and I'm toasted.
 
I have a velarian root/passion flower misture that work quite well as a muscle relaxer, but only if you don't take it more than once every 10 days or so, and you have to take lilke 5 of the capsules . Like other have said, its not as effective as scripts, but you get alot for what you pay, and they are widely and easily available, at least here in the US .
 
Swim never liked the valerian method. What everybody listed are good methods to boost opiates but you must be careful with muscle relaxers and benzo's. Swim is not that guy that is saying its bad for you dont do it! lol Swim has used Soma or Benzo's excessively with opiates. Drinking White Grape Fruit Juice Only(Where the ingredients listed have no other juices mixed in) 100% Pure White Grape Fruit Juice about 2 large glasses full an hour to 2 hours before taking oral opiates workes amazing but you must wait at least an hour after drinking the juice. Also a better alternative to benedryl is DXM. Dxm potentiates methadone very well along with all recreational opiates. Swim usually uses DXM instead of Muscle Relaxers Or Benzo's Now Because It Seems To Be A little safer. Take Swims word on the DXM or the White Grape Fruit Juice.....
 
Bluelight isn't a pool; we don't SWIM here. It actually offers ZERO protection from legal anything.
 
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