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Misc Valerian root anyone?

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Anyone try valerian root?

Brand: Nature's Bounty

Ingredients: 450mg- Valerian root
100mg- 'calming blend' (passion flower, hops and lemon balm)

Dosage: The bottle says 1-5

Now, heres my experience with it. I have tried it two times, both times i had uppers and usually id be up all night but i fell asleep within two hours. I took 5 with 90mg vyvanese and 4 with 60mg vyvanese. I was very happy with it.

The information online is conflicting. Some people say you cant get high off it. Some people say you can, but only a little. Some say that they get wasted off it. So, at first it was very confusing. When i took 5 pills that first night, i definatley did feel a slight body high. My whole body felt a bit relaxed.

I was wondering if anyone knows what the maximum dosage i should take is. 145 lb male. Also, looking to see if anyone can share their experiences with this stuff.
 
First of all, I wouldnt worry too much about "the maximum dosage" because its just an extract of a root. I have taken 20-30 valerian root pills at a time(450mg's each) and had no negative effects.

Second, your pretty much wasting the pills if you take them with any upper. Valerian root is very weak so it should have minimal to no effect(prob none) if you take it with an upper, because it could be classified as a "downer".

In my experience....just take like 10 of the pills, or more, whatever you want. You should feel more calm and relaxed. Or sometimes you may not really feel anything. Its sometimes like you only notice its effects if you are just sitting down and relaxing while you are on it. But yes, its definitely not a strong "drug".

I would use it while taking opiates(use to be an addict), to increase my "drowsiness".

Good Luck
 
I got them so i could fall asleep after uppers. I took the pills in the morning, and the valerian root pills at night so i could sleep. I ask about dosage becuase there are plants that can kill you, better safe than sorry. Going to have a few pills (as much as i hate the smell) and see how i feel. Thank you for the help.
 
Its definatley a good sleeping aid. Whether or not it can produce a "high" or not i have yet to determine. But, im going to take 10 pills. See where it goes from there. Ill report back.
 
Sounds to me like you are hypersensitive to it cuz to be honest, i barely ever felt much of anything other than SLIGHT relaxation, even when taking upwards of 30 pills.

Or maybe I didnt feel the pills much because I had used heroin, oxy, xanax, lsd, etc...etc...so my mind expects to feel a certain "level" of the "drug" your taking and when I took the valerian root it probably just didnt feel strong enough in comparison to the other drugs I had taken/been addicted too for years. know what I mean?
 
i tried it a few years back. i had more of an anti-anxiolytic reaction to it than hypnotic. with that said, it was very mild and after a couple days i shelved it.

anyway, in regard to the conflicting information you're reading about others' experiences with Valerian. it actually makes sense. the cumulative research that's been done on Valerian is quite the same way; full of contradictions with very little that can be said about its effects with confidence. my advice would be to find a dose that helps you comfortably comedown from the AMPs and stick with it. i concur with jamesBrown in regard to a maximum dosage. Valerian just doesn't have enough ass to inflict mortal damage. with the said, as you increase your dose, your chance of encountering side-effects also increases (if you continue to increase your dose, please titrate upwards responsibly). IMO, trying to get high off it just doesn't seem all that worthwhile. perhaps, as jamesBrown mentioned, being used as an adjunct when using depressants in lieu of possible potentiation; that makes more sense to me **(i'm in no way advocating poly-substance usage, just sayin). nonetheless, i hope it ends up being a totally chill, totally cool time for you. stay safe and i'm looking forward to hearing about how things go.
 
Well, i havent eaten anything all day. Maybe its the placebo effect, but i was very skeptical about this at first. I did a bit of research on the "calming blend" and it seems that you can get a buzz off hops. So maybe its that? Its not a 'high' that screams out at you. It feels similar to the feeling after going out for a run, just tired and relaxed muscles.
 
In order to get enough GABA messing effects in person who has taken benzodiazepines before, it would be hepatoxic.
 
Almost two hours in. This is very strange. I got up to get some food, and my vision is... blurred? No mental affect at all, but its a slight haze. The sides of my vision are kinda fuzzy. Like having just enough to drink that your vision is slightly hazed. Barley there at all. Still not a strong high, but i didnt expect it to get to this magnitude. Maybe its just in my head, never read anything about this.
 
2 hours now. Maybe I am hypersensitive to it. Placebo is still a possibility. At this point most of you will probably think im bullshiting, but whatever. Sex is slightly more pleasurable. The haze is gone (maybe it was never really there?). The relaxation is still a good feeling. Probably more effective as a sleeping aid then recreational drug.
 
Lol. Time between your posts is 18 minutes and you have already had sex inbetween them. Sorry to say but I would not even have all the cloths off during that time :)
 
MrRoot said:
Lol. Time between your posts is 18 minutes and you have already had sex inbetween them. Sorry to say but I would not even have all the cloths off during that time :)
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By 'sex' i meant good ol' porn. Still, what can I say? I get off easy.
 
4 hours, slight, slight body high.

Conclusion: Great for winding down after a long day but not effective as a recreational drug.
 
i got a otc sleep med with valerian root melatonin and a few other things like that i forget what it's called but it works pretty decent for an otc sleep med. if you want i can try to get the name of it and tell you, it's got like 6 or 8 different ingredients like that all herbal shit to help you sleep
 
the first time i tryed it, i got a slight body high, but never again. i use valerian root every time i do psychedelic, it help a lot if you are going in some kind of mind-looping or when you start having a badtrip, it just stop all the anxiety
 
I use valerian root extract to help me sleep all the time. I switch it up between valerian and melatonin so I don't get a tolerance to either one (not sure of the tolerance potential of either but, just in case).

There is no recreational value to valerian root. Well....about as much recreational value as caffeine has :D It should be used purely as a sleeping aid or an anxiolytic supplement.
 
I've found it to be a fair anxiolytic/sleep-aid.. That is if I'm already winding down and relaxed. It'll just top off the fuzzy feel-goods pretty nicely. By no means will it stop a panic attack or knock you out after drinking a Red Bull though. It's weak, but it may work in some people.
 
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