Thread: Valerian Root

I just bought some Valerian Root 450mg capsules.

I got told you can take 2-3 capsules before bed and it will help you sleep and not impede dreaming.
I got this because I wanted to get a good timing on my core sleep to wake for the 90 min REM cycle endings and also it said it helps dreaming on a vitamin site.

Anyone have experiences with it and know when to take it and how much?

The directions should be on the bottle. Also make sure that it is a brand which has been standardized for valeroic acid and not just some component made up by the manufacturer.

Originally Posted by damnpamn

The directions should be on the bottle. Also make sure that it is a brand which has been standardized for valeroic acid and not just some component made up by the manufacturer.

Thanks. But I really wanted to know what people have experienced from it, if they took more or less, when they took it and what gave the best results.

In the past I have taken Valarian Root to help me sleep and found that it did increase dream vividness, dream recall, and LDs. However, at that time I didn't know LDs were anything special, so I didn't think much of it (I'm a natural LDer). I don't take it anymore because I can no longer get the brand I was taking in town.

With the valarian root I found that it seemed to loose its effectiveness if I took it every night for too long, so I would limit it to a few nights a week for best effect. Hope this helps!