Nature's Way Valerian Nighttime, Valerian Root Sleep Support*, 100 Tablets

I bought this to take with Nature's Way Hops Flower because the OLD "Silent Night Blend" USED to have this ingredient mixed in with it already. I wish Nature's Way would have kept their old blend going because it was highly effective for sleeping well! Now I have to buy 2 separate products just to get the SAME EFFECTS as the old stuff sadly. Anyways, this is an effective product for sleeping as well thankfully. Enjoy!

Almost finished my bottle of these, and I have to say I love this formulation! I’ve been using Valerian for years, but the addition of lemon balm (an ingredient also found in stress gummies) really helps with those Sunday Scaries (or evening anxieties, etc.) My only complaint is the pills themselves are deep orange coated, and can temporarily stain your teeth (if you don’t rinse your mouth out right after) and may color your urine the next morning I believe? Unsure. But I take mine an hour before bed and then I brush my teeth right after, problem solved. My recommendation to the manufacturer is to skip that orange coating next time! Just do clear gelatin capsules. Otherwise, they’re perfect and do exactly what they say they do.

I've been taking the NATURE'S WAY, Valerian Root capsules (brown ones in my photo), and they work, but they smell too much to carry around (for unexpected situations), so I carry some of these (Valerian Nighttime = orange pills in photo) around with me in a tube in my pocket instead. These still smell bad, actually, though it's not as terrible as the capsules. It definitely works for social anxiety and panic, making stressful situations easier and "muting" the body's panic response. It also has side effects, though. Like other sedatives it produces a drowsy, dull, foggy feeling in my brain, and after a while starts to feel like the beginnings of a headache? But I don't think it has ever turned into a real headache. The recommended dosage for sleeping is 1-3 tablets (160 to 480 mg valerian, with 80 to 240 mg lemon balm). I take 1 tablet for mild anxiety or 2 for panic attacks. It takes probably half an hour to reach full effect, and then lasts for a few hours.

The only bad thing IMO in regards to Valerian, is that it smells like booty...literally. This form does not have the same intensity of foul pungency as the herb capsules, but it is still present. I have just finished my 2nd bottle and had come to reorder, but had seen that the price had increased over 40% compared to when I had purchased the product in March...I have been taking Melissa and Valerian off and on for 3yrs and they have worked wonders for my sleep. It was convenient to have them within the same tablet but will have to go back to taking them separately.

Sometimes these work for me and sometimes they do not. It is similar to melatonin for me as far as making me feel a bit more relaxed and groggy. If my mind is in overdrive, it isn't always enough to help me fall asleep. I do know that I feel a bit more muddled in the morning after taking these. I can't wait to get my coffee. I am not a morning person though, so I look forward to that every day. These pills do smell strongly, but not intolerable. I take other supplements that are worse. It may put some people off, however. My friends have tried these without luck so I wasn't expecting much. My doctor recommended them, however, so I gave them a try. I think they are worth having around to take now and then since it isn't great to take melatonin regularly.

Helps me sleep

I have tried Valerian in many forms. Liquid, capsules and now these tablets. It has zero effect on me even in quantities that are probably unsafe. These tablets, as well as every other Valerian product, smell like trucker swamp butt mid-summer in Texas. You can't cannot hide the stink, so I don't blame manufacturing. I'm sure this is a fine product that I know works for others, just not me so I'm not going to dock it any stars for effectiveness either. This is a great trustworthy, high quality brand. Manufactured well. If you know this supplement type works for you and you'd like to try a new brand, I'd recommend it. But Lordy it sure does smell awful LOL 😷

Gave me BAD/depressing thoughts/dreams, and then slept through LOUD alarm clock! Back to their plain Valerian.