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I take 500 mgs of valerian daily for anxiety, but yet i feel it is stimulating me and interfering with sleep, i take it in the morning, so now what?
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Don't take it!: People respond differently to herbs ; medicine ; some do have a paradoxical response to valerian. You can try other natural supps for anxiety including magnesium glcyinate or taurate, ashwagandha, holy basil, passionflower, scullcap, rhodiola ; magnolia bark.However, you should also try meditation, exercise, healthy diet (see http://bit.Ly/19xax7e), counseling and consider eft: http://bit.Ly/kidhwt.
Answered 2/21/2014
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