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Tapering Off Sleeping Pills & Anti-Anxiety Medications: Not a D.I.Y. Project
If you’re taking medication to help you sleep or to control anxiety you may be considering getting off the meds. But before you do, consider the fact that people who suddenly stop taking sedative hypnotic drugs like Ambien and Xanax can run the risk of life threatening seizures. Continue reading
Do Tart Cherries Improve Sleep?
Sweet and tart cherries improved both sleep quality and quantity, some studies show. With effects rivaling melatonin and valerian, tart cherry extended total sleep time by a whopping 84-minutes, a result that is better than most sleeping pills, one small study showed. All that and superb health benefits! Continue reading
Is Valerian Safe?
Valerian is likely safe when taken short-term in appropriate doses. Few adverse events have been reported in valerian studies. The effects of taking valerian long-term are largely unknown. Evidence suggests the herb is safer than its pharmaceutical counterparts, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medications. Large doses of valerian might be unsafe. Continue reading
How effective is valerian for insomnia?
While valerian can improve subjective sleep quality, products containing multiple herbs may work as well as sleep drugs like Ambien. But such combinations pose additional safety risks. Some valerian products may be more efficacious than others. Valerian may help some people more than others.
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Insomnia, Anxiety & Depression: Is Valerian Effective?
The weight of the evidence shows valerian improves sleep, When used short term and in appropriate doses, the herb is likely safer than its pharmaceutical counterparts. Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia is a side-effect free treatment that is more effective than anything that can be swallowed. Continue reading
Tryptophan: Interactions with Drugs & Supplements
Tryptophan can interact with drugs and supplements that cause sedation, increasing the sedative effect. Taking tryptophan with any of these drugs, substances or supplements might cause excessive sleepiness and negatively impact the ability to drive or operate heavy machinery. Continue reading
How Safe are Tryptophan Supplements?
People have been taking tryptophan in supplements for over five decades with just occasional modest, short-lived side-effects.
Tryptophan is not addictive and does not appear to cause tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, or rebound insomnia like sleep drugs. When used short-term, it’s likely a safer alternative to pharmaceutical sleep aids. Continue reading
Are Tryptophan Supplements Effective for Insomnia?
Given that dietary tryptophan play such a pivotal role in sleep, it might make sense that taking tryptophan supplements should improve sleep. But it’s just not as simple as popping a pill. Continue reading
Tryptophan and Its Alternatives for Depression, Anxiety & Sleep
Tryptophan plays a pivotal role in the gut-brain axis, a two-way biochemical conversation between our brains and bellies that helps determine the production of melatonin and serotonin, key brain chemicals that affect sleep and mood. Optimizing the biology of mood and sleep includes optimizing factors that impact tryptophan nutrition. Continue reading
CBD: Precautions & Drug Interactions
Pure CBD appears to have a better safety profile than that of THC-CBD mixtures with high THC content. CBD may interact with numerous medications including enhancing their sedating effects. In animals, high doses of CBD have caused negative effects on developing fetuses, including on the reproductive organs of male children. Continue reading
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