Posted by bleauberry on March 22, 2018, at 8:03:56
In reply to Re: insomnia on Nortrip! Help me block the NE SLS, posted by SLS on March 22, 2018, at 6:43:58
> > I would instead resort to insomnia herbs and calming herbs. A combo of 3 or 4 of them works wonders, even against powerful pharmaceuticals. I'm thinking things like Valerian, Passion flower, American Skullcap, Lemon Balm, and others. These offer additional health benefits over prescriptions.
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> Good idea.But I would like to add to that - single or duo herbs are usually much less effective than 3-5 herbs. That's because unlike medications, these plants have multifaceted mechanisms and actions, often dozens or even hundreds per plant. Almost as if God planned it that way, or a miracle of Mother Nature, most herbs synergise with each other and make each other better.
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> These are reasonable alternatives. Valerian root is supposed to be effective, and likely works on GABA-A receptors. Just remember: Regardless of its source, a substance that exerts pharmacological effects and is being used medicinally is a drug. I don't know how these herbal substances interact with other drugs. I would spend some time on Google today researching this stuff - including drug interactions.While it's true plants have medicinal properties, many of them are eaten as foods in other countries. In my opinion, all psychiatric patients should do a 3 month trial of Cordyceps mushroom - the dose is 6000mg and up. Maca Root is another one. It has amazing medicinal properties, especially for psychiatric use, but is eaten like a food in its native land. They eat it like potatoes.
Most herbs have extremely low toxicity risk even at massive doses. There are studies on most of them. The only drug-drug reaction I encountered in many dozens of herbs was that the herb Chinese Skullcap seemed to speed up CYP-3A4 enzyme and chew up my Viagra. I had to use a higher dose of Viagra while on that herb.
When I was my sickest it was difficult to even get started on something simple and basic, such as Vitamin C. I was sensitive even to that! I had to start herbs at tiny doses. Opening capsules was common. But now, a couple years later, I can take full doses no problem. It was the systemic inflammation the whole time that was making me so sensitive.
I just think it makes sense to try a handful of herbal medicines before committing to a chemical medication. But I would also add to that, anyone with insomnia, needs sleep now, not next week or the week after - now! So while they are setting themselves up to experiment with herbs combos, they may need temporary assistance from meds just to get a decent night of sleep immediately.
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