Valerian Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Validol
What is Valerian?
An herb that was traditionally used as a sedative and treatment for anxiety. It is still widely used to treat insomnia and anxiety. The active ingredients are not known, but are thought to be contained in the root. There are many synonyms for valerian.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Sleep problems | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Sleeplessness | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Panic attacks | 2 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 67% |
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Expense
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2 | 22% |
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Personal research
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2 | 22% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 22% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 22% |
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Other
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2 | 22% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 11% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- expastrychef
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- expastrychef
- - as needed
- since Aug 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Sleeplessness
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips makes you sleepy at first but doesn't help you sleep through the night, more of my problem. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.