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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Insomnia 30 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 16 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Sleep problems 16 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Panic attacks 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Calming-Eases Worries 3 0

See all 57 patients currently taking Valerian

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 21

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Valerian

Lethargy 2
Grogginess 1
Skin peeling on lips 1
Cramps in stomach 1
Sore tongue 1
Smells bad 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Valerian. See all 14 dosages ►

  450mg as needed - as needed 2 - as needed weekly daily 1 tps. daily 30 other daily 470 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 35 Number of Patients: 35 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Valerian (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 35%
Other 8   Other: 35%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 17%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 13%
Expense 2   Expense: 9%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 9%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped taking Valerian

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Valerian

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Valerian

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Valerian

Always
 13 50%
Usually
 6 23%
Sometimes
 6 23%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Valerian

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 4 15%
Not at all
 22 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Valerian

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 14%
< $25
 12 86%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.