So I've been really trying to get my hormones/brain chemistry right for a long time and especially after my post-partum elation (yep- felt GREAT for over a year after my daughter was born in 2015) morphed into total wackiness after her 2nd birthday. I've really really hated being so up and down and having a hair trigger temper and just feeling out of control so much of the time. I would wake up feeling great one day and, totally without any change in circumstances, would feel total despair when I opened my eyes the next day. I've tried lots of herbs and they've helped a bit but not dramatically. Lithium orotate helped a bit but had weird side effects that made it not worth the small benefit I felt.<br /><br />Then this arrived. First off - two pills was TOO MUCH for me! I'm 5'7", around 150 lbs and I definitely felt super chill, but a little weird. I don't even know how to explain it. That was the afternoon when they arrived. The following morning, when I took my vitamin/mineral supplement, I took just one of these and now I've been doing that the last couple of days. 1 works GREAT for me! I don't feel out of it, but I'm not feeling anxious and my thoughts aren't spiraling into catastrophizing. Even things that would've totally sent me into a tailspin last week (like losing something I was working on for an hour on my computer when a page randomly timed-out) definitely got an annoyed roar and some expletives, but then I just started over. The amount of time and emotional energy I DIDN'T waste being futilely upset about it was amazing. Needless to say, I'll keep taking these every day as long as they keep working like this! Another positive: No increased appetite or puffiness (side effects of the lithium orotate for me). :D

For the last few years I've had general anxiety, and this is the only thing that relieves it significantly. I am so grateful that I found out about this supplement.<br /><br />Personally my anxiety affects almost everything that I do. It makes me indecisive even regarding small decisions. And it makes me terribly uncomfortable around people. It's not something that can be just turned off; like a mental switch. Believe me I have tried. Relaxation techniques, focused breathing, meditation, visualization, and various supplements. Nothing helped me to just relax and be my normal self. Except this.<br /><br />I'm always open to try something new, especially if I think it will help. I tried this not expecting much. I figured it would be like any other supplement - like St. John's Wort. But this is so much better! It was obvious that this was having a relaxing effect. The best thing about this is that I can work and focus on it. It doesn't make my brain foggy and it doesn't make my body tired. I've had paxil in the past and I didn't like being on it because it made me feel like a zombie. This is better than even a prescription medication in my experience (Please don't take my word on this, but talk to your doctor if you have serious anxiety or depression). But for me this works.<br /><br />I tried the Theanine Serine without Relora and it also works well. But I believe the Theanine Serene with Relora works better and doesn't make me as tired as the other one does. I am definitely going to continue to order this one. It is SUCH a relief to have something that helps me focus and alleviates anxious thinking.<br /><br />Thank you Source Naturals for making another terrific product. Please keep on making this!

This product is a godsend for anxiety, insomnia and depression. I have to take four pills at night to sleep, and I also take two at breakfast and lunch to help me during day. It's more than recommended, but it is a natural, more effective medication for me than Ambien, Xanax and other pills I was on for years.

Some background: I developed anxiety, completely out of the blue (no previous history, not a nervous person) about a year ago, although it took several months before it was diagnosed as I would get sporadic episodes of shaking and general bad feeling/queasiness several months apart which I initially attributed to bad food or something GI-related. I never had a full blown terrifying panic attack, but I would feel badly enough with the shaking/unease/queasiness to be incapacitated. Once diagnosed, I was put on lexapro which I couldn't take at all (anxiety worsened terribly) so then tried klonopin which worked, but it made me drowsy. I also started mindfulness meditation,exercise, etc. Once I got to a place where I felt good, I really wanted to get off the klonopin because I know it can be addictive and lose effectiveness over time, so I was looking for something that I could use when that familiar edginess starts to creep up.<br />I'm generally skeptical of herbals and other supplements to work as well as RX medication (valerian didn't work at all for me) so I was quite surprised to take this and feel like it made a truly noticeable difference. I'm not going to say it works just like klonopin in my case, but combined with meditation and other self-calming techniques, it's fantastic. Best of all it doesn't make me drowsy and zombie-like which klonopin can sometimes do. I'm really pleasantly surprised how effective it is, whether it's placebo effect or not, I'm very satisfied. I'll still keep klonopin on an as-needed basis, just in case. but this works really well for me so far. One drawback is the size of the pills: they are huge. The other drawback of course is having anxiety in the first place as anyone who has it knows :-( ....

When I take this supplement I see an immediate and significant difference in the way I feel. Calm, present, expansive, aware. I highly recommend it to anyone, but especially any with high anxiety, like me.

Sleep: I use this to help me sleep. After 10+ years of dealing with extremely poor sleep quality and only 4-5 hours a night, but too stubborn to take ANY kind of pill (prescription or NOT) ... I finally gave in out of desperation, and found this product. By itself, it works ok, but it still wasn't quite enough for my really bad insomnia. So I did some research. In addition to this, I also take 1000 mg L-tryptophan, and 100 mg 5-HTP. These are all synergists which are safe to take together. Bingo!!! This combination has the strongest effect for me. But sadly, I still only get about 4-5 hours of sleep, even WITH all these sleeping aids, but the key difference is that the sleep I get is GUARANTEED to be very restful, every single night that I take them. With these pills, I NOW wake up feeling very groggy and drowsy, rather than INSTANTLY wired and awake, as if I never slept. This is a tremendous relief for me, after suffering for over 10 years of waking up instantly wired and un-rested. Note: The grogginess disappears fast once I'm up, and I feel very rested. So I can definitely say, these don't give you any hangover feeling.<br /><br />Anxiety: This was entirely unexpected, but after taking these consistently for over a week, I noticed my overall stress levels were much lower throughout the day and my mood was more stable. I felt slower and more patient. In fact I didn't even realize that I was in such a high-stress cycle until I started taking these pills. Therefore I can say, they really helped BREAK THE CYCLE of over-excitation / anxiety / stress ... whatever you want to call it. I think they can be a key first-step in changing your behavior towards living more slowly and stress-free.<br /><br />Effects: Within 30 minutes of taking this (by itself, no other meds/supplements), I feel drowsy and REALLY chilled out. They REALLY do help you to calm down. They aren't necessarily a sleeping aid; you could take them at the beginning of the day too, just to chill out and control anxiety. Although they might make you sleepy.<br /><br />Good luck. Remember to slow down.