Herb Pharm Skullcap Liquid Herbal Extract - 1 fl oz

I have tried for 3 years to get off Ambien sleep medication. I tried cuttapering back, but it never worked. Then I read about Skullcap, bought this and the loose tea, but I have yet to try the loosetea as this is so much easier. I began taking it, without lowering my dosage. I waited a week, and then I began cutting down my pills, each time taking that dosage for a week. What I noticed the first week and it continues this way, is I feel relaxed and sleep longer. If I awake in the middle to the night with any problems, I take another dropper full, but that is seldom. Last night I got down to just scraping off just a little of my Ambien pill, that it was just psychological that I needed it. . Finally, I realize now that I can sleep without Ambien. I will continue to buy this to have when we take trips. This product needs to be advertised more. I found out about when I got on a forum where others were trying to get off sleeping pills. I have never had such good night sleeps and days where I felt energized. I have a new life.

I have been ordering this for about two years, ALERT!!, last year it was out of stock for several months, so now I make sure I always have extra. I am sympathetic dominant and this helps balance me. An herbalist once told me I could take a few drops under the tongue and it would work (she was correct). If my heart rate speeds up, I take it. If I feel mild cramping like an IBD attack might be coming on I take it. It STOPS it. I am sensitive to many foods so if I go to a restaurant I take a few drops before and afterwards to calm down my over reactive nervous system. I always carry the small bottle with me--it can fit in my pocket, but I buy the four ounce size.

Excellent calming agent and pain manager!!! The quality of Herb Pharm is the BEST!! Using this along with Crampbark by Herb Pharm, I have completely stopped using OTC pain medicine for everything. The combination of the two can beat any pain that I've had...other than the nerve pain associated with my herniated disk. It has worked for headaches, menstrual cramps, spastic colon/IBS...and on most of my back and joint pain. It does not make me tired but does make me more relaxed. The taste is not a problem.UPDATE: I have discovered Jamaica Dogwood from Herb Pharm and I highly suggest it to all pain sufferers!!! I combine it with cramp bark for severe pain. I still use the Skullcap...but more for pain when I'm trying to relax or sleep...or just to relax. Jamaica Dogwood works on all pain including nerve pain. I finally can live pain-free with my herniated disk. When I recently started to get a flair up of sciatica (caused by herniated disk), I combined it with willow bark also from Herb Pharm, which is an anti-inflammatory (not to be used with any NSAIDs), which caused my sciatica to almost completely go away in 1 hour of taking the first dose. With in 4 days of using the combination my sciatica was GONE...instead of 30 chiropractor visits and tons of physical therapy which used to take up to 4 months to heal. You gotta' love herbs!!!

This herb is Gds gift to this earth. Most people don't realize that herbs are more powerful than medication, and most of the time without the side effects. Everything in nature is balanced as it should be. This helped me achieve deep sleep without any morning grogginess, perhaps due to its ability to block coritsol. Beautiful herb. Also love motherwort, which has similar effects.

Skullcap is amazing. I have severe social anxiety as well as anxiety for any other situation. I was on anti-depressants from age 15 to 21, then I had a child and didn't want to get back on prescription medication. I make my own gel capsules using the tincture and usually take one to two depending on the severity of the situation. This does not make me feel groggy or fatigued in anyway, but i have heard that it can in some people. In my opinion the feeling it gives you is sort of like taking a shot of alcohol, in the way that it calms your nerves. I recommend this to everyone but some people are hesitant because it doesn't effect you the way prescription anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication does, which is a good thing I think. You really have to let your body "open up" and allow it to work to notice a difference.