Can you get addicted to natural sleeping pills?

Question

ok so i have problem fall asleep early. and my mom has these sleeping pills. called VALERIAN ROOT. and it's natural and i was wondering if you can get addicted

Answer 1

I use some natural stuff called "valerin"

..the company says that its non addicting.

Answer 2

No but you don;t really get addicted to sleeping pilss you become dependant, as in it may be hard to fall aslepp without them. I have tries working out and I have tried wokoing hard so i fall aslepp but nothing seems to put me out, even last nihgth I took alka seltzer night time and I didn't get to sleep for four hours. I tried going to bed at eight. Anyways you should just try it and if it works than use it, you could also try setting up a nightly ritual of meditation and relaxation. I cannot do this cause I have to deal with screaming and freaking out and yelling every night before I go to bed. But thats me, you could try to relax and draw the blinds and maybe just be at peace and deep breath. Also take as little as possible so you can get the most out of the least amount. Best of luck.

Answer 3

Chocolate is addictive because it contains caffeine, and sugar.  Both of those are known to be addictive substances.

You won't become physically addicted to valerian root.  If it causes a 'high' (which it shouldn't) you could become psychologically addicted, in that you mentally need it because you like the way it feels.

However, I have been using valerian root for anxiety and insomnia for YEARS.  Not on a daily basis, but regularly enough, and I don't see you becoming addicted to it-especially not the way you think.

Usage

Primarily for insomnia, Nature's Way Valerian works like a sedative helping you to relax, and to sleep deeply and restfully, reducing night awakenings as well as increasing dream recall the next day. It is also sometimes used for relief from anxiety and stress. It has also been found to be useful for cramping, dysmenorrhea, rheumatic pains, epilepsy, and nerve-related high blood pressure.

Valerian Root has been extensively researched and is used worldwide for its calming and relaxing effects. Valerian is most effective in nervous conditions which are stress-induced. It has achieved wide acclaim as a mild, non-tranquilizing sedative in Europe and is available there in a variety of proprietary preparations.

According to the structure/function claim documentation, the European extracts in the line have removed valepotriates, the fraction that was previously believed to be carcinogenic. Recent studies have indicated that this fraction is both safe and also very highly volatile which means that very little is left in whole-root products.

Modern phytomedicine preparations of Valerian root are typically concentrated extracts with a minimum volatile oil content of 0.5%. (Our Product is standardized to 0.8%) This portion of the root is high in constituents like valerenic acid that are largely responsible for Valerian's sedating properties.

Research has indicated the ability of Valerian root to decrease the time it takes a person to get to sleep. Clinical studies have demonstrated Valerian's ability to both help a person to get to sleep and also have a deeper, more restful night's sleep.

A recent study in Germany compared the sleep of volunteers taking either a standardized Valerian product, combining a concentrated extract of Valerian root and an extract of Lemon Balm, or the benzodiazepine Halcyon (This is the one President Bush Sr. used). Sleep was monitored over nine nights. Both groups showed a significant improvement in ability to get to sleep as well as quality of sleep. However, the Halcyon group showed problems with "hangover" whereas the Valerian/Lemon Balm group showed no impairment of their daily routine.

Based on these reports and regular medical use, Valerian has become the natural medicine treatment of choice for persons suffering from insomnia both in Europe and the United States. Valerian's non-addictive properties make it a logical alternative to the potentially addictive drugs commonly recommended for sleep in this country.

Valerian actually has a weak binding of the same receptors in the brain that the group of drugs known as benzodiazepines bind. It is important to note that the active compounds in Valerian act weakly when binding benodiazepine reports compared to drugs like Valium and Xanax. While this action helps explain Valerian's ability to act as a sedative, it is not associated with the dependence and potential addiction common with the above-mentioned drugs.

Answer 4

you can become addicted to anything whether they say it's non-habit forming or not....anything!

Answer 5

yes.  Your body can get addicted to anything.  If anything causes pleasure to the pleasure center of the brain you can get addicted to it.  The level of addiction is the difference.  Chocolate is very addictive wouldn't you agree, but it's possible and easier to stop chocolate than cigarettes.  Cigarettes are chemically addictive to the pleasure center of the brain.  This is because it's chemicals pass through the blood stream, but the only chem. in chocolate that passes though the blood that's chemically addictive is caffeine.  The only things that wouldn't be chemically addictive is messages, and even s*x.  s*x can also be chemically addictive because of the horomones that are released.  Bottom line you can get addicted to anything.

Answer 6

you can become addicted to ANYTHING!  try some chamomille tea.  remember to put a saucer over the cup while its steepin or you let the volitile oils escape.