Herb PharmCertified Organic Skullcap Liquid Extract for Nervous System Support, Organic Cane Alcohol, 1 Ounce

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.

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!!!

I've spent the last several years working very high stress, technical jobs in startups. And ooohhh man does the anxiety just get worse over time. Over longer periods of stress, certain minerals in your body can be depleted, leaving you more and more anxious and stressed out. Obviously mineral replenishment and the restoration of adrenal function is your end goal, but that takes time.In the meantime, I've found that a few drops of skullcap when I've stressed out helps take the edge off. As with anything, overuse can be problematic and have side effects. But a few drops of this helps calm me temporarily. It's not going to have prescription strength powers..... but it'll be safer and have fewer side effects and issues on your overall bodily symptoms if you have milder bouts of anxiety.I also like to use this before bedtime to help calm my racing mind and get to sleep. My preference is valerian, but using that too frequently can cause it to use it's effectiveness. So I like to alternate out between skullcap and valerian, combined with hops, to actually get a good nights sleep. Enough sleep can help your body better manage your cortisol levels (created as a response to stress). Out of balance cortisol can lead to a host of other problems, including weight gain.

I did quite a bit of reading/research on Skullcap, and the difference in American & Chinese. (This one is American). I started as per the directions: 1 dropper/dose, 3 times per day. I was feeling sleepy (pleasantly) too early in the day. I cut back to 2 doses per day, afternoon and evening. Still more sleepy than I wanted in the late afternoon. Now, if I'm not going out, I have 1 dropper before dinner, and 1 at bedtime. If I'm going out in the early evening for dinner or a gathering, I take only 1 dropper at bedtime. This works well for me. It definitely does feel somewhat "sedating", but in much more pleasant a manner than ANY pill. Plus, my favorite part is the feeling of refreshing wakefulness in the morning, no grogginess. One suggestion, I would avoid taking it at all if you have consumed any alcoholic beverages on that day.

Not sure how well it works yet for that but fast delivery. Reasonable price.

This is working great for me. I have migraines and tension headaches, and also have some trouble with insomnia. This has helped on all fronts. I do not take the full dose, but only about 7 drops at night. If I have a headache in the morning, I start with 5 drops, and sometimes add a few drops of Herb Pharm's White Willow Bark. OTC painkillers have never done much for my headaches, but this takes them right away. If I wake up in the middle of the night, I take about 5 drops along with some L-theanine, and usually can go right back to sleep.I would suggest starting with just 2-3 drops and working up from there. It seems to be pretty strong stuff.

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.