Can I drink alcohol when taking Valerian root?

It is actually pretty similar to taking pharmaceuticals with alcohol. As mentioned above, Valerian has been known to be slightly toxic to the liver, i've had a pretty bad reaction to this combo as well, but after taking a few gravol to combat nausea I felt much better. If combining with alcohol Valerian is probably the worst option of sedating herbs. (Hops, Skullcap, Passion Flower,Wild Lettuce, and Chamomille are better options as far as liver toxicity goes)

yeah ive combined the 2 about a' year ago i was weaning off alcohol, and tried kalms sleeps,, then id drink 2 beers and smoke a little cannabis,, about a week into this a drank about4 beers instead of just the 2,, and ill tell ya it was scary,, i layed down room spinning , breathing very depressed heart racing up and down in speed then hallucinations,,.
i drank a load of water and waited for it to wear off, thought i may die if i went to sleep,,
i believe valerian and alcohol to be a dangerous combination, both central nervous system depressents, you could stop breathing in your sleep and die!
im a drinker again now so dont use valerian but if i ever quit booze valerian would work great !! ON ITS OWN!
although cannabiss doesnt seem to mix badly with it,
anybody had a bad experience with cannabiss and valerian?

It would have been more useful if a medical professional had answered the question.

 

Well, dude, I'm currently dosed up on 5 pints of lager, a quadruple whisky, 500mg valerian extract, 50mg diphendydramine hydrochloride and plenty of mary jane. I'll let you know the results in the morning.

 

 

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Hello,

No you need to take only one item and that is also Valerian root...;-)

Dont take Valerian root when you consume alcohol., It causes lot of discomfort

A bad combination! I've been taking the ordinary Kalms tablets for a couple of weeks & then had a few drinks round at a friends last night. I got drunk much quicker than normal, then felt very sick all of a sudden & really dizzy, so I had a lie down & just fell asleep. I slept great though, like 8 or 9 hours without waking at all. When I woke up though I still felt pretty dizzy & really sleepy, I still feel like that now. I didn't take the tablets the day before & the day I was drinking a couple of weeks ago & I was fine.

I feel all fuzzy-headed so I don't recommend mixing the two! :S

hey guys, I'm actually very interested in this.  Sometimes drinking makes me feel the same sluggish effect Valerian root gives me "while im sleeping".  example: night terrors making me think something horrifically real is happening in my bedroom, waking up panic attack gasping for air, this just due to drinking and not having enough water after.  Well.... Valerian root gives me the only good effect that drinking gives, sluggishness.  I feel like combining the two would make u so sluggish that if u were drinking and had a bad dream, you would actually be struggling for air in a bad way and I wouldn't do it just from experience with 1. night terrors, and 2. taking valerian root to fall asleep, I stress SEPERATELY, and never within a day even of each other.

simply put I think the drunkin feeling with the sluggish valerian root feeling would really mess me up if I had a night terror or woke up with a panic attack, I don't think its a good idea even if you'd be ok.  I'm 4 beers deep thinking about taking valerian root, and i was telling myself "no" when I looked this up

I had the exact same experience with the nightmare!! Good to know I'm not crazy. Never drinking with valerian again

Yes it's fine, makes you feel great :)

Valerian is an anti-depressant, sedative, and sleep-aide.. teat it exactly like a sleeping pill or a bottle of sleeping medicine. It's also a very complicated herb, because it's a root, and cause easily upset stomachs... drinking always amplifies the effects of something. If you're thinking you're going to already be drunk and take Valerian to get higher, or keep your buzz, you're either pathetic and should pre-purchase your booze, which is pathetic if you have to, or you're an addict and should probably avoid drinking if it makes you feel like you need more to feel good.

A regular dose of 500mg Valerian Root in the am after driving is involved can remove some anxiety and depression... but only in small doses in the am around 1-3 hours after waking. They say 1200mg can make you sleep, I take it, and it makes me super artsy and stay up late. Valerian has never worked for me as a sleep aide, but it does work as an antidepressant, a natural one, one that doesn't actually make you depressed long-term (lol).

Valerian is also one of those preventative drugs where you have to always take it for it not to interact with stuff.. so already having had alcohol and taking Valerian root might make you vomit, but if you're used to it in lower doses on the daily, it will just amplify drowsiness. Taking anything above 1000mg Valerian with alcohol will be irresponsible for anyone. When it says it can impair your judgement, that means, it can impair your judgement (lol). that means you do stupid things you'd normally regret in the normal hours. And you never know what irresponsible or dangerous thing you'd do.. as it's mind-altering with alcohol.

So, long story short. If you're used to under 700-1000mg Valerian a day in the mid morning and don't take it after, you can have up to two cocktails in the evening responsibly. Any more, I can't say much, it's all user-unique. Valerian is not a party drug, so don't drink with it. If you use Valerian up to 1200mg a night to sleep, only have one cocktail an hour before taking, and only have two cocktails two hours after taking. Again, the two don't belong together. lol

Hope that helps.

Agreed! I only take it after drinking and I sleep like a baby

Valerian root is excellent but it does not mix well when drinking alcohol. Drank some wine in the evening and did get all the symptoms that are mentioned but not serious but a feeling of cloudiness and not thinking right. So stay away from alcohol when taking V.R.

I think alcohol does knock us out but after three two hours pass
I wake up again I have the alcohol tincture
I'm always waking up
Plus from experience alcohol stops herb from working properly thnx