Valerenic Acid
People mainly take Valerenic Acid for anxiety. Based on 2 first-hand reports. Ranked #4124 of 4,171 overall.
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User score
Not enough data0% positive0% mixed0% negative100% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Valerenic Acid does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Valerenic Acid is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
No doses stated in the reports so far.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
No side effects reported so far.
What users say
First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.
“For GABA synthesis I prefer upregulating glutamate->GABA synthesis via the GAD enzyme using Valerenic acid”
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