I buy these things but I wonder if they are truly pharmacologically-active and not just bullshit. Discuss

  • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A lot of them are just subjectively calming your mind, I think, by being warm, soothing and pleasant. The main exception for me is chamomile, which I have seen some minor results with. Which is slightly annoying because I don’t particularly like the flavor. At all.

    It doesn’t help me stay asleep though, just fall asleep. Can work sometimes when I’ve had a little too much caffeine.

    • Synnr@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Melatonin helps me stay and fall asleep, which is bad for me somewhat considering I can easily accidentally sleep 12 hours if my alarm goes off during a deep sleep cycle. But if I had something to help me fall asleep and maybe calm me for a few hours, that’d be ideal.

      Maybe I’ll try some chamomile.