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melatonin is great for helping reset your clock to help you sleep, it's really helpful when changing your schedule! valerian root works well for helping relax you so you can fall asleep, i find it works really well for me. one thing to be mindful of though is that if you are taking anything else for your anxiety, specifically any benzos, valerian root increases your blood serum level of the benzo without decreases the half life, so you need to be careful with your dosage because you can end up having a much stronger response to a dose that you might normally have only a mild response to. oh, and hold your nose when you open the jar! it smells horrendous!

I tried Kava during a trip to Fiji. I hated the taste and it gave me a more buzzed feeling than the feeling of sleep. You may need to ask a naturopath instead of your regular doctor, my experience is most western doctors don't know a thing about natural remedies so they tend to not recommend them. Also, lately I have been hearing more and more about essential oils and their benefits and I know there are some that help with sleep.