Valerian Root
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Valerian Root is said to be the first Anti Epileptic herb. In the 1500s a man named Fabio Colonna, took the powdered valerian root several times a day to cure his own epilepsy. And by the late 18/19th Century, it was regarded as the best available treatment for the disorder. Valerian is compared to Valporic Acid-a derivative of valeric acid1, which occurs naturally in Valerian.
When Kam was on AED’s, I complained almost weekly that Kam still wasn’t moving and he should at least have some body movement. His Neuro mentioned VA (Valproic Acid) and the surveys of the parents said that they favored this medication more because they noticed less side effects in their kids. I always had that in the back of my mind but wondered why he didn’t put Kam on that vs the harsh meds he was on.
In the past, just once I gave Kam 1 capsule (500mg) at night, but didn’t see a change. Kam has a hard time sleeping at night. I’ve been trying to find good ways to knock him out. We’ve tried everything nothing works. With Valerian Root, it works synergistically with other “sleep aids”. A popular cocktail is cbd (not Epidiolex) with melatonin and Valerian root. Dosage might need to be played with.
The main reason why we bought this Projector is so he’s not lying awake at night looking at nothing. Positive note, hours looking at this projector did improve his tracking 😬
Researchers believe it can take a few weeks to begin to work. They believe it increases the amount of GABA in the brain so it helps regulate the nerve cells and has a calming effect.
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/valerian
https://www.medindia.net/amp/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3064