Plants and GABA

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Dear Aspies
Please , i could be gratefull if you can inform me if the plants valeriana , passiflora ,milk soya have some GABA affecting effects for the Asperger's persons.
What is your opinion about homeo-pathic remedies.
Sincerely yours
Themis

I haven't tried other herbs, so all I can comment on is valeriana (I think that would be valerian root). I had chronic insomnia as a child, and all my parents were willing to give me is valeriana. I know they were trying to keep the treatment natural (i.e. without melatonin or chemical sleep aids), but valeriana was just ineffective. I kind of liked the herbal smell of it, but as far as helping me sleep, it was about as effective as nothing at all. So I got the natural treatment, but still spent hours lying awake in bed bored out of my mind.

Needless to say, whenever I got a cold, I had one thing to look forward to. My parents allowed me to take a children's dose of NyQuil, which knocked me out within 40 minutes, as opposed to the usual 2 hours it look me to fall asleep.

Is two hour considered insomnia? It takes me hours. I thought insomnia technically was when you don't get enough sleep. If you are able to get 8 hours then, it could be more body clock issue.

homeo-pathic --

What would YOU call a pill that is 1GM(no more, no less) that says "Contains 1g of sugar per dose"? I know I would call it a SUGAR PILL! Doctors call it a PLACEBO! If you want to pay $2 for a gram of sugar, that is your business. Frankly, I would rather have a candybar!

OK, I've told you how I feel about this! BTW homeopathic has been confused with herbs, natural medicine, etc.... It is NONE of those! Someone simply realized that sometimes the cure is a weakened version of the problem, and decided to use what they considered the epitome of that.

Yep, homepathy is a very old scam, I can't believe people still fall for it.