. My mother uses valerian herbal tea. She suffers from anxiety which she feels can bring on episodes of dystonia. She finds an occasional cup of valerian tea during the day is very helpful. It produces no unpleasant side-effects, except drowsiness which sometimes may be exactly the effect desired. She uses a single tea bag to brew up one potful in the morning, and that usually lasts all day. The brand she uses is Valerian Mint tea made by Alvita Products Inc. American Fork Utah 84003 -I don't work for them :-) It's sold in health food stores and organic pharmacies She also tried the pills as a sleeping aid at bedtime, but didn't find they worked for her. Hope this helps --------------- Denis Jutras [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]