Stress Rest - Mood Support Supplement W/Thiamine, Magnesium, Vitamin B Complex, & Valerian Root Powder - Mood Boost, Sleep Aid, Calming Supplements for Adults - 90 Tablets

Review of VERDICT VITALITY WELLNESS Stress Rest - Mood Support Supplement W/Thiamine, Magnesium, Vitamin B Complex, & Valerian Root Powder - Mood Boost, Sleep Aid, Calming Supplements for Adults - 90 Tablets:I found it amusing that these were targeted for lawyers. (I know lawyers have stress, but so do doctors, nurses, teachers, plumbers, electricians, truck drivers, stay-at-home parents... basically anyone.) Even though I am not a lawyer, I decided to give them a try. They contain a somewhat unique combination of ingredients. They are basically a B Stress Vitamin complex with the addition of Valerian Root, Chamomile Flower, Passion Flower, and Hops Strobiles which should have a calming, sleep-inducing effect. B Stress vitamins are generally taken to help boost energy levels so that's what makes the combination unique. I decided I would only take one tablet rather than three because of the quantity of B vitamins. I already take a B Stress vitamin in the morning - taking this much late in the day didn't make sense to me. I do think they helped with my stress, focus and sleep, but I would not take them long term because of the amount of B vitamins. I did check and Verdict Vitality Wellness has a deep sleep supplement with some of the same calming herbs as this one. I may give that one a try.

I've been familiar with the value of boosting your B vitamins for most of my adult life. Even as a teen, I remember my neighbor, who was a dietary expert, telling a friend that they were just too stressed, and needed to boost their B vitamins. And she was right - research since then (the 70s) has shown that the B Vitamins DO maintain your wellbeing when you burn your candle at both ends.So, enter this supplement, and it's composition. It's directed at a high stress occupation that works long hours, often eats poorly during their peak trial preps, etc. And instead of the often standard times of taking vitamins (morning) these 3 tablets are recommended to be taken: At dinner time. THAT'S a new one for B Vits on me. But - then you see what is added - a nice grouping of herbs: Hops, Chamomile, Passionflower, and the biggie, IMO - Valerian root - all well known relaxation herbs, along with some magnesium, which is very helpful for sleep. The combo of the B Vitamin post stress rebuilding elements, plus the relaxation and rest herbs is pretty interesting. So I've started taking these per the directions. I'm still only in the first few days, but it absolutely seems to make a difference.It's a very cool concept. I like it a lot and will update. I think the current price is a little high for those that recognize that this is very good/helpful but do NOT have a lawyer's wallet. A suggestion. :) But - if a consumer put these herbs/vits together in separate pills, it would cost much more than the current price. Something to keep in mind.I recommend at least a month's course of this to someone who is having a stressful month - try it out - see if it helps with that evening calm and helps improve your rest. ALL the elements are there.

Lots of apparently quality ingredients. But there are so many of them! I love the concept of one pill covering a lot of bases but this has so very many, many ingredients. And even after the active ingredients there are also many, many additives and fillers. I decided to start with 1 pill at dinner instead of the 3 as directed on the bottle and it worked. I was asleep and slept hard. I awoke feeling refreshed. But it kicked in about 30 minutes after I ate and we eat earlier in the evening. So unless you eat after 8 or so in the evening, I would take this with a small snack much closer to when you plan to go to bed. This supplement does what it claims but I just feel like this one is too much of too many things. Sometimes more should be less.

This product is an absolute conundrum in my opinion. Why you would combine vitamin B-12 and other B vitamins known to give you a boost of energy and then combine that with Valerian Root and Chamomile Flower powder is beyond me. Valerian Root and Chamomile are both known for sleep and relaxation. So why they are combining the two is puzzling. Why this is solely earmarked for legal professionals when a lot of jobs are extremely high stress, doesn't make much sense either. The strength and potency of some of these vitamins and added ingredients seem to be really low and some seem to be overkill in potency. You can take too much of a good thing!I'm not quite sure what to make of this product. I don't realize much of an impact either way taking this supplement, may it be, increased energy or relaxation and calmness or sleep. Perhaps that is just me though.I do know that they are a fairly large tablet, but the smell and odor is what knocks me over. They are hard to swallow for that very reason. A very unpleasant aroma and smell. It is also exceedingly strong and leaves a bad taste in your mouth and it keeps coming up on you after it's swallowed so you are constantly dealing with the taste and smell over and over. I've just quit taking them because I don't want to deal with the after taste. This is just a product that I would not use. It just has too many negative side effects for me and just doesn't seem to work all that well. They might be great for someone else. Everyone's chemical make up is different.But, I cannot endorse this product. I'm giving a very generous 2 star rating.

I am an elder and many nights have trouble getting to sleep. I got these VERDICT VITALITY WELLNESS Stress Rest - Mood Support Supplements to see if it they would help get me get a better night's sleep. I do rest longer, and I think they are helping to slow down my thoughts in order to get to sleep. However, they don't last for keeping me asleep. I still wake almost every night and getting back to sleep then is still an issue for me. I'm not sure at this time if I will purchase them again. After I take the whole bottle, and if I have more trouble getting to sleep, I might give them another try. They are not huge tablets, so it is easy for me to take them about 20 minutes before going to bed at night. They don't have a flavor when I take them, or at least I haven't noticed one.