Zhou Calm Now - Calm Supplement, Calm Vitamins for Women & Men, Pills to Relax for Adults with GABA & Ashwagandha, Stress & Focus Support - 60 Veggie Capsules

I have been looking for a calming/anxiety supplement for the past year and I tried about 10 different kinds from high priced ($40) ones to low priced ($12) ones, supplements that promised immediate relief to supplements that promised just relief, to supplements that you could only take at night on an empty stomach and ones that you had to take first thing in the morning with a meal and 8 oz of water only. And of course as I mentioned before they promised me relief of somekind and some worked for a bit and some didn't but they never worked immediately. That's a prescription only kind of relief. I came across Calm Now and I thought they were going to be like the others since they claim to help in ways others supplements couldn't and this was said by all the supplements I bought. But one thing they didn't say was when I would feel the effects of the Calm Now supplement so I was very afraid to try it even after re-reading reviews that claim to have an immediate effect on them and re-reading reviews saying they haven't done anything for them. I was once again for the 14th time conflicted and skeptical. I decided to go ahead and try this supplement not only for the 💯 % money back guarantee but because this was the first supplement that I myself had come across that has the one ingredient that I NEVER saw in the other calming/anti-anxiety supplements and that ingredient was serotonin. I knew that it is a natural chemical that your body releases when you're happy. Complete happiness with no anxiety was/is what I needed. Something that just didn't take my anxiety away but gave me a sense of calm and a sense of wellbeing but especially a touch of being happy. I guess I'm weird like that; when I get happy which is not often, I get real panicky and anxious and can't seem to calm down so I become stressed and depressed for my mind to calm down. That's how the chemicals in my brain work and it sucks. I have been taking Calm Now for about 1 month and I take it around dinner time because that's the time I need it the most. I have a 3 year old boy and stay busy for the most part of the day but especially at night when I have to make dinner to a kid that's crying for some unknown reason and he's trying to crawl inside my leg, at the same time I'm dodging cars that have been left all over the kitchen floor, and the buzzer for the food and laundry go off at the same time and then after all that, its bathtime which means I'm gonna be soaked in bath water for the next 30 minutes then playtime again for the next hour until bedtime, it's very hard to wind down to go to bed because now I'm beyond anxious, overtired, overwhelmed and overstimulated and now I have to calm down somehow cause my panic mode just kicked in. So that's why I take it at or before 5pm. I need it for the rest of my night and it works. IT REALLY WORKS! I am so happy I found this. I don't know how I managed my life without it. Wait......, I know now, it was called Valium but it made me too tired to do anything and that's why I turned to finding a different and natural alternative and I found Calm Now. It works for me and I will never go without it. My adorable roommate takes it as well and we were just one big panicky, anxious, overwhelmed, overworked, and overtired family until I found Calm Now. Thanks for making my day just a little better in every way. It did take a week or 2 to achieve the full benefits of this supplement and I almost gave up but I swear that is when it kicked in and gave me the happiness I longed for without the dreadful panicky and anxious feeling of the night ahead.

For a brief background, I was previously formally diagnosed with "bi-polar, cyclothymia, anxiety-NOS, GAD, SAD (seasonal affective AND social anxiety disorders), severe chronic depression, OCD, ADHD, PTSD and 'high-functioning' Asperger's/autism." I have been prescribed nearly every pharmaceutical for anxiety relief over 10 years: Ativan, Xanax and BusPar to name a few examples (as well as mood stabilizers, anti-depressants, plus) and NEVER noticed that they worked in a positive way that they were intended to, or even touched the crippling anxiety I had about my past life situations like living with abusive people, chronic stress, losing job, getting kicked out at 17, etc. (We all know they're not supposed to be prescribed for that, but what do you do when you were a kid and it was the only choice...) I noticed severely negative effects from them or nothing, as if I took a placebo. I've usually found myself to be more sensitive than others to drugs like pharmaceuticals and caffeine, as well as other herbal supplements. I'm pleased to report that I've successfully gotten off the cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs and haven't taken them for years. I was afraid of becoming dependent on them like I had witnessed with my parents. I watched them take 15-20 pills, shots and creams a day up until the day they died. Understandably, I've gained a skeptical perspective after witnessing that and many other horrible personal experiences with allopathic medicine. Currently, to sum it up, I'm dealing with a long-term, high-stress string of events involving the death of my parents with estranged friends and relatives stirring up trouble in court, so if you can imagine, it's taken a toll on my ability to get through an average day defending against them while extending already complicated grief over the sudden death of my parents two years ago. --Here's where I talk about the product-- With all of that said, I can say this combination of herbs has had a noticeable lessening effect on my levels of high anxiety, such as before court dates and lawyer appointments. I have experience with a few of the herbs by themselves, but not in this combination until now. Usually when dealing with stress like this, I am extremely tense; jaw clenched, shaking, sweating, cold hands, no appetite, racing mind, stuck in my head, severe social anxiety to the point where I am selectively mute, but when I've taken this, it helps take the edge off. I wouldn't say it completely silences the alarm bells in my body, but takes it down to a tolerable level where I don't fear I'm going to pass out when I stand. When I'm having a particularly rough average day, one capsule is a good amount to help me do what I need to get done. Two caps works well on critical days, like appointments and errands where I have to do a lot of socializing or thinking about traumatic events. Sometimes I take one before bed and one in the morning because I have night terrors and insomnia from many things, including PTSD, fearing for my constitutional/human rights and also this hellish court battle. I've already gone through the whole bottle in a month, but unlike others, I DID notice its effect almost immediately after taking it (within an hour, after it absorbed of course). I don't have anything to complain about, haven't noticed any unwanted "side-effects". Usually the only "negative" of an herbal product is a bad taste or aftertaste, which some have complained about, as I see in a few past reviews. It does come off as a little plastic-y, but that may be the material they used for the gelatin capsule. It might taste different if removed from the caps mixed in with food, but I don't care enough to bother. In my opinion, the temporary plastic-y burp is better than dissolving Xanax, yuck! Unless you're into the taste of earwax melting on your tongue, hah. All in all, I plan to buy another bottle to have in hand for current and future high-stress events. I'm a very skeptical person from experience--I hardly ever believe something will work that well and this actually worked! The joke in the title is that I always thought Xanax was a sugar-pill because it literally never did anything, no matter how much I took.

I'm an extremely time-crunched graduate student (grad school, teenage son, husband in law school, and I live a good distance away from campus). I have previously been diagnosed with generalized anxiety and major depressive disorder. Due to prior negative experiences / side-effects with prescription medications for my depression, I do not take any prescriptions. So, having taken St. John's Wort in the past when my depression was less severe and having success with that, I was looking for something "natural" to help me reduce my feelings of anxiety during the semester, my feelings of depression during the breaks, and overall increase my productivity and quality of life as a result. "Calm Now" seems to do the trick. I have been taking only one capsule a day since I already take a different multivitamin with lots of Vitamin B and C ("Focus Factor" - I reduced that to one capsule a day, too). I started taking this in early September, it is now mid-October. A week or two ago, I remember sitting at the computer totally overwhelmed with an assignment and the amount of work I had to do, and I realized I had gone two days without taking the supplement. I took a capsule, and an hour later I could literally feel the weight lift and I was finally able to think rationally instead of being enveloped in panic. That experience alone and the reflection that overall I had been less stressed with more work to do than I had been before the bottle arrived sold me on this product. I took a star off only for the price. You get 60 capsules, but the recommendation is to take two a day. The bottle is $20 - so $20 a month. That's fairly price inhibitive, considering we recently bought a bottle of 60 capsules of knock off Prozac for our dog for $4. I feel that herbal supplements are better than prescriptions (I don't have memory loss from St. John's Wort, I do have memory loss from prescription anti-depressants), but for those living paycheck to paycheck, the cost alone of this supplement could be a deterrent towards trying it or being able to maintain taking it.

I'm giving 5 stars because this product SHIPPED on time, ARRIVED on time, & was brand new & sealed.... THOSE ARE THE ONLY 3 THINGS THAT PRODUCTS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED & GRADED ON. ANYTHING ELSE IS JUST A PERSONAL OPINION ON THE PRODUCT. ~~~ MY OPINION ~~~ In the end this product did not "work" for me. The first day or two I convinced myself that it did & I loved it. Turns out, I was just less stressed & calmer that day ON MY OWN. Because I took the pills, I basically CONVINCED myself that they were working, so they did. But the funny thing is... One day I took them in the morning before work, & they worked, just like before. & I was so stoked that these pills ACTUALLY got the job done. I had a few stress free and calm days at work in a row (which is rare for me to even have one in a work week to begin with) ~ Turns out, I actually DIDNT take them that last day... When I got home, they were on the counter. I forgot to take them.. but the WHOLE day... I thought that I had.... If I could give this product more stars, I would. Only because it OPENED MY EYES to the FACT that our minds REALLY DO control EVERY SINGLE THING IN OUR DAILY LIVES. It sounds cheesy. But if you believe something in your mind to be true, it will be. If you think positive, you'll be positive. If you stress yourself out in your mind, you'll fill your day with even more stress because you're already thinking stressful thoughts to begin with. The last day I took them, I was less stressed & more calm because I was thinking that way in my mind because that was my focus at the time, hence me buying the pills to achieve that in the first place. Turns out, it was actually ME that made that happen. NOT the pills. Which in the end, isn't great for this product... BUT it is great that this product helped me learn more about myself & life. ~~~~ This is just my opinion. It MIGHT actually help other people in other ways. But in my personal opinion... They do not "work" for me. & side note, they smell a little funky.... but not as terrible as I thought they would :)

I’ve been using this for a few weeks now and I can honestly say I’ve noticed major results. I’ve suffered from depression many years and only recently has it gotten worse with more frequent depressive episodes. I was recommended these by a friend in a time I really needed it and I’m thankful. To give you a little more back story, I’m a single mom to a young hyper toddler (but what toddler isn’t lol) I’m a part-time college student, and I work part time at a high volume cosmetic store. I have a lot on my plate and I realized that because of my stress and depression I wasn’t being the best mom to my ability. I was lashing out at my daughter, had very little patience, so much irritability and I simply wasn’t reacting rationally to minute things. After taking these supplements I noticed an overall calm effect on myself. I see things for what they are, and I can respond/react more rationally to things I would have flipped over about prior to taking them. I see things clearly, I’m more productive, have more motivation, and I don’t feel as overwhelmed. I was skeptical and thought maybe the first time it was a placebo effect but I noticed it became more effective each use. My mother even tried it on a particularly stressful day and she said she actually felt the effects too and that she was just more calm and laid back. I will definitely be purchasing these once I run out, I take them daily and swear by them! You should definitely give them a try. Note: it might not be extremely noticeable the first time you use it. I took 2 the first time to see the full effects.

My husband who was very calm and easy going had a head trauma, which created a different man that I was now married too. He all of the sudden had no patience, was quick to snap or lash out verbally, which was not the man I married! The doctor put him on Lorazepam which he remained on for 10+ years to keep him calm. Well we just didn't think that being on that type of drug for any longer could be healthy in other ways, so we started looking for a natural alternative. The doctor suggested St. John's Wort, but that comes with some issues that we have heard from others, and googling alternatives to Lorazepam on day, up cam CALM NOW. We read the positive reviews for those who were struggling with Anxiety, as well as ADHD, and it had helped them, so we figured we'd purchase one bottle and see if it would work. I am happy to tell you, he has been ofc of the Lorazepam now completely for several moths, and no outbursts, anger or tantrums, it actually worked! I have my old happy go lucky husband back and am so glad I found this natural alternative. We have changed all our meds to natural alternatives now, and on the last doc appt for both of us, our vitals were great, cholesterol was great, and all bloodwork and kegs came back Good! So, I would recommend Calm now for those of you who suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, agitation and ADHD as a natural alternative. We are trying this on our ADHD daughter now that the semester is over to see if it will replace her class 2 drugs. Wish us luck!

I'm writing after a month and a half on these pills. As of the end of the first bottle, I LOVED THEM!!! I felt better and as I read another person say, it's a mild calm feeling all day long. Plus I had fantastic dreams! Now, I ordered another bottle and have been taking them for a week and I'm not sure what changed, but I can taste them now. You know how you burp fish oil when you take those? That's what is happening with this new bottle, it did not happen with the last bottle. It tastes like lemon and chemicals. I know it's not chemicals, but that's how awful it tastes. I noticed the bottle has changed; the bottle itself it bigger and the ingredient label is different. I'm not sure if proportions changed or not, but I don't know if I can handle the taste, I feel like I suffer through it in the morning, so I may have to find something else.

I decided to give these pills a try because I’ve taken many prescription meds, but have not gotten good, lasting results. I suffer from a severe anxiety disorder and have a hard time just leaving my house. I felt helpless and depressed and truly could not go on any longer living this way. I ordered these not having much hope that they’d work because of how severe my anxiety is. The first couple of days starting these I experienced stomach discomfort and had nasty burps, but I no longer experience that. (Make sure you take these with food or you may experience nausea.) The fourth day is when I really noticed a difference in my mood. It was truly phenomenal. I left my house with ease, just like a normal, functioning person. I wasn’t visibly anxious in public places anymore, and didn’t need my husband there with me at all times. The anxiety is still there, but it’s very manageable and minimal. I’m able to feel relaxed and I’m able to be myself and that’s something I haven’t felt in years. It does make me feel tired around 7-8 pm, but for me that’s a good thing because I have sleeping issues as well. Give these a try, I’d say try them for at least 2 weeks. Everyone is different so you may or may not experience the side effects I did and may even experience different ones, but hopefully these work as great for you as they do for me. They were definitely worth it to me and I definitely will be ordering more.