Customer Reviews

Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra Tea, 20-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6)

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I've had difficulty falling asleep since my college days. Once I entered my mid-30's the insomnia became more frequent. Melatonin and valerian pills did not work unless taken at levels that left me with a morning hangover effect. L-Tryptophan, 5-HTP, and GABA were ineffective. I have also tried numerous prescription (sleep is necessary to get through nursing school) and OTC medications that are used to treat insomnia. Most left me with a headache or excessive daytime sleepiness (zombie mode). I first tried Sleepytime Extra (Sleepytime and other chamomile teas do not work for me)about 6 weeks ago, and each time I drink it I become sleepy within 15 minutes. Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra works like a charm! The 25mg of Valerian root works synergistically with the chamomile and tilia estrella. I'm stocking up before the FDA comes down on valerian like it did kava kava. I also recommend 30-60 minutes of sunlight in a.m. hours, because many people are unaware that they have DSPS (Delayed Sleep Phase Insomnia).

Valerian and Chamomile are blended with spearmint leaves, lemon grass, hawthorn berries and orange blossoms to create a delicious tea to savor late at night before you drift off into dreams. This tea is much more effective than regular Sleepytime and I can say this because my sleep cycle has been fairly regular with much fewer nights of tossing and turning. You may also find that your mood the next day is rather mild and you feel more relaxed in general. This could be due to getting a good night's sleep for a change or it could be that the valerian has a lasting effect. Valerian is a very effective herb if you can't get to sleep and this tea is highly recommended for insomnia. Unlike sleeping pills, you won't feel groggy the next morning. Blend in a little lavender or orange blossom honey to enhance this deliciously mild minty tea.

~The Rebecca Review

This product is a great evening tea to help you relax and gently eases you too sleep. Before this I was taking harsh medicines like Tylenol PM's and such and always woke up feeling worse than before I went to bed! Not with the tea! Let me clarify, it will not knock you out, but just help to relax you.

for those of you not initiated, valerian tea is the single best herbal soporific out there. camomile? not even close. some custom blend of liquorish root, peppermint, ginger and rosehips? don't make me laugh. this stuff puts you to sleep like the nyquil of the plant kingdom, but you wake up fresh and without that 'who did something in my mouth' feeling. the problem is that valerian root, by itself, smells and tastes horrible. i mean, actively foul. like it probably wards off mosqitoes and bears and camels and all, y'know? so unless you're a hardcore hemp-wearin' organic cotton 100%-recycled composting-toilet earthship hippy, you wants to get your hands on a blend, hear?

the single best valarian blend out there is the 'Sleepytime Extra'. Sleepytime Tea, aka 'Sleepy Opium Bear' (check the picture on the label. it's like Ursus laudenum, you know what I mean?), is a Celestial Seasonings camomile blend tea. it's alright. but some friends introduced me to 'Sleepytime Extra.' with tagline "the valerian makes it extra". that is one mighty fine valerian blend tea. 25mg valerian, nicely formulated, tastes like a bit thicker, richer and slightly sweeter camomile. nice.

we are going through Sleepy Opium Bear Extra in this house at a rate of knots. 20 bags in a box means a box every two weeks at best, since we both skip some nights because we're scared we getting addicted. (stay tuned.) but we were down to three bags, and frankly i don't trust my housemate jenn not to substitute in some regular ol' tension-tamin' no-extra camo-minty junk without telling me, because that's the kinda person she is.

buy this stuff. it will change your bedtime experience.

Ah, it's a definite American story - in 1969 friends Mo Siegel and Wyck Hay of Colorado began selling the herbal teas that they had previously only made for themselves. From such small beginnings came that famous tea company - Celestial Seasonings.

I have long been a fan of Sleepytime, which is largely a mixture of chamomile and spearmint, which produces a healthy drink that has a wonderful aroma and taste. I'm sure that I cannot adequately describe the taste - it doesn't taste like anything you've ever tried before, but its seductive flavors will win you over.

Lately, when my wife started having trouble falling asleep, I suggested that she try SleepyTime Extra. Sleepytime Extra is Sleepytime with Valerian added in. Valerian is a medicinal plant, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and has long been noted for its sedative properties.

Well, she tried it, and she now drinks it regularly. It has that same great Sleepytime taste, but the Valerian helps you feel drowsy afterward, helping you to fall asleep. We have found that it works great at making you fall asleep, but, at least for us, it does not produce that zombie-like feeling the next morning that some sleeping aides do.

So, if you want a sleeping aide that works great and tastes excellent, then buy Sleeptime Extra. My wife and I give it our highest recommendations!

I use to take valarian root pill before I went to bed, but always felt it was a little too sedating. With this tea, it's a lot milder (the differance is like a Lullaby vs. a sledge hammer). It also has a nice aroma, bouquet, and flavor. I like to mix this with blueberry, or (when I'm under the weather) Echenacia tea (Celestials wellness tea).

One word of warning. If you're on any medications for anxiety, depression, etc., you may want to stick with regular Sleepytime.

I use the regular Sleepytime frequently in the evenings, but on those nights when you need a little something extra, this stuff is amazing. Its very nice when travelling and you are having a hard time sleeping in a strange bed. I don't like taking medications (no Lunestra for me) but with this, don't need to.

I never write reviews, that's how much I love this stuff.

I don't sleep well. Usually, it takes me at least an hour to fall asleep and get up about 4-5 times in the middle of the night for no reason. And that's a good night. On bad nights I don't fall asleep at all, or it takes me hours to fall asleep and I still get up multiple times a night. Most of the time, however, I can tell when I'm going to have a bad night so, when I saw this in the store I thought it might be able to help (plus I like the normal version).

I drink it and 30 min later I can barely keep my eyes open. I sleep the whole night through. Gives me crazy dreams though. Not bad, just weird and vivid.

Oh and I took this with Tylenol once because I also had a headache and I woke up in the middle of the night really dizzy. I don't know if the mixture of this tea and the pain killer had anything to do with it, but I've never experienced that before and it only happened the one time I took it with medicine.

Other than that, it tastes good, smells amazing, and knocks me out.


p.s. Just bought the new vanilla flavor - not as potent but delicious!

I like the flavour, and the product does just as it says - very well and non-addicting!

The tea works like a dream. It relaxes me just enough to go to sleep and I don't wake up feeling drugged. Works much better than valerian capsules.