# Ashwaghanda and anxiety **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [9 June 2023 14:27 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198 "2023-06-09T14:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kteach99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kteach99](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/kteach99)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 14:27 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/1 "2023-06-09T14:27:54Z")
Have been using ashwagandha for 10 days and have found my already high anxiety level to be increasing each day. This is not what I expected. No sleep improvements either. Can this herb INCREASE anxiety levels? @pamelaspence ---
**Author:** ![pamelaspence](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/treehouse.sofi.health/pamelaspence/32/83_2.png) [@pamelaspence](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/pamelaspence)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 15:36 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/2 "2023-06-09T15:36:53Z")
Hello @kteach99 , Thanks for reaching out. I’m sorry to hear this. This is not a known side effect of ashwaganda and not something I have come across when using it in my practice. However, we do know that not every herb will suit every person. So I would suggest stopping using the sprays, leave it a few days and see whether you feel better. If you would like to try again after that you could just try one soray at a time to see whether the same thing happens, but if you wiuls rather not try then we totally understand! Let us know how you get on, 🌿 ---
**Author:** ![kteach99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kteach99](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/kteach99)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 16:06 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/3 "2023-06-09T16:06:00Z")
I was only using 1 or 2 sprays per day. I have stopped using it for the past week. But anxiety has not gone down much. ---
**Author:** ![pamelaspence](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/treehouse.sofi.health/pamelaspence/32/83_2.png) [@pamelaspence](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/pamelaspence)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 17:22 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/4 "2023-06-09T17:22:06Z")
Hello, Thanks for the extra information. Is it possible that something else has changed for you? Other medications, stress levels, diet etc. The length of time a herb can affect is fairly short so it should be well out of your system by a week. Sorry that your experience hasn’t been what you had hoped. Pamela 🌿 ---
**Author:** ![dcm.leeds](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/treehouse.sofi.health/dcm.leeds/32/731_2.png) [@dcm.leeds](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/dcm.leeds)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 22:06 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/5 "2023-06-09T22:06:24Z")
Hello. I had a negative response at first like you but persevered and after a week or so I found my sleep improved and my anxiety levels decreased. It just took a while to start working. ---
**Author:** ![kteach99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@kteach99](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/kteach99)\ **Post date:** [9 June 2023 23:35 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/6 "2023-06-09T23:35:51Z")
So did your anxiety increase at first with the ashwagandha? ---
**Author:** ![dcm.leeds](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/treehouse.sofi.health/dcm.leeds/32/731_2.png) [@dcm.leeds](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/dcm.leeds)\ **Post date:** [10 June 2023 07:23 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwaghanda-and-anxiety/8198/7 "2023-06-10T07:23:00Z")
Yes. My sleep was also worse for almost a week. Found it really hard to get to sleep and had broken nights. It eased.