Randomised trial, 2022
Does a B6 supplement with herbs help sleep and anxiety in PMS and menopause?
Yes, the supplement improved sleep problems by 46.6% and anxiety by 23.2% in women with PMS and those in menopause transition.
What they did
Exploratory prospective study with 32 women (18 with PMS, 14 with menopause transition) aged 18-70 with sleep disturbances and anxiety. They took one tablet containing vitamin B6 and four plant extracts twice daily for 15-20 days. Sleep was measured with the Insomnia Severity Index and anxiety with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
What they found
In all participants, sleep scores improved by 46.6% (from 20.39 to 10.87) and anxiety scores improved by 23.2% (from 16.23 to 12.45) from baseline to end of treatment. Improvements were seen in both women with PMS and those in menopause transition.
What it means for you
The supplement showed promise for helping sleep and anxiety. However, this small study had no control group, so improvements might be natural recovery or placebo effect. Larger controlled studies are needed to confirm effectiveness.
32
Women completed the study
46.6%
Improvement in sleep scores
23.2%
Improvement in anxiety scores
About the study
- Original title
- A Dietary Supplement of Vitamin B6 with Four Herbal Extracts Improves Sleep Disturbances and Anxiety Associated with the Menstrual Cycle and Menopause Transition: Results from an Exploratory Study
- Authors
- Franco Vicariotto, Anna Porchetti, Filippo Murina
- Journal
- Integrative and Complementary Therapies
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- Participants
- 18
- What was tested
- Vitamin B6 supplement with four herbal extracts, one tablet twice daily for 15-20 days
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1089/ict.2022.29051.fvi
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