Supplements
Silexan (lavender oil)
Across 345 answers, 15% said it helped a lot or more.
Fewer than 30 answers could give the top answer (a 10/10 or “changed my life”), too few to estimate how often it’s given.
All answers · 345 answers
- Life-changing
- Big help
- Slight help
- Did nothing
- Made it worse
Have you tried it?
Only answer if you've tried Silexan (lavender oil). What did it do for you?
What is it?
Silexan is a specific preparation of lavender oil made for oral capsules. It is the active ingredient in Lasea, a herbal medicine authorized in Spain for temporary anxiety symptoms in adults. People seek it out for nervousness, persistent worry or trouble settling down at night.
A capsule containing this preparation is different from smelling lavender or buying diffuser oil. Do not swallow aromatherapy oil as a substitute. If anxiety is interfering with everyday life, cycling through products on your own can delay getting help.
All answers
345 answers in total: 345 from surveys and 0 from this site.
- Life-changing: Not asked
- Big help: 15%, 51 votes
- Slight help: 14%, 50 votes
- Did nothing: 71%, 244 votes
- Made it worse: Not asked
Survey answers are converted to these five answers. Each share above counts only the questionnaires that offered that answer, because not every survey offered all five.
What does it feel like?
You may not feel an obvious change after taking it. Clinical studies did not find the sedating effects associated with some tranquilizers, so sleepiness is not a sensation you need to seek.
Lavender-flavored burps may be more noticeable than anything else. Stomach upset can occur too. If you feel fatigued or otherwise unfit to drive, do not drive just because the product is described as non-sedating.
What are the risks?
Allergic reactions can be serious; swelling or breathing difficulty requires urgent care. Lasea must not be used with impaired liver function, and use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is discouraged. Its leaflet advises against alcohol, sedatives and other anxiety medicines as a precaution because combination data are limited.
Trials have not identified an abuse signal or withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation. That does not make it harmless or justify replacing another medicine without your prescriber. Ask a pharmacist or clinician to review the actual product and anything you plan to take alongside it.
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