Integrative Therapeutics Cortisol Manager - Balance Cortisol & Support Relaxation for Restful Sleep* - Includes Ashwagandha & L-Theanine for Confidence with Less Stress* - 30 Tablets (15 Servings)

I began taking this about a year ago. I ran out over the holidays and kept forgetting to order more. I went about a month without taking this and I felt terrible! I was stressed out, exhausted, and had the most horrible sugar cravings. Now I am taking it again and I am back to sleeping better, have better energy during the day, and I’m not craving sugar all day. This product is much more effective than I expected or realized until I stopped taking it. I highly recommend this to anyone who has high stress and cortisol levels.

This supplement was recommended to me 6 years ago by a naturopath. I was on a regimen of supplements, whatever weight I had gained was dropping and I was feeling good. Fast forward to 3.5 years of grad school, working at a recording studio that was open all hours of the day and night, with a schedule that shifted weekly if not daily and now having a job with steady hours but having a horrible time sleeping. I reordered these after going through my medicine cabinet and finding the old bottle. I did a saliva test away back when and remember that, at that point in my life, my cortisol levels would spike around 7 PM, which is when I would like I was getting a second wind. This was great for grad school. Not so much now. I’m 4 nights in on this. The first night, I took two capsules due to some lingering stressful events at work. Didn’t quite sleep through the night and felt a little groggy the next morning. By 8 PM the second night, I was already tired and ready for bed. Took one pill, went to sleep at a reasonable time and slept the whole night. Last night, fell asleep around 9:30 and slept soundly until 6:15 AM. This stuff is proving to be a miracle for me. I never thought I was ever going to sleep well without pharmaceuticals again. Lorazepam was the only thing that would work, but I didn’t want to become dependent on it, so I stopped it several years ago. The last two days at work, I’ve had more energy than I’ve had in months, have been focused, productive and simultaneously calm. My anxiety is getting less and less and I’m starting to feel like my old self again. Can’t wait to see what a few months of taking this will do. I even called the boyfriend at work today and told him what I was in the mood to do after work... I haven’t been that relaxed and anxiety free in years. Miracle cure. Seriously. If cortisol is your issue, these will work. Just be cautious of drug interactions and/or allergies. One small note-I do sometimes have a small headache in the morning after these. Hydration and a little caffeine and I’m good to go. Worth it to be able to sleep.

After taking this for 2 months now, I can say it has made a difference. I feel much calmer and relaxed. Sleep has overall improved. I take this 60-90 minutes before bed and it doesn’t take me as long to fall asleep.

This definitely knocks me out, especially taking two each night. However, I’m still waking up at 5:30 AM to pee (and I feel like a zombie) and I have a hard time going back to sleep. It managed my sugar cravings wonderfully in the beginning, but it definitely has plateaued now. On the advice of my NP, I’m going to try a different company to manage my cortisol, but I’m keeping these on hand in case.

My doctor suggested I try these and at first I thought she was crazy. I took them for two months and they completely changed my life. I go through periods of taking them and then taking a break from them and they're amazing. I'll always come back to them. I slept better, I had more energy throughout the day (goodbye 2pm sleepiness) and I didn't notice any side effects.

I can take this for up to 10 days and it absolutely helps me fall asleep, some nights sleep longer, and there's a calmness. However, I also can tell it's doing something to my body because around day 10 I start to feel a little down, more tired, kind of depressed. I think it's the ashwagandha which I've noticed I can't tolerate for long on its own. Could just be it's lowering my cortisol so much it's too low. My sister does great on ashwagandha so I just think people need to try it and see how it goes. I do cycle on and off it because honestly up until about 10 days it works pretty well for my sleep.

Works really good if your a woman and have a hard time sleeping due to hormones changing stress and anxiety. Works so good you have to take a break few days in between it will make you almost to relaxed. I would take this at night then have a cup of coffee in the morning and it didn’t do well together because my cortisol was tooo low causing me to have low energy and crashing when drinking the coffee. I just took a few days break and I was fine feeling great. Now I only take a half of the pill every other day with one magnesium I sleep like a baby.

I’m a combat vet and I think I’ve had high cortisol and everything that goes with that for decades. First week of taking this supplement and I’ve had a bit of a headache at night, but better sleep, more calm during the day, and I’ve had some relief of my joint and tendon pain. Hoping to lose some of my gut and lower my blood pressure over the coming months.