Magnesium
Magnesium (form not stated)
4.1 (438 owner comments)
Calming effectTaste & form
“For my own personal experience adding magnesium made a huge difference.”
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Calm and Mood Supplements Rated by Reddit Owners
26 supplement ingredients and types, scored from 2,191 comments by people who say they have used them (May 2026 to October 2026). Scores summarize self-reported experiences in r/Supplements, r/Anxiety, r/Nootropics, r/Stress, r/insomnia and r/sleep; they are not clinical evidence. Vitamin D and B vitamins are background pages, not ranked picks. How we score.
Calming herbs
Passionflower
4.0 (19 owner comments)
Taste & formCalming effect
“A mix of magnesium glycinate, Ltheanine and passion flower has helped me the most in terms of supplements.”
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Amino acids & precursors
L-theanine
4.0 (330 owner comments)
Calming effectSide effects
“The I found a liquid L theanine and that made all the difference in the world.”
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Magnesium
Magnesium glycinate
4.0 (370 owner comments)
Calming effectSide effects
“Magnesium glycinate, improved my sleep, fewer muscle twitches, and helped me feel less tension etc.”
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Calming herbs
Chamomile
4.0 (44 owner comments)
Taste & formCalming effect
“I mix it (it tastes sweet) with chamomile tea before bed.”
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Calming herbs
Saffron extract (incl. Affron)
4.0 (115 owner comments)
MoodSide effects
“I've been taking Nootropics Depot saffron for over a year and it's helped me stay focused and feel less anxious.”
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Amino acids & precursors
Taurine
3.7 (45 owner comments)
Calming effectTaste & form
“It does for me, I get jaw tension from strattera and adding taurine with my dose has made a difference”
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Calming herbs
Lavender oil capsules (Silexan / Lavela)
3.6 (11 owner comments)
Taste & formCalming effect
“The calm aid / silexan ones. It does take a few days, but it works really well for me. Lavender/ linalool is GRAS, so I was taking 3 pills a day, I'm down to 2 pills now”
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Calming herbs
Lemon balm
3.6 (23 owner comments)
Calming effectTaste & form
“Someone on here recommended Lemon Balm tincture by Vimergy, o bought it and loved how it made me feel.”
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Calming herbs
Magnolia bark (incl. Relora)
3.6 (9 owner comments)
MoodTakes time
“Try taking relora. It will regulate your cortisol levels. Helps me a ton.”
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Amino acids & precursors
L-tryptophan
3.5 (6 owner comments)
MoodFeeling flat or numb
“Ive been taking l-theanine and l-tryptophan and its made a huge impact on my mental health.”
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Vitamins & other nutrients
Vitamin D3
3.5 (183 owner comments)
MoodSide effects
“Supplements have helped me in the past like vitamin d, magnesium, l theanine”
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Vitamins & other nutrients
Inositol
3.5 (19 owner comments)
Taste & formMood
“If you have OCD, myo-inositol might help a lot too.”
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Magnesium
Magnesium L-threonate (Magtein)
3.5 (31 owner comments)
Side effectsCalming effect
“Threonate helped with pre-sleep anxiety, i usually get very anxious when i lay down cause i know if i dont get a good nights sleep i'll feel like shit the next day.”
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Amino acids & precursors
5-HTP
3.5 (21 owner comments)
MoodFeeling flat or numb
“I took about that, 900 mg 5-HTP per day, for a while.”
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Calming herbs
Valerian root
3.4 (30 owner comments)
Taste & formCalming effect
“I started taking valeriana root pills daily and I never had panic attacks again.”
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Magnesium
Magnesium taurate
3.3 (8 owner comments)
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Vitamins & other nutrients
Omega-3 / fish oil (EPA/DHA)
3.2 (66 owner comments)
Calming effectMood
“My job can be very high stress and I notice that since I have started taking omega 3 at night, I am more relaxed.”
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Amino acids & precursors
NAC (N-acetylcysteine)
3.2 (127 owner comments)
Side effectsMood
“I take NAC mostly for glutathione production, but I also have extreme OCD.”
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Vitamins & other nutrients
Methylfolate (L-methylfolate)
3.2 (15 owner comments)
Side effectsMood
“Since you posted in nootropics, what helped me most in my darkness was L-methylfolate and probiotics.”
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Vitamins & other nutrients
B-complex / B vitamins
3.1 (139 owner comments)
Taste & formSide effects
“b vitamins help with energy and mood but the “can't be hurt” thing is just tiktok kids being dramatic.”
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Calming herbs
Apigenin
3.1 (6 owner comments)
Calming effectSide effects
“i take futuro labs apigenin now, it's a natural supplement that helps with relaxation and actually getting to sleep, and it's taken the edge off enough that i'm not hitting that wall as often.”
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Amino acids & precursors
GABA
3.1 (40 owner comments)
Calming effectMood
“I've tried GABA and even though it did make me feel more relaxed I wasn't very talkative at all.”
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Amino acids & precursors
Glycine
3.0 (77 owner comments)
Calming effectSide effects
“Its supposed to convert to L-glycine to some degree which is also supposed to promote sleep.”
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Amino acids & precursors
SAMe
3.0 (6 owner comments)
“Iv tried SAMe in the past and thought it did help high histamine symptoms slightly but made me far too anxious to continue.”
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Calming herbs
St John's wort
2.8 (13 owner comments)
Calming effectSide effects
“John's Wort just seemed like the right thing to try.”
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