My entire adulthood I e never woken up feeling rested. I’ve never had an issue with falling asleep, but when I wake up in the morning, it would always feel as if I had t slept enough. I tried going to bed earlier, changing my eating habits, just about every healthy Avenue I could think of but I still always felt like I needed more sleep even though I slept a solid 8 hours or more. I’ve only taken this pill for two nights and both mornings I felt completely rested and ready to get up. I never felt overly wired or hyper energetic, just not groggy or sluggish. I’m happy with this pill so far and eager to see how I feel in two weeks. Please note this is not a sleeping pill, nor is it a weight loss pill. This has helped me feel balanced when I have always felt off or like I’m not getting enough of something.I have taken this Cortisol Manager for a get years now. I find that it limitations the number of exhausting dreams and anxiety attacks that I have while sleeping allowing me to have a more restful sleep. Every now and again, I decide to stop taking it on account of it's price. I usually find myself sleep deprived not much longer after that. Overall, I would highly recommend this product to restless sleepers.For the most part, these tables do help to unwind before bedtime. I usually take them 1/2 to 1hr before bed. There are those times though, that I do wake up & have a difficult time getting back to sleep.I have had horrible insomnia my whole life. I used to smoke pot to help go to sleep but that stopped helping & made it worse actually. My therapist recommended I see a naturopath to check hormone levels and things like that. The naturopath recommended this & I have seen big improvements in my sleep. I used to be so restless all night & couldn't shut off my brain. Now with cortisol once I fall asleep it is that deep quality sleep and I only wake up maybe one time a night. If your body's cortisol levels are fine this product probably won't help with your specific sleep issues.I take this at night as directed and while I can’t be totally sure yet if it helps with cortisol management, it does seem to help me sleep more soundly which is wonderfu!I started with one pill per day, on bad days I took 2. I work a high stress job and multiple changes were making it worse. Everyone was stressed making it harder to work well. Being a stressful sitting job weight became a issue as well, but my main objective with this product was to alleviate the stress response of my body. About two to three weeks after starting I felt calmer. It has lasted. Then I added Gaba since I felt like the combination might benefit me. As I begin a new bottle I see my weight is slowly dropping. This is a goal I had hoped I might be able to address once my stress was under control. I may be at a point where my diet of certain foods during certain hours of the day will finally be effective. I knew stress made me hold weight because during stress free times of my life I lost weight without much effort but during stressful times weight holds and eventually gets worse. That is my personal struggle. I am not obese, but my weight isn't good for me and all in stomach area which can cause heart problems. This product is the first that is working for me. I have taken some of these ingredients before on their own with no success but this blend is key, I think, for making it work for me. Someone mentioned sweating as a side effect which is interesting because I am past menopause and suddenly get flushed every evening for a few minutes. Is it due to this product? I don't know, but if my body heats up and purges toxicity I am ok with it. I hope this review helps. I still do typically one pill per day so perhaps two might help excellerate !y weight loss. I may try that to see.It is good for a more natural sleep aid and also if you need help managing stress. Unfortunately it has become too expensive for me.I think any supplement bottled with a 30 count is deceiving and costly when the daily dose is 2 tablets before bed. The bottle lasted me 15 daysWHY ? Make it s 60 count for that price