# Pheromones for Sleep Issues

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-for-sleep-issues/24410>\
**Category:** Men's Pheromone Advice & Field Reports\
**Created:** [December 31, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-for-sleep-issues/24410 "2008-12-31T17:49:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![diane999](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/diane999/32/1110_2.png) [@diane999](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/diane999)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-for-sleep-issues/24410/28 "2009-01-04T00:33:15Z")

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> [@Gegogi](#):
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> Amazing the numbers of people hoping to cure depression, anxiety, insomnia and whatnot with mones. Life would be so simple if it were true: avoid showers for a week or two, sniff pits and–bam–healed! And these hopeful searches also highlight a basic misunderstanding about what mones are and do. My first exposure to mone was the nature channel on cable. I watched a program where they showed insects and lower mammals responding to mones with involuntary behavior such as attraction and mating. Damn I thought, wouldn’t it be great to use that on women. Of course I didn’t realize humans exercise freewill and our socialization often works against biological urges. Shucks! But still it’s fun to have biology on your side with gentle suggestions for behavior. Once in a while they actually take the bait.

Uh… actually, some pheromones do have antidepressant and mood lifting effects. Studies have shown both Androstadienone and alpha-Androstenol have this effect.

I found all the following and many more studies on Medline. The studies are double blind and controlled to weed out social factors and placebo effect.

I tried to place hyperlinks to the actual studies, but you’ll need a log-in for Medline. I think Medline searches are still free, but they do require registration.

If you want I can post the abstracts to the **Studies and Abstracts** area of the forum for you.

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**The pheromone androstenol (5 alpha-androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol) is a neurosteroid positive modulator of GABAA receptors.**

**[J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006; 317(2):694-703](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=16415088) (ISSN: 0022-3565)**

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**The effects of the steroid androstadienone and pleasant odorants on the mood and pain perception of men and women.**

**[Eur J Pain. 2007; 11(2):181-91](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=16546426)** (ISSN: 1090-3801)

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**Psychological effects of musky compounds: comparison of androstadienone with androstenol and muscone.**

**[Horm Behav. 2002; 42(3):274-83](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=12460587)** (ISSN: 0018-506X)

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**Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of androstadienone, a [human pheromone](https://pheromonelabs.com/).**

**[Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2000; 25(3):289-99](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=10737699)** (ISSN: 0306-4530)

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**Subthreshold amounts of social odorant affect mood, but not behavior, in heterosexual women when tested by a male, but not a female, experimenter.**

**[Biol Psychol. 2005; 70(3):197-204](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=16242537) (ISSN: 0301-0511)**

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**Psychological effects of subthreshold exposure to the putative human pheromone 4,16-androstadien-3-one.**

**[Horm Behav. 2003; 44(5):395-401](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=14644633) (ISSN: 0018-506X)**

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**Psychological state and mood effects of steroidal chemosignals in women and men.**

**[Horm Behav. 2000; 37(1):57-78](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=10712859)** (ISSN: 0018-506X)

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**Sustained human chemosignal unconsciously alters brain function.**

**[Neuroreport. 2001; 12(11):2391-4](http://www.medscape.com/medline/publicationbrowser/123?pmid=11496116)** (ISSN: 0959-4965)

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and

\*\*[Volatile human steroids: What they do and don't do](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/volatile-human-steroids-what-they-do-and-dont-do/22653)

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etc… ad nauseum.

Diane

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