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Goodbye Stress Gummy.

Strong evidence, strong doseOlly, verified Oct 2026Formula verified. Independently reviewed.Independent review. Not commissioned by Olly.

GABA is the lead active here, studied most for calm and steady mood. L-Theanine is the most studied active here, with 14 human studies behind it, each one cited. Each serving carries 100 mg of GABA, inside the range the published research used. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.

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3Active ingredientsWell studiedResearch base25Human studies
Goodbye Stress GummyVerified by IngredientMD
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The verdict
Strong evidence, strong dose
For everyone, adults.
How we verify

The brand submits the formula. We read the supplement facts panel and weigh dose, form and synergy against the clinical evidence. Labs test. IngredientMD verifies. The fee pays for review time, never for the outcome.

The formula
GABA: Calm and steady moodKey driver
L-Theanine: Calm and steady moodExtensively studied
Lemon Balm Extract: Everyday stressWell studied

How we read this product

Source: Supplement facts
Supplement Facts panel for Goodbye Stress Gummy
  1. 01
    We read the label.

    The panel on the left is the one we evaluated, line by line.

  2. 02
    Every active, separately.

    All 3 actives checked against the clinical evidence: dose, form, and what the research actually shows.

  3. 03
    Then the formula as a whole.

    Doses, ratios, and how the ingredients work together. That assessment is the verdict above: "Strong evidence, strong dose".

  4. 04
    Earned, not bought.

    The verdict is public and identical whether or not a brand pays. A formula that does not clear the bar gets nothing.

Read by the engine against 2.1 million data points from clinical trials, PubMed and more than a hundred vetted sources. No individual reviewer is named or implied.

The receipts

Well studied
Research base
25
Human studies
100 mg
GABA
50 mg
L-Theanine
100 mg per serving sits inside the studied 100 mg-750 mg range
GABA, Abdou 2006 + Yoto 2012 stress studies

Cross-checked against 77 documented interactions for these actives.

Read the evidenceGABA, the evidence →L-Theanine, the evidence →Lemon Balm Extract, the evidence →

Inside the formula

GABA
Calm and steady mood
Studied 100 mg to 1.5 g a day
Key driver
L-Theanine
14 studies
Calm and steady mood
Extensively studied
Lemon Balm Extract
Everyday stress
Well studied
In context

The gap this formula speaks to.

Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

The people it speaks toFieldwork 2024

12% of US adults

regularly reported feelings of worry, nervousness, and anxiety in 2024, in the National Health Interview Survey.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2024
The people it speaks toFieldwork 2024

39% of adults worldwide

said they worried a lot the previous day, in the Gallup World Poll fielded in 2024 across 144 countries and territories.

Gallup, 2024
The people it speaks toFieldwork 2024

37% of adults worldwide

said they felt stressed the previous day, in the Gallup World Poll fielded in 2024 across 144 countries and territories.

Gallup, 2024
This formulaNHANES 2017-2018, published 2021

57.6%

During 2017 to 2018, 57.6% of US adults aged 20 and over reported using a dietary supplement in the past 30 days.

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Daily usePublished 2024

59 to 66 days

was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.

Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
9 more
Lemon Balm Extract

Meta-analysis, 2021

Pooled trials found lemon balm improved anxiety scores by about 0.98 standardized units and low mood scores by about 0.47 units versus placebo, though the small studies varied widely.

Phytotherapy Research
GABA

Systematic review, 2020

Across 14 placebo-controlled human trials, the review found limited evidence that oral GABA intake eases stress and only very limited evidence that it improves sleep.

Frontiers in Neuroscience
GABA

Randomised crossover trial, 2016

In a crossover trial, a single dose of GABA shortened the time to fall asleep and increased total non-REM sleep time measured by EEG.

Food Science and Biotechnology
GABA

Randomised trial, 2026

A trial of a specific probiotic strain reported better sleep along with higher urinary GABA, though that marker reflects production, not a sleep outcome itself.

Scientific Reports
GABA

Controlled clinical trial, 2006

Within 60 minutes of a single oral dose, GABA raised relaxation-linked alpha brain waves and lowered beta waves on EEG, more than water or l-theanine.

BioFactors
GABA

Randomised trial, 2024

In 30 sedentary women carrying excess weight who were also exercising, 200 mg of GABA daily for 90 days improved sleep efficiency and reduced negative mood versus placebo.

Journal of Dietary Supplements
Lemon Balm Extract

Randomised trial, 2023

In adults with raised blood sugar readings and low mood scores, lemon balm extract lowered self-reported anxiety and low-mood questionnaire scores compared with placebo.

BMC complementary medicine and therapies
Lemon Balm Extract

Randomised trial, 2024

In a placebo-controlled crossover trial, a phospholipid-delivered lemon balm extract lowered the sleep-difficulty index score by about 2.9 points (6.8 versus 9.7) and lengthened slow-wave sleep by around 15 percent.

Nutrients
Lemon Balm Extract

Meta-analysis, 2020

Across seven trials, lemon balm lowered total cholesterol by about 0.26 standardized units and blood pressure by about 0.56 units, with no detectable change in triglycerides, LDL, or blood sugar measures.

Phytotherapy Research

Population figures from public health data. Context for the category, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

What this formula earned

Every one of these is a fact the engine could ground.

Each line below was derived from this formula's own record at the time of verification. Nothing here was written by the brand, and nothing can be added that the evidence does not carry.

  • Studied in people14 human studies on L-Theanine back this formula, each one cited.
  • A mechanism that is settledHow GABA and L-Theanine work is settled pharmacology.
  • Studied together, not just separatelyGABA and L-Theanine have been studied together, not only separately.
  • Recent work on the recordThe most recent study on this record was published in 2024.
  • Serving amount inside the studied rangeEach serving carries 100 mg of GABA, inside the range the published research used.
  • A stated daily maintenance amountGABA is here at a daily maintenance amount, which is what a daily supplement is for.
  • Why this formatIt is a gummy, which is the format people actually keep taking, and adherence decides whether anything else matters.
  • Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
  • Where it comes from and how it is madeGABA is made by more than one route.
  • Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
  • A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.
What the trials show

What the trials show about timing.

Time-to-effect windows the engine read from the trial record. Each is a window a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

  • L-Theaninewithin about 45 to 50 minutes of a single doseMeasured within a day

    Two double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trials measured attention at a fixed interval after one oral dose. In 24 overnight sleep-deprived adults aged 20 to 25, a 200 mg dose tested 45 minutes post-dose reduced false alarms on a traffic-scene recognition task and raised target-distractor discriminability. In 27 healthy young adults tested 50 minutes post-dose, 400 mg shortened the parietal P3b event-related potential latency against placebo, with no significant change at 100 or 200 mg. Both trials measured task and electrophysiological markers, not a subjective feeling.

    Promising

Windows measured in the cited trials. Context for how the active behaves over time, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

General timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time.

Three ingredients, from each one's own page.

  • GABAAbout 30 to 60 minutes

    Responders usually notice something 30 to 60 minutes after a dose. Sleep and stress-marker studies read their results over one to four weeks of daily use.

    Its own page, the plain answer on timing

  • L-TheanineThirty to sixty minutes

    For most people, with blood levels peaking inside the first hour. Nothing accumulates, so each dose stands on its own.

    Its own page, the plain answer on timing

  • Lemon Balm ExtractWithin one to three hours

    Calm and alertness ratings have moved within one to three hours of a single dose. Sleep and week-to-week steadiness are a two to four week story on daily use.

    Its own page, the plain answer on timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.

Chemical form

The same ingredient, carried differently.

What each form is, and where it fits in a formula. Measured findings carry the study that reported them.

  • GABA

    The zwitterionic four-carbon amino acid with no added counter-ion, freely water soluble.

    Fits
    Single-ingredient powders, capsules and drink mixes where a straightforward weight of the amino acid is wanted.
    Trade-off
    Hygroscopic, so it cakes in humid air, and the unflavoured powder is noticeably bitter and saline in water.
  • L-theanine

    The single L-enantiomer as a free amino acid, the form found in tea leaf and the form used in essentially all human trials.

    Fits
    Anyone matching what the trial literature actually tested, and anyone formulating with caffeine.
    Trade-off
    Hygroscopic powder with a faint umami taste that can come through in unflavoured drink mixes.

Descriptions of the form itself, read from the cited studies. Not a comparison between products and not a statement about any individual.

Format

Gummy

It is a gummy, which is the format people actually keep taking, and adherence decides whether anything else matters.

Best forDaily nutrients a person has to take for months, where consistency matters more than peak dose.

Questions shoppers ask

Is Goodbye Stress Gummy independently verified?
Yes. IngredientMD reviewed this formula independently and verified it in Oct 2026. The verdict is earned, not bought: brands can't edit or purchase it.
What's in Goodbye Stress Gummy?
Goodbye Stress Gummy is built on GABA, L-Theanine, Lemon Balm Extract. Each ingredient links to its own evidence page on IngredientMD.
Were ingredient interactions checked?
Yes. The combination was screened against 77 documented interactions for these actives in IngredientMD's interaction database.
Who is IngredientMD?
IngredientMD is an independent supplement-science platform. We analyze ingredients and formulas against clinical research, and we verify products only when they clear our bar. Labs run the tests. We review the results.
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