Comments on: What are good herbal remedies for anxiety?

By: metallic moment

metallic moment — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:58:59 +0000

St. John's Wort is very good. Some people get immediate relief and others have to take it for awhile. Herbs are not instant fixes but they have lots of beneficial properties and no side effects. The longer you take them, the better they work and usually you should take more than one as they work synergistically to tone, calm, provide energy and also give you protection from infection and boost your immune system. They also contain vitamins and minerals. Get some books on the subject and you will get a better understanding of how they work and for what condition or disorder.
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By: pelops_dl

pelops_dl — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:51:59 +0000

Forget that stuff. It’s all basically unrefined, unregulated drugs. Herbs are drugs, just dirty ones. Kava is liver toxic, so avoid it.

What you need is simply Wal-Mart’s or Food Pyramid’s $4-$5 generic plan. I get Celexa as citalopram (which has several refills, so that limits the $70 office visits because of no insurance) for $4 at Wal-Mart. Anti-anxiety drugs like xanax, are also pretty cheap even w/o insurance and may even be on that $4 generic plan (not really a ‘plan’, nothing to ’sign up’ for). So aside from your office visit to get the scrip, the meds can be gotten cheap.

Oh yeah, they work, too, and are FDA approved. So go with safe and effective rather than sketchy and practically unregulated.
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By: hashish

hashish — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:37:59 +0000

weed
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me myself and i

By: Ben S

Ben S — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:17:59 +0000

The best herbal remedy for anxiety that i know is a combination of several of the herbs listed above such as 5-HTP, L-Theanine, and GABA. They can all be found in one formula called panicyl. Hope this helps!
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http://www.panicyl.com

By: onestupidme

onestupidme — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:58:59 +0000

5HTP is serotonin, if you decide to take that, please be aware of serotonin syndrome.
Otherwise I would try St. John’s Worte.
Easily found, pretty cheap, and no known extreme bad consequences. Has the same effect as most anti-depressants do that are on the market.
P.S. Anti depressants can and ARE used for treating anxiety.
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Psychology major
Neuroscience Minor
My crazy old professor who loved psychology and herbs

By: Healer (not the dog kind)

Healer (not the dog kind) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:09:59 +0000

Couple notes for others who answered, kava is not recommended when you have depression, and Vitamin B gives an uplift, not a natural calmer. Chamomile, passionflower, scullcap, oats all have a relaxing effect, all on a different way, I usually mix them as a prescription for my patients. I am a western herbalist, working in Melbourne.
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By: L

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:49:59 +0000

It may not work for you, but it works for me (with many cubes of sugar of course). For anyone but me, ignore the sugar comment.
Try warm jasmine tea, no sugar added.
Make sure you are comfortable, and perhaps some relaxing music?
This has a 73% chance of succeeding, but isn’t it worth the attempt?
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analytical thinking and past experience

By: Absinthe

Absinthe — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:17:59 +0000

Vitamin B complex is a natural tranquilizer. Add magnesium and avoid caffeine like the plague.

I have used 5-HTP and it may work for some people but in my case it suppressed my breathing so that I couldn’t breathe deeply.

(St. John’s Wort makes the skin photo-sensitive so that you end up with pigmentation.)
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By: Kassiopeia

Kassiopeia — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:36:59 +0000

I find Kava quite good, also a proprietary brand called Quiet Life which is a mix of different herbs. St John's wort can be good but some brands don't seem to work, try Hypericum. If you are in the UK google Helios homoeopathic pharmacy where you can buy Hypericum tincture in liquid form which is good.
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By: prince neo hippie

prince neo hippie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:18:59 +0000

cannabis
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