http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/anxiety2.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/anxiety2.rss Anxiety Remedies on Earth Clinic, Your Source for Natural Cures. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:20:19 EDT en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=AHBP_39305 /CURES/anxiety2.rss1 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:02:03 EST Ann from Daytona Beach, Fl writes: "Anxiety & HBP I thought this was very interesting. The Dr. responding to the question is: Director, Hypertension Section Division of Nephrology & Hypertension Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine University of Cincinnati Here's the question presented and the doctor's answer.. "Dear Doctor Rief, I have had high blood pressure for 20 years. I have tried at least 14 different medications during all these years. In all this time I have never been able to get my pressure down to normal limits. My diastolic is always in the 90`s and the systolic in the 140`s. I am now 54 and worrying as time passes I am at risk of stroke or heart attack. I`ve had a stress/echo 18 months ago and it was normal. What can I do to get my pressure under control? I also suffer from GAD and currently take 5 mg. valium TID. I am under a lot of stress in my life and have been since first being diagnosed with high blood pressure. Problems with my marriage and relationship with parents and kids. I just want to be normal as now I am not able to drive due to the anxiety. Thank you for any advice you can offer Answer: It is difficult to give specific advice without having complete data in an individual patient. However, a few points can be made: Anxiety can cause or aggravate hypertension, and hypertension can cause anxiety. Some patients respond to counseling, while others respond to antidepressants. At any rate, your blood pressure should be 130 systolic or lower. You can safely ignore the diastolic number, as it is not indicative of cardiovascular risk." I thought this rather interesting since I've been told my whole life the bottom figure was more to worry about than the top. I wonder what the real truth is about high blood pressure or if they even know. I believe this doctor, he appears to be an expert in the field. I would think it's natural to have high blood pressure if you're suffering from anxiety and that, of course, only makes the anxiety worse. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=RHODIOLA_39004 /CURES/anxiety2.rss2 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:56:25 EST [WORKED TEMPORARILY] Nw from New York, Ny writes: "Severe social anxiety Dear ec, I love this site so much. Its helped me with so many things and I tell all my friends and family all that I learn on your site. I'm having such a problem with social anxiety, I don't know what to do. I'm so lonley and I want to be with people but I get such panic attacks. I was taking 150mg Effexor for a few years that seemed to work sometimes but I still had problems. About 2 weeks ago I had another attack when being introduced to someone and had enough. No matter who I'm around I immediatly get hot and my face turns bright red for no reason. I get so embarrased, I want to run away and it makes others feel uncomfortable because I'm so uncomfortable. So 2 weeks ago I read about Rhodiola on ec. I stopped taking the effexor and started the Rhodiola rite away. For the past 2 weeks I've felt good, more energy, depression gone but anxiety seems to be coming back and worse than ever. I went and got magnesium, l-theanine and b12. I was wondering if its safe to take the effexor and all these other things. I'm desperate and so frustrated I feel like I'm becoming a shut-in because I'm avoiding people. Please help me if you can, I feel so trapped. Thank you so much. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=SUPPLEMENTS_37101 /CURES/anxiety2.rss3 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:59:28 EST [QUESTION] Alittlebitsassy from Langley, Bc Canada writes: "I was wondering if any knows if it is ok to take L-Taurine, Passion Flower, GABA and anti-depressants together? I suffer from Panic attacks and am trying to find a more natural way to alleviate them than taking the antidepressants. Any help would be appreciated! Thank You! alittlebitsassy aka Diane " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=RN_36239 /CURES/anxiety2.rss4 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:08:23 EST Z-block from GA, USA writes: "I had bad nerves for years, I'm very jumpy fidget & I sweat alot. I need too know what I can take for bad nerves because it gets worse over time and I'm only 22" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=NIACINAMIDE_32496 /CURES/anxiety2.rss5 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:02:37 EDT [YEA] Ruthann from Bellmawr, Nj writes: "I have had a hard time calming my mind and body my whole life. Anxiety has been with me for as long as I can remember and I just had tried to live with it. It is an awful feeling when one just can not rest. It would be like my mind running around a million miles a second and me unable to focus ect. My most recent foray into educating myself with natural methods has turned me to the work of Dr. Abram Hoffer and Niacinamide. I bought this and all I can say is WOW! It has definitely worked on my anxious feelings and inability to focus. I currently take 1000mg three times a day and feel so wonderful.....better than when I was on benzodiazepines, as they left me feeling wiped out and dependant on them.....I also take a high quality whole food bound vitamin B complex and zinc. Occassionally I will take some ground flax and mix it with cottage cheese or into a smoothie.....I tend to think that a solution lies in a nice balance of things, not just one thing. I also believe that I have food allergies that exacerbate these anxiety states.....however getting off of bread has been quite a challenge for me. But I am a work in progress! I hope this information helps someone else!!!! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=CLO_30889 /CURES/anxiety2.rss6 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:28:56 EDT [YEA] Sasha from Sav, Westmoreland writes: "I used to be anxious and get upset easilly. I sarted taking fish oil and found that i was getting calmer by the day. Try it. I use __ ___Cod Liver Oil (The capsules)." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=ALC_30142 /CURES/anxiety2.rss7 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:19:53 EDT [YEA] Sveta from Des Plaines, IL writes: "Having been suffering from bipolar, bulimia, anxiety disorder and depression for 5 years. Tried ACETYL L-CARNITINE. Have one thing to say, it's freaking amazing! I'm surprised you don't hear about it much. It helps my anxiety better than cold showers, antidepressants, and even Xanax! I'm so happy that that i found out about it. It's like the hell I've been living in for years is over. This supplement has the strength of a prescription drug. I advise everyone who has anxiety problem to give a try. Though I need like 50 mg a day instead of 5000 the way they recommend. 5000 is too much for me to tolerate. Find your dosage. And never give up. Try every supplement for depression and anxiety out there, one by one. Some will do nothing, some will make you feel worse, but there'll be one, two, or even more that will help you and make your life a beautiful and joyful thing to have. Good luck everyone." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=COLDSHOWERS_29916 /CURES/anxiety2.rss8 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:21:21 EDT [YEA] Sveta from Des Plaines, IL writes: "I just want to say that cold showers are great for major depression and anxiety disorder, but they don't help much if you don't shower your head. First, I was doing cold showers but was avoiding showering my head. It helped but I still had a lot of anxiety and depression going on. Then, after trying to SHOWER NOT ONLY MY BODY BUT MY HEAD too with cold water (I was told it's good for hair loss), I felt like I was born again. Plus, my hair doesn't seem to fall out much any more." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=5HTP_27241 /CURES/anxiety2.rss9 Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT kay from norwich , ny writes: "fibermyliga, arthritus, anxity: i take cybalta and valiun as i have panic attacks real bad, i got the 5-htp but dr told me cant take as of the cybalta.i am drinking apple cidar with water 16oz as they say it is good for pain. i was using honey with it but ran out so i just use vinegar.i like the taste of it. thank you kay" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=MACV_27096 /CURES/anxiety2.rss10 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [NAY] Sue from Melbourne, Australia writes: "I was always prone to fainting as a child but this disappeared with adulthood. However, in the last few months I have suffered frequent dizzy spells and have lost consciousness on a couple of occasions. Blood tests taken by the doctor have come back as ok. I have also experienced palpitations and 'dreamlike' feelings, particularly when driving, and have self-diagnosed panic attacks. I don't want to go down the line of prescription meds so last week started to take a magnesium tablet once a day (to reduce adrenaline) and 1 tsp acv daily (for anxiety/ general health). I fainted just this morning. My diet/ water intake is pretty healthy. Are there any other remedies I could try? Many thanks in advance for any advice." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=VALERIANROOT_27052 /CURES/anxiety2.rss11 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] greenbeanz39 from Clarkston, Washington writes: "cure for anxiety attacks: I wanted to share this remedy that has continually helped me. Valerian root. I have made a believer out of my husband after a family outing almost turned deadly as we almost slid off an icey cliff. My husband got so rattled that he could hardly breathe and could not control his heart rate. I gave him three caps of valerian root and fifteen or so minutes he was able to feel the difference in his heart rate and ability to breathe. Beware that the smell is foul but it does not cause an odor coming out of you like garlic and somethings might. It says on the bottle that it may cause sleepiness, but has never had that effect on either of us. This is always in my car in case of serious anxiety or just having one of those days.I recommend everyone to try this." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=5HTP_27063 /CURES/anxiety2.rss12 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT Vandana from New Delhi, India writes: "hi, i am from india new delhi. many of the products and medicines prescribed like 5HTP, RHIODINE etc. etc. are not available in india. what is 5HTP. please prescribe/suggest me something for excess anxiety problem and its availability in india." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=AW_26495 /CURES/anxiety2.rss13 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Spike from Orlando, florida writes: "I had years of horrible irrational anxiety while driving. I discovered that something in apples releived much of my anxiety----maybe it was just the distraction, but it worked. Later, I read that dehydration (thirst) is a contributing factor in anxiety. I started taking a bottle of water with me in the car and that works great. Im not cured, but, way better. Try it, hope it helps." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=HOLYBASIL_25345 /CURES/anxiety2.rss14 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Wydo from Ventura, CA writes: "Anxiety Remedies: A couple of years ago I started feeling anxious for no reason at all. It became worse and worse until I couldn't stand myself. My doctor gave me xanax to sleep at night but I still had that anxious feeling all the time. I tried no-flush niacin and that helped a little. Then I tried rhodiola and that helped a lot more. I went for several months until I found holy basil. I find it works the best and has a nice side benefit. I can have my tea and still sleep as long as I take my holy basil in the evening. So for me it counters the bad effects of caffeine. I still keep the rhodiola and niacin around for backup and take them in the morning sometimes but nothing replaces the holy basil." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=RN_24454 /CURES/anxiety2.rss15 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT [QUESTION] Dee from Greensboro, NC writes: "I'm a 35-year-old female who blushes severely, usually when in a group of more than 3 people ... sometimes when being introduced to someone, sometimes when I'm just talking. I do not like attention at all - it just makes me blush worse. I've blushed my entire life, but I think it's getting worse, which is BAD in a professional business setting. I would guess it's some type of social anxiety but I have no desire to get on a prescription medication for it. I know this is some kind of issue I probably need to deal with emotionally, but in the meantime, has anyone had good results to prevent or lessen blushing naturally?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=BCOMPLEX_24195 /CURES/anxiety2.rss16 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Laura from Honolulu, HI writes: "I am a chronicly (sp?) anxious person. B complex really helps with it. It gives you energy when you don't want to get out of bed and it makes you able to resolve the things you're so busy worrying about. I take it every day- I did here though, that it's kinda hard on your kidneys. I try to take a few days off a month to give my body a break. Hope this helps!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=RHODIOLA_23533 /CURES/anxiety2.rss17 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST [QUESTION] Someone from Ont, CA writes: "Rhodiola dose for anxiety and panic attacks? I have a question for those who took rhodiola and it cured panic attacks and helped anxiety. What does did you take ? was it standardized? I started with 100mg (incase I would get more nervous) and it is helping a little bit." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=OMEGA3_23538 /CURES/anxiety2.rss18 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Jared from Sydney, Austrailia writes: "I suffer with social anxiety disorder, I'm anxious and have difficulty thinking clearly in general not just in anxiety situations.I got myself flaxseed oil and took a tablespoon.I felt better instantly. My thinking became a lot clearer and my usual confused anxious state diminished. It definitely has a significant effect on brain chemistry. I'll be taking it everyday now :)" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=RN_23192 /CURES/anxiety2.rss19 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST Rick from Vancouver, BC Canada writes: "Urgent.......Anxiety First of all I'd like to start by saying this site is amazing and a big thanks to all the people for allowing me to read their stories and recommendations. My question is for anyone out there dealing with anxiety and how they've managed to eliminate it from their lives. I'm a 42yr old male and suffer from mild anxiety, infact I can isolate most of my attacks to flying in airplanes. I'm not at all afraid of flying just hate knowing that when the door closes I'm stuck on that plane and can't leave when I want(closed in feeling) I love to travel, infact I'm going to South America next week and I'm getting really nervous about the long flight. I should be excited and trust me I wish thats what I was feeling, but I'm nervous already and its a week away. I'm currently taking GABA to see if this helps, but I'm not 100% sold on this. Is there anyone out there with some really good advice to help me get rid of this horrific feeling I'm having. Thanks for listening Rick " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=COLDSHOWERS_22957 /CURES/anxiety2.rss20 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Igor from Moscow, Russia writes: "Dear Earth Clinic, Thank you for this excellent forum on cold water therapy. I had an anxiety which seemed to 'come from nowhere'. Cold baths work on this much better than cold showers. Also swimming in the sea or lakes. There is a tradition of doing this in Russia and also northern China: but in modern times people think it is madness. In this time of credit crunch (2009) this is a practice which everyone can afford. I have a question to people on this forum: what about time? I do it for 1-4 minutes, 2 times a day, before and after sleeping, every day, as my uncle showed me, like the brushing of the teeth. (The washing with warm water and soap I do before or after this: it seems not to matter which.) It seems that a longer time is not beneficial at all. So I am interested to know other people's ideas about timing. Another question: I work sometimes in Arabia where it is very hot in the Summer times. There is no problem to make a bath of water, but it is not very cold. So do people know of any device/machine which can be put in a bath to make the water cold? Putting ice from the fridge is OK but this method needs a lot of ice. Kind regards, Igor " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=IODINE_21847 /CURES/anxiety2.rss21 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Jo Ana from Daytona Beach, FL writes: "I think a lot of us are iodine deficient. I have low thyroid function with a body temp of around 97 as well as various other low-thyroid related symptoms which I would like to alleviate. I now take 10 drops of Lugol's in water in the AM and 6 more in the PM. That's about 100 mgs of iodine but my body seems to need it. I had tried iodoral, nascent iodine, painting feet & wrists with Lugols with no noticeable improvement. My body seems to crave iodine. Lugol's can be purchased online from various vendors." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=HW_20593 /CURES/anxiety2.rss22 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Sue from Minnapolis, MN writes: "The 3 years fight with anxiety was resolved by remote energy healer (CoherentHealer.com) and EFT ( emotional freedom technic) - tapping. The healer fixed my aura and told me that anxiety is caused by the trauma when you were a baby and did not have any control ( I was bit by a neighbor) and all other emotions that not released by me. I was very sceptical. He told me to do tapping on specific issues. If 4 days ago drive in a car as a passenger was so bad, today I drove to the store myself. Thank you." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=PH_17401 /CURES/anxiety2.rss23 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Wendy from Barrie, Ontario Canada writes: "Anxiety/Panic Attacks/ph balancing My dh and I moved 1000 miles away to the middle of nowhere (seriously) with 2 small kids, for him to take a job working 80+hrs a week...in JANUARY! The dog died, the car died, my daughter burnt her arm on the woodstove, we were isolated etc. and of course for 3 months I tried every natural remedy to save our dog to no avail. So when I suddenly went to emerg one night with a racing heart that I couldn't slow down, the sweats, shakes and dizziness, I thought for sure I was having a heart attack...heck I am 40 after all! They gave me an adavan that I didn't take and told me to go home and relax with all the stress in my life. Although everyone kept telling me I was in emotional turmoil...for me there had to be another concrete reason, I had handled way worse in my life and heck it wasn't like I lived in a war torn country or anything...nutritionally I mean, or lack thereof. I had been drinking black tea again to cope with the dog, the move etc. so it was the first to go with the result being less frequent attacks. So with the help of a guy in Nova Scotia I learned about PH balancing and the work of Dr. Carey Reams. I started balancing my ph each day and if it was 7ish I felt awesome, if it was acid I felt awful. Any sweetener- even honey affected me greatly on the acid side. Then I added in a green supplement from a doctor in Barrie Ontario. On his advice I also started taking a concentrated mineral supplement (the most popular one on the market he recommended) and I started with 1 drop 2x a day, then 2 drops 2x a day and so on. He said I would have loose stools when I reached enough. He said rarely some of his clients could handle 40-60 drops a day. THIS was ME! I was taking 30 drops 2x a day with no loose stools- AND I felt like a million bucks....and NO more panic attacks- ever. woohoo. Then I moved on to zeolite which got back my 5 yr flagging libido and life was incredibly awesome... of course I ended up pregnant with my 3rd, but it's all good and i'm still feeling awesome with no return of the horrifying panic attacks. Incidentlly I tried homeopathics, herbal tinctures, herbal teas, acv, baking soda etc. nothing worked but the constant paying attention of the day to day ph morning and night of my saliva and urine and taking the concentrated minerals. Believe me, for anyone going thru these you'll do just about anything to make them stop!!! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=COLDSHOWERS_17266 /CURES/anxiety2.rss24 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Jon from Monongahela, PA writes: "Oh God...this is the most greatest thing in the world. I embrace the Eastern philosophy of medicine which talks about natural and organic treatments to the ailments that we all suffer. Unlike Western medicine that gives you toxic pills to swallow only to treat the symptoms and not to cure you. I feel great. I've never been so happy and energetic in my life and I feel like I'm high all day long...of course with out the impairment of psychotropic drugs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...yeah, there is the hesitation associated with jumping into a swimming pool, but please, just "bite the bullet" and do it.....every day. THANK YOU EARTHCLINIC.COM! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/anxiety.html&name=5HTP_14963 /CURES/anxiety2.rss25 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Stefanie from Minden, Louisiana writes: "I found this remedy when I was looking for herbal remedies for my daily headaches. I found 5-HTP. According to the article,some of the things it helped with are insomnia, headaches, anxiety & depression. I thought could it be? I immediately went to my husband to show him what I had found because he had problems sleeping at night as well. We went a few days later to our local drug store and picked up a bottle of 50mg. 5-HTP. We had decided on the lowest dosage available in our area, upping the dosage as we went along if it was necessary. We have only been on it for a few days now but there is a very noticeable difference. We both have been sleeping through the night and feeling more refreshed when we wake. My anxiety attacks are gone as well as my headaches. We both are much less snappish than what we were before. We haven't noticed any side effects so far. We are taking them with a meal or a small snack and so far we have stayed at 50mg. Thanks for the very useful information that lead to this discovery!"