Alternative therapies for anxiety? Posted: 04-02-08 18:16pm
Has anyone had good luck using inositol
(600 mg) or magnesium (300 mg) or ginseng
(150 mg/3X a day) for anxiety? How about
valerian , St John's wort or Rescue
Remedy?
Thanks!
Susan
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antigone
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Posted: 04-03-08 00:03am
Susan,
I give my children inositol daily for
anxiety and psychiatric disorders. It does
help. I have just started using a new
product called Triple Nerve Tonic by
Native Remedies. It is truly amazing. My
son calms down shortly after taking it.
Today he asked to take some because he was
getting really upset. It is a homeopathic
medicine. I am really impressed by it. We
have tried so many products and have had
marginal results from most. I think this
may be a great alternative to standard
medications.
I worked for several years in the natural
food and supplement business at a retail
store. Many people used rescue remedy and
reported that it worked very well. I had
forgotten about rescue remedy. Perhaps I
will get some and keep it on hand.
Valerian is very effective for mild
anxiety. St. John's Wort is used to treat
mild to moderate depression. My oldest son
is taking Perika by Nature's Way. This is
a St. John's wort preparation but is more
easily assimilated and utilized by the
body. It has been very effective for my
son. I was getting to the point of taking
him to the doctor for medication but
decided to try the Perika. Magnesium will
help with physical relaxation and smooth
muscle relaxation. Ginseng is used for
increased energy.
I hope this helps. Try the nerve tonic by
Native Remedies. I am not easily
impressed but this is really an awesome
product.
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natmed50
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Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Alternative Therapies for Anxiety Posted: 04-15-08 21:49pm
Hi Susan,
I understand that a deficiency of
magnesium can contribute to the onset of
anxiety, so supplementing with magnesium
can probably work if in fact a person is
deficient.
Ginseng, considered an adaptogen, is
recommended by some alternative health
care practitioners for balancing and
maintaining stress levels and we know that
anxiety can become the result of too much
stress in our lives. However, as the other
post from antigone indicated, Ginseng is
more associated with increasing energy and
not as a treatment for anxiety.
Valerian is used to treat anxiety and
insomnia and is often recommended in
combination with passion flower to treat
anxiety. Another combination that has been
proven clinically to treat anxiety is
passion flower and lemon balm.
I have spoken with a number of different
naturopathic doctors (ND) and I know of
one ND that highly recommends and
prescribes Rescue Remedy to her patients
suffering from anxiety and panic attacks.
Since everyone has different bio chemical
make-ups, and there are a number of
potential causes that can facilitate the
onset of anxiety, I believe the dosages
recommended should be left up to the
health care practitioner. What works for
one person may not work well for another.
I believe that recommendations for
supplementation should come after the
cause(s) of a person’s anxiety has been
determined. That way the proper
supplementation can be prescribed in the
correct combinations and dosages to fit
individual need. I also believe a person
has a better chance of the supplements
working optimally by finding out first
what the underlying root cause of their
anxiety is.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 230
Posted: 04-23-08 13:02pm
I don't know if this qualifies as a true
alternative treatment for anxiety since it
is medically proven to be the most
effective treatment, but it is so
underutilized and took me so long to
discover that I would define it as
alternative. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
or CBT. I finished a cbt group almost two
years ago and it has given me my life
back. It's not magic so you have to be
willing to put some work in, but it is
well worth it. I still counter my thoughts
in a TEA form most everyday to keep my
anxiety at a minimum and I no longer take
any meds and feel better than I have ever
felt. I highly recommend looking into CBT
and giving it a try in a group setting or
if you are motivated you can do it on your
own through books, since the homework
exercises are what really get you better.
There are lots of good CBT books but I
recommend starting with the one we used in
our group called Been there, done that? Do
This! by Sam Obitz because it is short and
encouraging and the TEA form exercise in
it is what helped me help myself the most.
Good luck.
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sjde
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 6
Posted: 04-23-08 13:18pm
I will get the book. Thanks! Another
thing I have heard of in guaifenesin--an
ingredient in cough syrup like
Robitussin!?
Susan
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 230
Posted: 04-24-08 19:32pm
No problem and if you have any questions
message me. The key for me has been
countering my thoughts in the TEA form
exercise. Now it kind of inoculates me
from anxiety before it gets a chance to
take hold. I hope they help you too. Try
and work on them for at least a little
while everyday. They are hard to do at
first but once you get the hang of them
they really help a lot
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jenzie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 33 Location: ,
Posted: 06-28-08 21:36pm
I use Magnesium for restless legs and it
works well when I take it with Calcium.
More Magnesium than calcium works better
for me.
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