asking natural help for anxiety

January 8, 2003

Didnt get any response on help for relieving anxiety, what will calm

my nerves down, it seems that any change in my life cause my nervous

system to go wild. I went through this about 8 months ago and was put

on medication to help, but for 3 months I have been trying to avoid

the medicine and use a good multivitamin and flax oil and garlic

pills, I was doing good then a little stress and here I go again.I am

also on an antidepressant that I will soon be trying to be free

from.What also will help lower my cholesterol? Any advice is

appreciated.

January 8, 2003

Dear ,

There are quite a few nutrients or herbs that can be used for

temporary relief of anxiety. But any real solution is more than just

taking a pill whether it is a nutrient or an herb, etc.

To normalize any health issue including any " mental " issues usually

requires more. All health problems require that the person takes in

the 50+ essential nutrients, in sufficient quantities required for

health and repair, live food that contain enzymes, fiber, many things

to numerous to list, etc. Good protein sources. good fats etc.

For long term, to have a good functiong nervous system it usually

requires a complete nutritional approach. This would require a good

diet, the use of supplements to balance any deficiencies and identify

extra individual nutritional needs unique to you (individual B

vitamins, oils are usual possibilities), exercise etc.

In your message you didn't say what medicines you have used.

Sometimes after using these meds, the imbalance is even greater and

then the " problem " seems to have become larger. So, it can also be a

rebound effect from the meds or in long term use even damage from the

meds.

Illness can also be the result of other chemicals taken in from the

enviornment, foods, etc. are another possibility. If so they have to

be detoxed from the body etc.

So you see your question could be very complex when it seemed like

you were asking for a one shot fixes all type answer.

There really is a one shot answer though. From all indications from

what I have read, If you will educate yourself on nutrition and

natural health and do the things that I mentioned above you can

achieve health in almost all the areas of your life.

If you will notice, most of the health issues here and the possible

solutions are all quite similiar. They revolve around the intake of

sufficient nutrients to correct and heal and the taking out of toxic

poisons from the system.

In most instances, the body will heal and regulate itself much better

than we or the doctors could possiblly second guess.

We try to identify our own needs and some patterns in which some

symptoms can be associated with some deficiencies.

I suggest that you do a search on topics like antidepressents,

depression, anxiety, etc. on our past messages. They can be found

here. Gettingwell/messages

Also the links section has a large group of links to look up specific

subjects or to begin a self education. it can be found here.

Gettingwell/links

Maybe not you, but most people want a quick fix. Just take a pill

and it is cured. That is usually not the case whether the person uses

pharmacuetical drugs or nutrients.

The drugs usually aleviate a symptom but do not address the

underlying problem. The nutrient approach requires all of the

nutrients essential to health because they work synergystically

together.

Although this might not be what you wanted for an answer it might be

helpful as a starting point to further self education and a healthy

future.

regards,

Frank

Gettingwell , " toy87fish <toy87fish> "

<toy87fish> wrote:

> Didnt get any response on help for relieving anxiety, what will

calm

> my nerves down, it seems that any change in my life cause my

nervous

> system to go wild. I went through this about 8 months ago and was

put

> on medication to help, but for 3 months I have been trying to avoid

> the medicine and use a good multivitamin and flax oil and garlic

> pills, I was doing good then a little stress and here I go again.I

am

> also on an antidepressant that I will soon be trying to be free

> from.What also will help lower my cholesterol? Any advice is

> appreciated.

January 8, 2003

You could get familiar with the search engine on the main page.

There is information we discussed in the past but I find some

problems finding the posts I am looking for.

With my experience " anxiety " can be caused by the lack of just

about anything in the body. I had a neighbor years ago tell me

that she felt like she was having a nervous breakdown. I asked

her if she went to see her doctor first to run full bloodwork?

She said, no, but she would. Next week she thanked me because

she found out that she was diabetic. So if you hadn't had recent

blood work done, do so. Blood sugar was her issue.

With me I was on antidepressants for 5 years and still feeling

anxiety. Found out there was an imbalance in my estrogen and

progesterone levels, a little low thyroid, it was treated and

I felt good.

Low mineral levels especially in calcium and magnesium can cause

unsettled feelings. I found taking the form of citrate better

than the carbonate.

Taurine has helped me too, it is a sulpher amino acid. There

are a few more but this one works great for me. Sometimes general

anxiety comes back now and then and I take this. One thing you must

be very conserned about is trying just any kind of amino acid while

you are on antidepressant. Don't do it because many work in the

same way that your medication is. You can overdose on something.

I know it is hard but it is best to find a doctor that could help

you with natural methods. I haven't found one yet.

Must take a B-complex with B6 included in it. I found when I took

Taurine I could take 1, 3 times a day for about a week. Soon I

only took 1 a day, this about for 2 months and I didn't have to

take anymore for quite awhile.

I took the Taurine while I was on my antidepressant and I felt

very good, that is why I got off of it right away and at the

same time I had my hormonal blood testing in the wait.

Occassonaly I get very mild depression and I am suffering with

some kind of facial neuralgia. I am looking into other forms of

natural methods. I think when I find out what I need to stop

the inflammation I will possibly find the end to this mild depression.

Frank, I am very interested in the post about B6 helping neuralgia.

I found a vitamin supplement that has 100 mg in it along with the

rest of the B family. I'll try that first.

Liz D.

Gettingwell , " toy87fish <toy87fish> "

<toy87fish> wrote:

> Didnt get any response on help for relieving anxiety, what will

calm

> my nerves down,

January 8, 2003

When you feel things speeding up, try looking at your breath.

Are you breathing using your chest?

Chest breathing will kick in your sympathetic nervous system;

autonomic nerves that influence body functions involuntarily during

times of stress. By that I mean what some people call " fight or

flight " . We're talking annoying things like your blood pressure going

up and digestion coming to a stand still.

If you can focus your inhales deep down to your abdominal region you

can turn on your parasympathetic nerous system which will involuntary

slow down your heart rate, lower blood pressure, and generally " chill

out " .

Also,

try to stretch your exhales out longer than your inhales.

If you inhale to the count of 5, exhale to the count or 6 or 7.

I know its hard to think of this when all hell breaks loose but with

practice when hell isn't breaking loose it can be done.

My suggestion is that you first start practicing when you go to bed

for the night.

Another good time to practice is before you start your car to drive

anywhere.

All you'd need to make the practice a good session is a minute or two

minimum.

Afford yourself a minute.

If you want breathing exersizes beyond that, look into _pranayama_.

Penel

<snip>

> Didnt get any response on help for relieving anxiety, what will

calm

> my nerves down, it seems that any change in my life cause my

nervous

> system to go wild.

January 9, 2003

Chamomille tea , Valerian Root and milk are all calmers.

sharon

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toy87fish <toy87fish

Gettingwell

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:18 AM