Rhodiola update / Relaxation

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$00.02:

 

No herb or medication whatsoever is going to " make " you relax. *You* need

to relax, not take a substance to slow you down. Otherwise you might as

well be holding the brakes while pressing the gas pedal to the floor, for

all the good it'll do. I imagine if you have the patience to try all these

different remedies, you've at least got the capacity to learn the patience

for meditation or some other relaxation technique. Many of them only take

a few minutes anyway.

 

My father is a type A work nut. He takes Xanax to " relax " . So he has two

modes: In high gear, or in high gear while trailing a parachute. He may

slow down, but the engine is always running just as hard; his precious

medication isn't really doing him any good. Herbs may be less jarring to

your system than chemical medications, but they're no more a substitute for

actual relaxation, which it sounds to me like you desperately need.

 

Take care,

Sara T.

 

>Thanks for the links, Roman. I've tried to meditate in the past, but I

just don't have the patience for it. I used to use Kava and it lives up to

all it's claims, but it would often make me too drowsy. I now use Scullcap

and find it to be even better for relaxation and insomnia. Scullcap

deserves more attention from the alternative med community.

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