Anxiety ?'s

I was wondering what other people do for anxiety?  Is it a problem for you?

Lately I have a daily issue with it.  No reason to feel anxious, it just seems to flood out of my brain somehow....and it's gotten worse since starting treatment.    My LLND. gave me kava kava but I don't want to take it because I've read about it being hard on the liver and also being linked to parkinsons. I'll have to ask on my next visit.

I take lorazepam when it gets bad.  Guess I'll have to go to a regular dr. and get a prescription.

Any other natural yet powerful ways to combat this out there?

I keep hoping this darn symptom will just dissappear!  It's one of my top three most horrible sx!

Heather,

Years ago, when my anxiety was really bad, my dr put me on Sedanxio - I'm in Europe, I don't think you can get it in the US.

It's a hydro-alcoholoc dry extract (60% V/V) of the above-the-ground-parts of the true Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) - 200 mg.
1 to 2 capsules, 1 to 3 times per day.

Maybe you can find something that corresponds to this. I found it very helpful, and it allows you to function during the day, doesn't put you out. I would take it, and then I would just calm down slowly. I had bad anxiety attacks with hyperventilation, without me knowing it was that.

Hope this helps!

MarieLS

Anxiety was one of my worst symptoms in the beginning. I ended up using xanax and it was wonderful and had no problem coming off.

But there is a thing called Rescue Remedy which I used before that. You can find it at Whole Foods.

Ashwaghanda was very helpful to me, it has the additional pluses of being an adaptogen that helps your entire biological system. It is anti inflammatory , protects red blood cells, increases the immune system, lessens anxiety and depression

www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/5/4/334.pdf

Be sure your adrenals & thyroid are in good health. There are natural 'supplements' that can be taken to help correct both of them.

I've used Valerian in the past. I don't know if that is okay to use with other oral supplements though. I know this sounds strange but someone told me once to roll my eyes up - not move the head though - when feeling depressed or anxious. I forgot why it helps, but I have done it and it seemed to help me feel better.

Anxiety and panic attacks are my biggest symptom. I feel the same way- with anxiety coming out of nowhere. Mine too has gotten worse with initial treatment. I switched to azythromicin, after being on omnicef for three months. I had a couple of nasty panic episodes following the switch. My doctor said to try inositol (which is a b vitamin). He told me to take 1500 mg as needed. I have read that people take up to 10 grams for panic. I don't think I will take quite that much. I also use valerian, rescue remedy, and then xanax, if needed. My doctor also feels that some of my anxiety may be related to my mthfr gene deficiency. That may be worth looking in to. There are a lot of posts here about that.


Make sure you are detoxing. I use activated charcoal when I feel like that and it seems to help. I wish I could give you some real pearls of wisdom but I am in the middle of dealing with it right now. It is just plain scary and overwhelming. Anxiety coming from tick-born illnesses is just totally irrational and hard.

I have heard that lemon balm can be soothing.