anything natural

Hi ameyers and thanks for editing your post;)

I think that L-Theanine, Gaba, B complex and Fish oil are all good to ask your doctor about.

Many members have had success with these, along with anxiety management techniques such as breathing/relaxation exercises.

You may also want to do an HW search here, as we have a few threads on this subject in the archives.

Good luck and be well, S.C.

It takes practice...I used to panic when I first started trying them! I have a favorite one that really works...I will post it when I get home. (Too hard w/ my phone!) Check back later tonight;)

S.C.

Okay, my favorite is this one, it takes some practice though. When I first started, I could hardly do one!

The Divided Breath:

Imagine your lungs as having 3 parts. The bottome third, the middle, and top third. On the inhale fill the bottom third first, then the middle and finally the third. Make sure that this is one continuous breath, but divided, with a slight pause in between each third. Hold the breath in for 3-5 seconds if possible. Exhale in reverse. First blow out the top third, then the middle, and finally the bottom third of your lungs until all air is expelled. (remember the pauses) Repeat several rounds for a toatal of about 10 minutes. Practicing this every day will not only give you control and structure to your breathing, it will strengthen and loosen the thoractic muscles, allowing better, more productive breathing, and relieving the chest tightness!



Good luck, and remeber pracitce everyday whether your stressed or not, that way when anxiety really shows up you'll be ready:)

Scaredy Cat

L-Theanine is good, increases GABA level in brain, GABA (PharmaGABA) a new formulation by Natural Factors is more bioavailable, they also have a good L-Theanine called Suntheanine, Taurine an amino acid, 5-HTP or L-Tryptophan w/B6, B5 the "anti-stress" vitamin, GAIAherbs has many extracts of organic herbs that are very effective; Holy Basil, Kava, Passionflower ect.. they say if you add the natural things together to get a more profound effect like a B-Complex w/ GABA w/ Taurine w/ Passionflower and sckullcap extract. experiment with the quality brands, if you do not have a local Vitamin Shoppe they have a good website and they carry most all good brands.