I had a friend who used it for anxiety and when she wanted to stop she couldn't without feeling suicidal. I've learned that is a common side effect.

Got it bad on my face and arms and chest - heat rash with benefits of stinging discomfort.

Now not using anything, but wouldn't use it again.

It's in a lot of sleep formulas with melatonin, but it doesn't make me sleepy.

Also, the Bach flower remedy Rock Rose is great for panic or mind racing, like when your mind races instead of letting you go to sleep at night.

You need something that stays in the system longer. Have you tried Prozac or.another SSRI?

My daughter and her father both swear by it. They buy it packaged as a product called "Calm". I think it comes in either packets or capsules. I know the magnesium is a powered substance. The only time I thought about using it all we had was the powered. I was turned off by the need to stir it into a liquid of some sort.

Frankly, it probably wouldn't work on me anyway. I'm kind of hard core when it comes to meds. Or overly sensitive. It's one extreme or the other for me. Lol.

Anxiety can be a strange bird. I'm all for alternative medicines, but when you mix natural remedies with your regular meds you need to check with your doctor. All my 'people' know that I smoke a little flower from time to time.

I'd be asking myself what is happening in the afternoon to flip the anxiety trigger.

Wish I could offer some suggestions for ya'. Maybe do one of those internet search things.

Take care

that you can do anytime, anywhere and I find it very effective. The simplicity is amazing. You simply breathe in and then you breathe out. Follow your breath and place your concentration about 4 inches below your naval. Breathe In Breathe Out. If you need to, say to yourself, breathing in, breathing out. Don't force your breath or anything like that. Thoughts come and go. Don't hold onto them, just see them as thoughts. Breathe In Breathe Out.

One thing that is even more wonderful is to sit and consciously do this for anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes a day. Just breathe in and breathe out. Focus on your diaphragm. As thoughts come, allow them to go. They are just wind. Breathe In, Breathe Out.

This is an anxious time.

If you're taking more than one pill, consider taking them in divided doses, part at night and part with breakfast. Sometimes fiddling with the time you take a medication can have a profound effect.

Physical activity helps anxiety, so if you can possibly take a walk during your lunch hour, try that. Also reconsider caffeine in the morning, if you drink it. That caffeine crash would hit in the afternoon and trigger anxiety. Non caffeinated teas can be soothing in the way that any hot drink is soothing.

Someone suggested calcium and magnesium. They can't hurt, especially if you're female.

Although I know a couple of herbs that are good anti anxiety drugs, they can be very toxic and the toxic dose is very close to the effective dose. It's why they went out of use in favor of safer and more predictable drugs.

A divorce and relocation of my job. I was having borh anxiety and depression issues. The state i moved to legalized and i tried a recommended strong indica with a THC concentration of around 28%. I used just a little on a Friday and sometimes Saturday night when i didnt have the work week to distract me. It helped. I was able to relax and get some sleep and did not find myself impaired the next mornimg. .i used it only briefly and started to run regularly to fend off my issues instead. I dont like to be reliant on anything.

Potassium Phosphate.

I'd be worried to be so into in that I'm going to a forum.
My friend actually ended up loving it she went to the island off Australia where it comes from and said there were tons of addicts. I thought that was pretty funny!

Not an herbal remedy, but are you able to get some mild cardio exercise in the afternoon? I lived with severe depression/anxiety/ocd for over 30 years. Even 20 minutes of mild cardio helped take the edge off. Not a substitute, but an adjunct to other therapies.

I will wait until I see my doctor again. In the meantime, maybe I'll just try the chamomile tea. I thought that exercise would help, but I had a full-blown panic attack at the gym today and had to leave. It was really bad. I never thought it would happen at the gym. Usually exercise takes my mind off the fear. Since this has happened, I am going to wait until my next doctor's appointment, since the anxiety is worse than I'd thought.

But chamomile sounds non-threatening enough, and I'll try the breathing thing. I have a hard time with breathing exercises and meditation, since I am an energetic and impatient person.

Thanks again for all of the advice!

Sold at health food stores. Good for most species, including humans.

in the interest of thoroughness, ANY kind of very mild to moderate stimulant will produce feelings of anxiety if over a certain threshold.

Caffeine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulant (yes yes it's wiki but a good start)

Some teas have stimulant in them, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea


At any rate, DO NOT JUST COLD-TURKEY OFF caffeine or any other stimulant. Talk to your doctor before you do that. If you've been drinking, for example, 4 pots of coffee per day, doing cold turkey can, um, not make you feel that great. Seriously. I had a client cold turkey off that much coffee one time and she ended up in her doctor's office.

I'm not saying having a cup of coffee or tea in the morning is bad, just.... know what you're doing.

Hope this helps someone.

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make you sluggish. Gaba is also very good.

A med that might work well for your neighbor may not work at all for you.

You and your doc just need to figure out which of the meds work best for >you<

Best Regards and everything is gonna work out.

I take one of my antianxiety meds half in the morning and half at night, ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF MY DOCTOR (I put this in caps because you really shouldn't do anything, including herbals, without discussing it with your prescribing doctor. And if they don't know, ask your pharmacist).

Just about everyone in my family suffers from anxiety and depression.
Sometimes, even on meds or while searching for the right one, we need something to help keep us.
Lavendar and chaomile are known for calming properties.
I've taken B and E as well and they are great.
Another thing that really helps is yoga and doing some meditation.

i agree w warpy's comment that you could split your meds into 2 doses. maybe even uneven split.
i take lyrica for pain, but i felt i was sleeping too much, so doc gave me a pill size for that i would take 2 in the morning and 1 at bedtime.

and agree w what everyone here says that you need to talk to your doc about any herbal meds you are taking. the trouble i have w a lot of these remedies is that you dont always know what is in them. i know there were a couple boner pills nailed for having generic viagra from china in them.

could you tell me which med you're taking?

I'm a wreck. Have been for years and nothing seems to work. Well, actually Clonazepam does somewhat but it's terrible to stop taking. It stays in your system forever so I'd rather not start that again.

The biggest reason I ask is because I don't sleep and it sounds like it's helping you at least get some sleep.

If you'd rather not say I will understand. I hope you find the dose or combination that works for you.

I mean, I used it to stop smoking and give myself relaxation suggestions to avoid relapsing 14 years ago... I think the relaxation suggestions might work for whatever behavior you're trying to control or alter.

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