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Natural/herbal remedies for anxiety - do any of them actually work?

Kate Kestrel

Hello everyone,

Before I go ahead and potentially waste money on products that don’t work - has anyone tried any herbal/natural remedies for anxiety that actually work? In the past I’ve tried a few but never found they made any difference. I can’t take anti-depressants as I experience terrible side effects to them - so need to try something else. 

Has anyone had any success with things like Valerian and Passiflora etc? That kind of thing? 

I don’t want to make the mistake of wasting money I can ill afford to lose just because I’m at the end of my tether and desperate for anything that might work. 

And for anyone else who is struggling with anxiety - sending best wishes to you because it’s so hard isn’t it? Really tough when it’s bad. 

thanks 

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  • I find lions mane helps. I take it every day. I've also read about ashwagandha and 5htp which both help with anxiety. I think magnesium is another one too. Sometimes I take st John's wort. It works for me but I've also heard it can make anxiety worse.

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    Thanks - someone else has mentioned Lions mane too - I’m going to investigate it. Haven’t tried Ashwaganda - so will look into that too. I find anxiety to be the worse part of being autistic - it’s exhausting and sometimes I get so overwhelmed. I’m sick of working so hard just to get through the day. Sometimes I have an alcoholic drink in the evening but I don’t think that’s ultimately a good way to deal with anxiety. It doesn’t really work anyway - it just numbs the edges a bit. 

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thanks - someone else has mentioned Lions mane too - I’m going to investigate it. Haven’t tried Ashwaganda - so will look into that too. I find anxiety to be the worse part of being autistic - it’s exhausting and sometimes I get so overwhelmed. I’m sick of working so hard just to get through the day. Sometimes I have an alcoholic drink in the evening but I don’t think that’s ultimately a good way to deal with anxiety. It doesn’t really work anyway - it just numbs the edges a bit. 

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