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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 also suffer from severe anxiety. 

    You have a neurotransmitter in your brain called GABA which helps to control the overstimulation of neuronal activity (excitation), when this is 'downregulated' anxiety states occur. You've probably heard of the prescription medication 'Gabapentin' and 'Pregabalin', this is how they work.

    I have researched and tried many different 'natural remedies' including combinations of vitamins & minerals.

    Out of everything I have tried the most effective has been L-Theanine. This is a compound found in teas, mainly black and green teas.

    It is quite 'sedating', slows you down, sleep is better, generally the system is a lot calmer including the brain, that is my no.1 recommendation.

    The second is Magnesium Threonate, this is the only form of Magnesium to date which crosses the blood brain barrier - at my last research - this is very good for cognitive calmness and clarity without the more sedating effect of L-Theanine.

    Passiflora is the worse herbal supplement I've ever tried, caused bad palpitations and headaches, CBD oil (4 different brands) just made me cry and gave me a bad headache too.

    Finally, if you take supplements, check your level of B vitamins as with the exception of B12 they can make anxiety worse, being very stimulating (you'll get more energy from those) and find any supplements without magnesium stearate as this is a common filler/tableting agent which is counter productive to the absorption of nutrients so you would most likely get a lot less from it anyway.

  • in reply to NAS49761

    What I didn't add is that L-Theanine works on the GABA, this is why I think this has been the most effective.

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