05-20-2014, 11:39 AM
People in this thread have offered good advice in various psychological and spiritual ways in this thread, but occasionally medicine can be an invaluable aid in seeing the world from a different perspective long enough in order to establish a new viewpoint that alleviates anxiety. It's useful for negating the reinforcement of anxiety "triggers".
I've dealt with anxiety and panic attacks at various points in my life, and I wasn't always able to completely escape them using solely the power of my mind.
If you are looking for chemical/herbal aids for occasional anxiety help, the best and safest substances I've found are (nonprescription -- at least in America):
L-Theanine, 5-htp (from griffonia seeds), Ashwagandha, Bacopa, Passionflower, Valerian Root, Kava, Kratom, and phenibut.
Kava, kratom, and phenibut are the most powerful. Phenibut is an artificial substance that mimics GABA in your brain, an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
They are very safe, for the most part, however you still want to be careful with dosing. Also, those three last ones are all *horrible* tasting, with the exception of phenibut if you buy the free amino acid version of it, rather than the HCL crystal version of it (which looks like salt, and is very bitter). You could potentially buy them in capsules, but they don't work nearly as well in my opinion. So a scale is often necessary, if measuring out doses of raw material yourself.
I've found these to be extremely helpful for helping with anxiety, if you can figure out how to ingest them in a palatable way.
I've dealt with anxiety and panic attacks at various points in my life, and I wasn't always able to completely escape them using solely the power of my mind.
If you are looking for chemical/herbal aids for occasional anxiety help, the best and safest substances I've found are (nonprescription -- at least in America):
L-Theanine, 5-htp (from griffonia seeds), Ashwagandha, Bacopa, Passionflower, Valerian Root, Kava, Kratom, and phenibut.
Kava, kratom, and phenibut are the most powerful. Phenibut is an artificial substance that mimics GABA in your brain, an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
They are very safe, for the most part, however you still want to be careful with dosing. Also, those three last ones are all *horrible* tasting, with the exception of phenibut if you buy the free amino acid version of it, rather than the HCL crystal version of it (which looks like salt, and is very bitter). You could potentially buy them in capsules, but they don't work nearly as well in my opinion. So a scale is often necessary, if measuring out doses of raw material yourself.
I've found these to be extremely helpful for helping with anxiety, if you can figure out how to ingest them in a palatable way.
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