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I’m looking for natural remedies for anxiety/panic attacks. Its for a friend, drugs are NOT a n option. I stopped by the health food store today, but there were so many options. I want to recommend something effective. I have heard good things about Rescue Remedy, and so bought some of that. Has anyone had good results with this or anything else? She has panic attacks related to severe social anxiety. Also, if anyone knows of a good book or website where I could learn more about panic remedies, that would be much appreciated. Thanks! -Neb

Besides "social drinking" to cure "social anxiety". I have found the only thing that really helps is taking deep breaths and using "awareness" excersises to keep yourself in the present. Also, vanilla as a scent (whether worn as an essential oil on the wrists or a perfume spray), and coconut are very relaxing scents that can help in situations where just a whiff here and there of the scent can help calm the nerves down.
hope this helps tell your friend to hang in there and look around for a good CGB (cognitive behavioral therapist) who can help eliminate alot of these issues w/ out drugs or anything else.

I think Hillery Clinton summarized Saddam’s relationship with 9/11 best ..
In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
As a sanctuary and an aid to al qaeda the threat of WMD including nuclear possibilities made him an important target for the well being of the US and the world. Afghanistan alone is not a threat , it did not have the capabilities of Iraq which is why both areas became targets..

Like, if you feel when coming on you can take the pills and in a few minutes u’ll be fine?

No smartass answers please, leave those to the dumb questions this ones serious! I hate how people make fun of serious questions. Yeah ok when people get panic attacks its all in our head.. BUT HOW WOULD you like it to feel like your chest is tight and your gasping for air? Consider youself lucky not to feel this way….

yes there are many different types of meds that can help you in the midst of a panic attack. for example xanax to name one. good luck i hope you find one that works

Not sure. I use Diazapam when it gets really bad.

This is the worst one I’ve had in years. Give me a suggestion.

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, panic attacks , Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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A few years ago I was diagnosed with a mild type of Bipolar disorder with anxiety disorder and a touch of panic disorder, I was suicidal, panic attacks occurred, I was totally derpressed and having odd manic highs. after a failed suicide attempt, I changed medications and kept seeing my psychiatrist.

I finally learned coping strategies and stopped having panic attacks (very rare now) and I got involved with a sport and made friends and I’ve kept my demons at bay for over two years now other than some anxiety here and there.

Lately I can feel depression creeping back into my head. I’m easily made to feel bad, crying easily, waking up and battling to get rid of worthless and hopeless thoughts through my commute to work, and feeling like I’ve been living in denial all this time and that I’ve been pretending all this time. Is it possible to recover and then relapse after 2 years?

I think that bipolar is a disorder that you are never cured of. There are coping strategies and medications to help live a normal life. but being bipolar is a defect in the brain.

I think I am overly worried about my 8 month old daughter, Avary. I’m very conscious of it so I try hard not to let it affect the way I treat her and I make sure not to "raise her in a bubble." I’m not worried about the little thigs. Babies fall down and gets bumps and bruises, etc. I know that. Of course I don’t want her to fall and I’m as careful as any loving mum would be but I am terrified that something really bad is on the horizon.

(Background) My life has been one long series of high to low cycles. Every time something really good and wonderful happens, there is always something really terrible that follows it. For example I was in the Army for 6 years, put so much into it, worked my butt off, and eventually made my way to the rank of Sergeant and learned both Spanish and Chinese Mandarin languages. Just as I neared graduation of my Chinese Madarin courses my back problems became so severe I was kicked out of the Army. I had to restart my life all over (I went into the Army at 17). This was extremely dramatic for me but around the same time I met another soldier (a Captain) who was about to get out of the military after 14 years of service, and we fell in love. We moved from Monterey up to San Francisco together and on our 1 year anniversary he proposed and I was happier than I had ever been in my life! About 4 months later we made a joint decision to move back to CT, where my family is, and about two months after we moved he changed into a completely different person and left me. I was so heartbroken I swear I almost died.

These are just 2 examples but it is a consistent pattern in my life. Something truly wonderful happens and I become so happy about it and then it seems when I couldn’t possibly be any happier the carpet is torn out from under my feet! Although I was not planning to get pregnant a year and a half ago, I soon fell in love with the idea. I am so gloriously happy to be a mother to my sweet, wonderful angel of a daughter who is now 8 months old. She has filled a deep hole in my life that I didn’t even know was there. I am happier than I have ever been and it truly scares me to death! She is healthy and beautiful and has such an amazing little personality – I am so in love! But, based on this constant pattern throughout my life I am terrified of what will come next. Will it be Cancer? Some horrible allergy to a bee sting when we are camping in the middle of the woods? Kidnapping? There are so many horrible things that happen every day to children of prefectly attentive, loving parents that are out of their control.

As I said I am conscious of this fear and I know it’s not "normal" to be this obsessed with worry and fear of something terrible coming at any moment – but with my history I just don’t know how to get past it and just enjoy what should be the happiest time of my life with Avary. I truly do not keep her in a bubble. I let her play and learn things on her own – like when she pulls herself up to a stand or that sort of thing (of course I usually sourround her with pillows too to prevent her injuring herself when she falls but I think that’s normal. That stuff doesn’t bother me. I know she needs to learn to do things and be independent, etc. The things I am terrified of are the ones that are completely out of my control.

Does anyone else have this kind of irrational fear of something terrible on the horizon? How do you handle it? It’s so bad for me that I get anxiety/panic attacks and have to take a sedative. I am already taking medication for depression and slight PPD but I really want to get past this fear. When I tried to explain this to my mother or my sister they just tell me I’m being silly and to stop worrying, whatever will be will be – kind of thing. I need real help with this. I guess it boils down to me being terrified of happiness and the happiness I feel now with my daughter is the most perfectly wonderful emotion I have ever felt in my life. I honestly could not bear it if something terrible happened to her. I would not be able to survive that. Please, if you have any advice or if you are going through a similar situation I would love to hear about it. It would be great to have someone who is going through a similar thing to talk to periodically via email or chat. Am I just crazy? Is there hope for me or am I destined to feel this impending doom for the rest of my life? Please help – any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!

My life hasn’t followed a pattern like yours, but I do know what you’re going through. My daughter is 4, and when she was a year old, I left her daddy and took my daughter and lived with my mom. Well, we hooked up again a couple months later (we were never married) and it worked for about 2 years, until this past May. Certain events (too detailed to list right now) in her daddy’s life made him lose his priorities and we left again. So we’re here with my mom.

Anyway, I’ve had those fears too. I’m so scared of my daughter being kidnapped, molested, killed. Or for anyone else in my family to suffer really, but especially with my daughter. I keep a very close eye on her. Maybe it’s part of being a mom. These crazy irrational fears creep in the mind to ensure we do keep a damn good eye on them. I don’t know.

But there have been times recently with the economic meltdown, global strife towards this country, etc, that I just feel so powerless, then I start to feel guilty about even having my daughter. It’s like, I don’t want to see her suffer from all this stuff that’s out of our control. It’s hard. The only thing I know to do is pray and ask God for help and I usually feel better. I can only imagine what you feel. But try to savor the present, that is what has helped me. Looking towards the future or past is meaningless garbage and only living in the present can bring any sort of comfort and happiness.

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i have been having panioc attacks for about 2 years now! ive lost my job, its hard for me to pick m y son up from school and drop him off! i cant even leave my house to walk to the corner store without panicing. I need to know the best way to stop it without medication!

I hope you’ll take the time to educate yourself on this. Panic attacks are your body’s fight/flight reaction to too much stress. When the panic attacks happen, let go and go with it instead of fighting them. They will be over. They always are. Learn ways to cope with anxiety. You may need the help of a therapist.