You may wonder why natural remedies for anxiety are so sought after by so many people lately. Well, if you have ever tried any of the addictive prescriptions for anxiety relief you already know why this is. Many people just don't want to take these kinds of prescriptions to treat anxiety anymore because of the additional problems that can be caused. If you are lucky enough to get your anxiety under control, you often have to deal with the added aggravation that comes with discontinuing a prescribed medication.
This anxiety does not help us in any way to meet the future any better. In fact, it weakens and exhausts us. We usually worry most about things that we can't even control. Worrying about your dental visit, for example, will not make the visit better.Anxiety, in fact, is a silent killer. It is enervating, and it drains you of purpose and hope, faith and initiative. It fogs up your thinking. And it makes the body susceptible to illness.When anxiety--a fear of an event in the future--is high enough then you feel a deep sense of helplessness. This, in turn, translates into depression. You even begin to view the past as disappointing.
In order to feel more calm though, there are some remedies that are herbal that have been a great help to a lot of individuals. Some remedies like Passionflower can be ingested in a variety of ways, which produce a feeling of relaxation for many people. Some herbs even help with insomnia and stomach problems which can flare up during times of acute stress.You have to be careful when you take herbs or supplements like these though, because they can cause some unwanted side-effects. As with any medication, always consult your doctor before taking anything new to be on the safe side.As an anxiety sufferer, you have a few things that you can do that can do to try to get through your anxiety without becoming dependent on some pill that you end up becoming addicted to, which never helped you in the first place.As a Homeopath, I deal with a large number of clients (adults and children) suffering from anxiety. So, I'm writing this article to give you, the reader, information about homeopathic medicine, and also to give you information about which remedy may be useful for your anxiety. The correct homeopathic remedy can cure anxiety swiftly and painlessly.
Although homeopathic medicine works on all physical and emotional ailments, I decided to focus on anxiety in this article because anxiety seems to be at an all time high in our society. Anxiety can stop you in your tracks and have a devastating impact on the quality of your life. It is an intense emotional pain that we will do anything to avoid. We are programmed to move away from pain towards pleasure as quickly as possible. When we do this with anxiety, the anxiety gathers momentum because it is not challenged (what we resist persists). In our bid to avoid future bouts of anxiety, we will develop a range of strategies to cope. One strategy is avoidance. The anxious person knows what triggers their anxiety so they avoid those situations. This hugely restricts the freedom of the sufferer and leaves the anxiety lying dormant just waiting to strike again. Often people with anxiety will not seek treatment because they fear that they will have to face their anxiety and suffer through it in order to be cured. This is not the case with homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy does not just control the symptoms of anxiety. It cures the anxiety at its root. It cures naturally and safely without conscious effort on your part. I will list some useful remedies at the end of this article, but first let us look at anxiety.
Despite the billions of dollars spent to heal anxiety and depression, and all the mood disorders and behavioral anomalies that arise from them, the cure is simple, quick, and free.Anxiety is a condition wherein people experience the feelings of dreadfulness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry and fear. In response to stressors that people experience, anxiety is a normal reaction or a normal coping mechanism. But for others, their anxiety can become excessive, in which point it then turns into a disorder. Anxiety affects not only the emotional and psychological aspects but they also have physical and even behavioral effects on people. There is an anxiety treatment developed to help people with anxiety disorders. This anxiety treatment can be categorized into 3, namely medicine-based anxiety treatment, psychology-based anxiety treatment and the alternative approach to anxiety treatment.
Medicine-Based Anxiety Treatment.Many people who are suffering from anxiety disorders rely on drugs or medications in order to help them function and perform their regular daily activities. Of course, the main goal of the medical treatment is to try and eliminate the anxiety disorder. These drugs would also try to help reduce the symptoms and recurrences of these anxiety disorders. These are some of the common drugs used in anxiety treatment:SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) - This class of drug helps to inhibit or block the reuptake (or reabsorption) of serotonin. Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that functions to regulate the mood as well as anxiety. SSRIs are the first drug of choice for some anxiety disorders. Examples of SSRIs include two well known brands, Prozac and Zoloft.
Benzodiazepines - These are drugs that are quite effective in relaxing and calming people. This anxiety treatment helps reduce many physical symptoms of anxiety disorders. Benzodiazepines, however, are only used short-term because prolonged use may cause problems with tolerance as well as dependence on the drug.Tricyclic Antidepressants - These are effective anxiety treatment and are preferred for long term use as opposed to benzodiazepines.People should exercise caution when taking these drugs because all of them have side effects that can be quite dangerous to one's health so they must be prescribed by someone certified and their effects and side effects must be explained thoroughly to patients taking them.
The second almost unknown fact is that the psychostimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin, when prescribed for ADHD, often increase anxiety and the child is left feeling very unhappy. This seems to be the antitheses of what a happy childhood should be.Yet the pharmaceutical companies have played this one down so much that people rarely know anything about it. They know all about the so called heart risks (which actually seem to be almost nil) but nothing about anxiety which is rife!
It seems that psychostimulants are not really the best way of treating anxiety and ADHD. One solution is to take a closer look at homeopathic remedies for anxiety and ADHD. The main ingredients used in a lot of the preparations are aimed at calming the child down which immediately leads to fewer worries. Then they are also effective at helping the child to relax, to focus better and also the child will be much less reckless and impulsive.
Alternative Approach to Anxiety Treatment.There are a lot of alternative approaches used for anxiety remedy today. Most of them are used as a complimentary treatment to either medical or psychological approach. Here are a couple examples:Yoga - Yoga, with its breathing and postural control and even its meditation aspect is quite effective in helping one relax and control one's anxiety. Because of this, it is considered as one of the best alternative treatments used in anxiety disorders.Acupuncture - This technique of sticking needles into specific areas of the body to help with the flow of energy was introduced by the people of China, but it is now being used all over the world. It is also being used as an effective complimentary anxiety treatment.
This anxiety does not help us in any way to meet the future any better. In fact, it weakens and exhausts us. We usually worry most about things that we can't even control. Worrying about your dental visit, for example, will not make the visit better.Anxiety, in fact, is a silent killer. It is enervating, and it drains you of purpose and hope, faith and initiative. It fogs up your thinking. And it makes the body susceptible to illness.When anxiety--a fear of an event in the future--is high enough then you feel a deep sense of helplessness. This, in turn, translates into depression. You even begin to view the past as disappointing.
In order to feel more calm though, there are some remedies that are herbal that have been a great help to a lot of individuals. Some remedies like Passionflower can be ingested in a variety of ways, which produce a feeling of relaxation for many people. Some herbs even help with insomnia and stomach problems which can flare up during times of acute stress.You have to be careful when you take herbs or supplements like these though, because they can cause some unwanted side-effects. As with any medication, always consult your doctor before taking anything new to be on the safe side.As an anxiety sufferer, you have a few things that you can do that can do to try to get through your anxiety without becoming dependent on some pill that you end up becoming addicted to, which never helped you in the first place.As a Homeopath, I deal with a large number of clients (adults and children) suffering from anxiety. So, I'm writing this article to give you, the reader, information about homeopathic medicine, and also to give you information about which remedy may be useful for your anxiety. The correct homeopathic remedy can cure anxiety swiftly and painlessly.
Although homeopathic medicine works on all physical and emotional ailments, I decided to focus on anxiety in this article because anxiety seems to be at an all time high in our society. Anxiety can stop you in your tracks and have a devastating impact on the quality of your life. It is an intense emotional pain that we will do anything to avoid. We are programmed to move away from pain towards pleasure as quickly as possible. When we do this with anxiety, the anxiety gathers momentum because it is not challenged (what we resist persists). In our bid to avoid future bouts of anxiety, we will develop a range of strategies to cope. One strategy is avoidance. The anxious person knows what triggers their anxiety so they avoid those situations. This hugely restricts the freedom of the sufferer and leaves the anxiety lying dormant just waiting to strike again. Often people with anxiety will not seek treatment because they fear that they will have to face their anxiety and suffer through it in order to be cured. This is not the case with homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy does not just control the symptoms of anxiety. It cures the anxiety at its root. It cures naturally and safely without conscious effort on your part. I will list some useful remedies at the end of this article, but first let us look at anxiety.
Despite the billions of dollars spent to heal anxiety and depression, and all the mood disorders and behavioral anomalies that arise from them, the cure is simple, quick, and free.Anxiety is a condition wherein people experience the feelings of dreadfulness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry and fear. In response to stressors that people experience, anxiety is a normal reaction or a normal coping mechanism. But for others, their anxiety can become excessive, in which point it then turns into a disorder. Anxiety affects not only the emotional and psychological aspects but they also have physical and even behavioral effects on people. There is an anxiety treatment developed to help people with anxiety disorders. This anxiety treatment can be categorized into 3, namely medicine-based anxiety treatment, psychology-based anxiety treatment and the alternative approach to anxiety treatment.
Medicine-Based Anxiety Treatment.Many people who are suffering from anxiety disorders rely on drugs or medications in order to help them function and perform their regular daily activities. Of course, the main goal of the medical treatment is to try and eliminate the anxiety disorder. These drugs would also try to help reduce the symptoms and recurrences of these anxiety disorders. These are some of the common drugs used in anxiety treatment:SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) - This class of drug helps to inhibit or block the reuptake (or reabsorption) of serotonin. Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that functions to regulate the mood as well as anxiety. SSRIs are the first drug of choice for some anxiety disorders. Examples of SSRIs include two well known brands, Prozac and Zoloft.
Benzodiazepines - These are drugs that are quite effective in relaxing and calming people. This anxiety treatment helps reduce many physical symptoms of anxiety disorders. Benzodiazepines, however, are only used short-term because prolonged use may cause problems with tolerance as well as dependence on the drug.Tricyclic Antidepressants - These are effective anxiety treatment and are preferred for long term use as opposed to benzodiazepines.People should exercise caution when taking these drugs because all of them have side effects that can be quite dangerous to one's health so they must be prescribed by someone certified and their effects and side effects must be explained thoroughly to patients taking them.
The second almost unknown fact is that the psychostimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin, when prescribed for ADHD, often increase anxiety and the child is left feeling very unhappy. This seems to be the antitheses of what a happy childhood should be.Yet the pharmaceutical companies have played this one down so much that people rarely know anything about it. They know all about the so called heart risks (which actually seem to be almost nil) but nothing about anxiety which is rife!
It seems that psychostimulants are not really the best way of treating anxiety and ADHD. One solution is to take a closer look at homeopathic remedies for anxiety and ADHD. The main ingredients used in a lot of the preparations are aimed at calming the child down which immediately leads to fewer worries. Then they are also effective at helping the child to relax, to focus better and also the child will be much less reckless and impulsive.
Alternative Approach to Anxiety Treatment.There are a lot of alternative approaches used for anxiety remedy today. Most of them are used as a complimentary treatment to either medical or psychological approach. Here are a couple examples:Yoga - Yoga, with its breathing and postural control and even its meditation aspect is quite effective in helping one relax and control one's anxiety. Because of this, it is considered as one of the best alternative treatments used in anxiety disorders.Acupuncture - This technique of sticking needles into specific areas of the body to help with the flow of energy was introduced by the people of China, but it is now being used all over the world. It is also being used as an effective complimentary anxiety treatment.
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