Is there any alternative treatment for anxiety and panic attacks?
I suffer in certain situations with anxiety which can sometimes turn into a panic attack. I have come of my antidepressent and wanted to try some alternative therapy rather than going back on them. Anyone have any ideas?
Foods rich in magnesium will soothe your frazzled nervous system…. magnesium is known as the antistress mineral and will increase the production of hydrochloric acid in your tummy, thus aiding in digestion and helping to resolve any issues with constipation you may have …. magnesium is needed in our bodies for healthy nerve and muscle functioning and of course for heart health…… magnesium chloride is not the easiest to digest ……… magnesium chelate is?
foods rich in magnesium are ~ leafy and green vegies, ground up nuts and seeds (ground up for easier digestion), cold water fishes such as tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting and wholegrain cereals and breads.
The leaves from the plant that produces passionfruit, passionflower herb, when made into a tea are exceptionally useful as an antidepressant and is also used to treat nervousness and anxiety, insomnia and nightmares, to alleviate mood swings and as a gentle sedative and relaxant.
The passionflower organic loose leaf variety of the herb encourages the uptake of tryptophan, which is an amino acid that assists deep sleep, as well as maintaining levels of serotonin, which is a hormone that is crucial in regulating mood swings and depression.
Check out this link for a complete list of herbs and their cautions ~ with passionflower it is wise to consult a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath or herbalist if you are pregnant or breast feeding and not to use on infants or young children.
http://www.hystercity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=30
Any good health food store should be able to supply you with the organic variety of this herb……. only organic will suffice as the commercial and tea bag varieties have had so much of the goodness pulverised from they could never possibly be of any therapeutic use. Also, the spent leaves can generally be reused once more as the essential oils are still so potent in them, so you really do get your money’s worth ?
Foods rich in Tryptophan do a brilliant of conquering the blues and stress and anxiety also i reckon.
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that’s used by the brain – along with B6, B3, and magesium (known as the antistress mineral) – to produce serotonin (the natural feel good drug), a neurotransmitter that carries messages between the brain and one of the body’s biochemical mechanisms of sleep.
The EFA’s in foods rich in omega 3’s such as cold water fishes like tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting are also essential in this process to nourish the neurons that are receiving the messages from the neurotransmitters. Cold water fishes such as salmon are particularly rich in the EFA’s and will do a brilliant job of levelling out your stress, anxiety and depression levels and smoothing any mood swings you may have.
Eat more foods rich in all these things ?
The Doctor doesn’t tell you that when you go complaining of depression and stress now does he ………….. he surely should though.
Tryptophan will help induce natural sleep; reduce pain sensitivity; act as a nondrug antidepressant; alleviate migraines; aid in reducing anxiety and tension and help relieve some symptoms of alcohol-related body-chemistry disorders and aid in control of alcoholism.
Best natural food sources of Tryptophan are; cottage cheese, milk, meat, fish, turkey, bananas, dried dates, peanuts and all protein rich foods.
Best natural food sources for magnesium are: leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon.
Best natural food sources for niacin are: the white meat of chicken, whole wheat products, roasted peanuts, fish, eggs, avoacadoes, dates, figs and prunes.
Best natural food sources for vitamin B6 are: wheat germ, fish, soybeans, brewer’s yeast, cantaloupe, cabbage, blackstgrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats, peanuts and walnuts.
By taking a good quality multi B complex supplement including all the B’s ie: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 you will support your body in dealing with the everyday stresses life throws at us. ie: new job, new home, school studies …… the B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune systsem functioning.Don’t, however, buy any of the B complex of vitamins individually, but rather as a whole complex, unless under instructions from a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath.
Bear in mind also that calcium and vitamin D and vitamin B6 are needed to effectively absorb vitamin B12, part of the B complex of vitamins, so eat more foods rich in calcium and try to get at least 10 – 15 minutes of safe sun exposure on a daily basis…… cold water fishes such as salmon and tuna are rich in both calcium and vitamin D….. vitamin B6 will be included as part of a Bcomplex of vitamins supplement or simply eat more foods rich in B6 ~ wheat germ, brewers yeast, liver, fish, cantaloupe, unmilled rice, eggs & oats?
The whole food source of tryptophan and all other vitamins, minerals amino acids etc…. will always be the most nutritious and easily assimilable form.
Hope this information helps you a bit.
Take care of you?
CHEERS
?
January 6th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Breathing exercises and relaxation techniques like guided imagery work really well. Some people say hypnosis works. Also, music therapy.
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January 6th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
well its hard to say it u have a chemical embalance u may need the meds but i would talk a vitamns store one that specialzes not gmc but a local small store they are very educated and can help
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http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=116
http://www.amoryn.com/zznaturaldepressionsupplements.html
January 6th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Cutting caffeine and sugar will help, but there is so much more you could do. Fruits, veggies, are just good for overall health and nutrition, which might help reduce stress.
Aside from that, some of the most popular natural products for stress are GABA, L-Theanine, Rhodiola Rosea, 5-HTP, and L-Tryptophan.
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Health/nutrition classes and I’m a Product Specialist for a vitamin company
January 6th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I was on antidepressants last year for a few months, and got really tired of that feeling it gives you, I wish I could explain it, but I’m sure that it’s the same reason you left yours..?
I didn’t tell my doctor, and was lucky I didn’t get any withdrawal symptoms. I have since started going to gym, eating healthily and using a herbal supplement called Rescue Remedy. You dissolve two tablets under your tongue when you need it. They aren’t expensive and are completely natural. I would suggest you go to a herbal shop and ask them what’s available. By the way, they say that moderate excercise twice a week is as effective (if not more so) than antidepressants.
Good luck..
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January 6th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
It sounds like you may have a Magnesium deficiency.
Magnesium has a calming effect on the nervous system. With this, it is frequently used to promote good sleep. But more importantly, it can be used to calm irritated and over-excited nerves. This is especially useful with epileptic seizures, convulsions in pregnant women and the ’shakes’ in alcoholism. Magnesium levels are generally low in alcoholics, contributing or causing many of their health problems. If magnesium levels are low, the nerves lose control over muscle activity, respiration and mental processes. Nervous fatigue, tics and twitches, tremors, irritability, hypersensitivity, muscle spasms, restlessness, anxiety, confusion, disorientation and irregular heartbeat all respond to increased magnesium levels. A common phenomenon of magnesium deficiency is a sharp muscle reaction to an unexpected loud noise. ‘Memory pills’ have been marketed that consist mainly of magnesium.Many of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease can be overcome with high magnesium supplementation, shaking can be prevented and rigidity eased. With preeclampsia pregnant women may develop convulsions, nausea, dizziness and headaches. In hospitals this is treated with magnesium infusions. Because of its strong relaxing effect, magnesium helps not only to have a better sleep but is also useful in overcoming headaches and migraines. Even the number of suicides are linked to magnesium deficiency. The lower the magnesium content in soil and water in a given region, the higher are the rates of suicides.You can buy Magnesium Chloride at any health food store or vitamin shoppe.I take 520 mg 3 x a day and it’s worked wonders for me.I haven’t had a panic attack in years.Before I started on the Magnesium Chloride,I had them all the time.You’ll see different types of Magnesium products on the shelves.Non of them work as well as Magnesium Chloride.
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January 6th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
If your panic attack feels like you can’t breathe try the following:
Try to relax your shoulders and chest.
Breathe out as far as you can, even pulling your stomach in to get rid of all the air in your lungs. and don’t worry about breathing in again. Then do it again – you will find there is some air to breathe out, so your body will have breathed in without you doing anything. Relax you face and jaw and breathe out again. Before long you will probably yawn and feel better. The more you try to breathe in the worse it gets, so just concentrate on the full out breath.
Another trick is to breathe into a paper bag. This changes the composition of the air you’re breathing and can correct the imbalance you’ve caused by over breathing. Also try to relax your diaphragm, which is the bit between your stomach and your lungs, as I’ve found that thisdcan get tense and hinder easy breathing. Or try to distract yourself and think about something else – shifting all your attention away from the problem works like magic.
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January 6th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Foods rich in magnesium will soothe your frazzled nervous system…. magnesium is known as the antistress mineral and will increase the production of hydrochloric acid in your tummy, thus aiding in digestion and helping to resolve any issues with constipation you may have …. magnesium is needed in our bodies for healthy nerve and muscle functioning and of course for heart health…… magnesium chloride is not the easiest to digest ……… magnesium chelate is?
foods rich in magnesium are ~ leafy and green vegies, ground up nuts and seeds (ground up for easier digestion), cold water fishes such as tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting and wholegrain cereals and breads.
The leaves from the plant that produces passionfruit, passionflower herb, when made into a tea are exceptionally useful as an antidepressant and is also used to treat nervousness and anxiety, insomnia and nightmares, to alleviate mood swings and as a gentle sedative and relaxant.
The passionflower organic loose leaf variety of the herb encourages the uptake of tryptophan, which is an amino acid that assists deep sleep, as well as maintaining levels of serotonin, which is a hormone that is crucial in regulating mood swings and depression.
Check out this link for a complete list of herbs and their cautions ~ with passionflower it is wise to consult a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath or herbalist if you are pregnant or breast feeding and not to use on infants or young children.
http://www.hystercity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=30
Any good health food store should be able to supply you with the organic variety of this herb……. only organic will suffice as the commercial and tea bag varieties have had so much of the goodness pulverised from they could never possibly be of any therapeutic use. Also, the spent leaves can generally be reused once more as the essential oils are still so potent in them, so you really do get your money’s worth ?
Foods rich in Tryptophan do a brilliant of conquering the blues and stress and anxiety also i reckon.
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that’s used by the brain – along with B6, B3, and magesium (known as the antistress mineral) – to produce serotonin (the natural feel good drug), a neurotransmitter that carries messages between the brain and one of the body’s biochemical mechanisms of sleep.
The EFA’s in foods rich in omega 3’s such as cold water fishes like tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting are also essential in this process to nourish the neurons that are receiving the messages from the neurotransmitters. Cold water fishes such as salmon are particularly rich in the EFA’s and will do a brilliant job of levelling out your stress, anxiety and depression levels and smoothing any mood swings you may have.
Eat more foods rich in all these things ?
The Doctor doesn’t tell you that when you go complaining of depression and stress now does he ………….. he surely should though.
Tryptophan will help induce natural sleep; reduce pain sensitivity; act as a nondrug antidepressant; alleviate migraines; aid in reducing anxiety and tension and help relieve some symptoms of alcohol-related body-chemistry disorders and aid in control of alcoholism.
Best natural food sources of Tryptophan are; cottage cheese, milk, meat, fish, turkey, bananas, dried dates, peanuts and all protein rich foods.
Best natural food sources for magnesium are: leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon.
Best natural food sources for niacin are: the white meat of chicken, whole wheat products, roasted peanuts, fish, eggs, avoacadoes, dates, figs and prunes.
Best natural food sources for vitamin B6 are: wheat germ, fish, soybeans, brewer’s yeast, cantaloupe, cabbage, blackstgrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats, peanuts and walnuts.
By taking a good quality multi B complex supplement including all the B’s ie: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 you will support your body in dealing with the everyday stresses life throws at us. ie: new job, new home, school studies …… the B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune systsem functioning.Don’t, however, buy any of the B complex of vitamins individually, but rather as a whole complex, unless under instructions from a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath.
Bear in mind also that calcium and vitamin D and vitamin B6 are needed to effectively absorb vitamin B12, part of the B complex of vitamins, so eat more foods rich in calcium and try to get at least 10 – 15 minutes of safe sun exposure on a daily basis…… cold water fishes such as salmon and tuna are rich in both calcium and vitamin D….. vitamin B6 will be included as part of a Bcomplex of vitamins supplement or simply eat more foods rich in B6 ~ wheat germ, brewers yeast, liver, fish, cantaloupe, unmilled rice, eggs & oats?
The whole food source of tryptophan and all other vitamins, minerals amino acids etc…. will always be the most nutritious and easily assimilable form.
Hope this information helps you a bit.
Take care of you?
CHEERS
?
References :
naturopath in training