Author Topic: ANYONE KNOW? anxiety related... (Read 9544 times)

benchthis · « **on:** June 23, 2009, 11:56:37 PM »

anyone know any natural remedies for anxiety...

gordiano · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2009, 11:59:22 PM »

Masturbation.

MB_722 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2009, 11:59:34 PM »

masturbation

MethodGNA · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:02:26 AM »

didnt you just make a post last night that you got diagnosed with OCD.......getbig might be a great place to turn for a quick snicker, or the requisite bodybuilder's camaraderie.........but im not sure this is the primary source you should be consuting for your mental health advice.

Alex23 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:19:19 AM »

Quote from: benchthis on June 23, 2009, 11:56:37 PM

anyone know any natural remedies for anxiety...

There are plenty my brother:

5-HTP is probably the fastest acting and most reliable. 100mg will do the trick. Closely followed by L-tryptophan but make many people sleepy.

GABA is also very helpful but more of "maintenance/long term" supplement but it will really help maintaining your dopamine levels.

Also plenty of fish oil will really help but again, takes a while to kick in.

The nastiest is St-John Wort; very good but hard on the liver and will make your skin photo sensitive.

If you have night anxiety, 3-5mg of melatonin will help.

Hope this helps.

gordiano · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:20:58 AM »

Quote from: MethodGNA on June 24, 2009, 12:02:26 AM

didnt you just make a post last night that you got diagnosed with OCD.......getbig might be a great place to turn for a quick snicker, or the requisite bodybuilder's camaraderie.........but im not sure this is the primary source you should be consuting for your mental health advice.

Hard to believe, but we have a couple of Docs who post here from time to time.

benchthis · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:23:28 AM »

read alex's post above... this is why i come here for advice ... no one knows more about natural supplements than BB....
i asked my doctor about supplements and all he gave me the pharmaceutical run around .... tired of that shit

thank you much alex

Quote from: MethodGNA on June 24, 2009, 12:02:26 AM

didnt you just make a post last night that you got diagnosed with OCD.......getbig might be a great place to turn for a quick snicker, or the requisite bodybuilder's camaraderie.........but im not sure this is the primary source you should be consuting for your mental health advice.

webcake · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:23:59 AM »

suicide...

j/k. Do you get any form of panic attacks? Anxiety is a somewhat broad term, as it can vary from person to person.....

England_1 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:24:59 AM »

I couldn't help ya out with supps per se, but if you feel an attack coming on or are having one I'm sure you know, slow down your breathing, and stick a paper bag over your mouth.

benchthis · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:25:31 AM »

Quote from: webcke on June 24, 2009, 12:23:59 AM

suicide...

j/k. Do you get any form of panic attacks? Anxiety is a somewhat broad term, as it can vary from person to person.....

yeah panic attacks ended up in the ER room twice for hypertensive crisis...
mostly its a non stop fear of impending doom

and its been taking control of my life as of late...

England_1 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:27:29 AM »

some benzos or buspirone would do you good.

benchthis · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:28:57 AM »

Quote from: England_1 on June 24, 2009, 12:27:29 AM

some benzos or buspirone would do you good.

im on xanax but hope not to be on it for too long.. i would just like to try natural things before i comply with drugs

Alex23 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:31:19 AM »

Quote from: benchthis on June 24, 2009, 12:23:28 AM

read alex's post above... this is why i come here for advice ... no one knows more about natural supplements than BB....
i asked my doctor about supplements and all he gave me the pharmaceutical run around .... tired of that shit
thank you much alex

I sincerly hope it helps bench; there are plenty of OTC stuff that will really make you feel better; dont fall for the paxil/zoloft/SSRI too fast, many milder ways to raise serotonin/dopamine the nutritional way. In most cases, stress caused you to be deficient in certain micro nutrients; the supplements above will help bring the balance.

I have been there my brother; over worked, stressful & thraumatising ecosystem. 90% of the time, it's not necessarily the way you are wired but attributed to how "toxic" your envrionment you live/lived in is/was...

England_1 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:35:22 AM »

have you learned to control your breathing or not?

heavyNbasic · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:40:36 AM »

EFT.

http://www.emofree.com/

Lots on youtube as well.

benchthis · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:43:06 AM »

Quote from: England_1 on June 24, 2009, 12:35:22 AM

have you learned to control your breathing or not?

Tried meditation kinda helped some

webcake · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2009, 12:44:12 AM »

Taking the natural/holistic approach may be a very good idea.

As mentioned, look into some breathing/relaxation techniques. It may sound kind of "hippy-ish" but some of that shit seems to work for me. Just simple things like lying in a dark, quiet room and really focusing on slow, deep breathing. Calms you right down and kinda leaves you feeling refreshed.

Meso_z · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2009, 01:04:22 AM »

Quote from: gordiano on June 24, 2009, 12:20:58 AM

Hard to believe, but we have a couple of Docs who post here from time to time.

Everone is a "doc" on the internet.

Samourai Pizzacat · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:03:15 AM »

Your best bet is cognitive behavioral therapy. It aims to break the cycle of thoughts that lead to or strengthen your anxiety.

gib · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:14:52 AM »

GHB in small doses might be OK (but not a good long term solution). Best to focus on the pyschology - eg what is the underlying cause, rather than to treat chemically.

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:21:39 AM »

Quote from: Alex23 on June 24, 2009, 12:19:19 AM

There are plenty my brother:

5-HTP is probably the fastest acting and most reliable. 100mg will do the trick. Closely followed by L-tryptophan but make many people sleepy.

GABA is also very helpful but more of "maintenance/long term" supplement but it will really help maintaining your dopamine levels.

Also plenty of fish oil will really help but again, takes a while to kick in.

The nastiest is St-John Wort; very good but hard on the liver and will make your skin photo sensitive.

If you have night anxiety, 3-5mg of melatonin will help.

Hope this helps.

Fuck...I didn't know St. Johns Wort had so many drawbacks. I take that stuff quite a bit.

MethodGNA · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2009, 02:48:50 AM »

Quote from: gib on June 24, 2009, 02:14:52 AM

GHB in small doses might be OK (but not a good long term solution). Best to focus on the pyschology - eg what is the underlying cause, rather than to treat chemically.

bingo....best anti-anxiety medication i know

Van_Bilderass · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2009, 05:05:06 AM »

Quote from: benchthis on June 24, 2009, 12:28:57 AM

.. i would just like to try natural things before i comply with drugs

I have a tried a bunch of herbals and the one I like most is ashwaghanda. L-theanine may help also.

CalvinH · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2009, 06:03:59 AM »

Snort an 8-ball.

uberman09 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2009, 08:19:32 AM »

Quote from: benchthis on June 23, 2009, 11:56:37 PM

anyone know any natural remedies for anxiety...

A psycahanalyst.

Anxiety always results from personality disorders that have to be identified then balanced.