is there an herbal supplement thats like xanax?!

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I know how troubling agoraphobia can be, however you shouldn't use herbal supplements. They either don't work or cause serious complications. For example St. John's Wort accelerates the liver's functioning and causes it to clear some medication from the system more quickly negating its benefits. One of the most common is the birth control pill. Herbs are just dirty drugs. They might have some effect on the body but you never know what effect, how strong, or what side effects. I hope you can get your phobia under control, but herbs are useless for that goal.

Oh, too bad - that agoraphobia isn't much fun, and it can last several months. Just keep pushing on it. If possible find a friend who can put his or her arms around you and give you a hug when you get these panic attacks. Human closeness is a good drug.

Washing your face - nice and slow - in warm water might help. The human body is wired to relax when your face goes into warm water. Just take your time with that. Or get out and swim at the nice warm pool.

Panic and anxiety are all about being OUT OF CONTROL - and it's about being in an fake emergency situation. So do anything you can to feel in control - feel competent - feel as if you know things - how to cook and keep house if you're stuck at home. Also read good books - history is a good sort of book - read things which will leave you feeling as if you know things. Knowing is to be in control.

Aspirin seems to have a calming effect on a great proportion of people - you can try a couple aspirin as you leave the house. Valarian root is one which they use to calm people down. Tryptophan is being sold in pill form again - it's an amino acid in pork and turkey - and it's quite calming - so they say.

It's nice to not take any psychiatric drugs - but it's also nice to be able to get out on the street too. So don't kick yourself too much if you find you need one of these Xanax sort of drugs. Actually they don't work very well for anxiety, but they do work a little.

Good luck with that - I had it too - and it's SO nice when it's gone! But the funny part is that when it finally goes away, you do miss it a little! Anxiety and panic are very interesting phenomena.

I saw a report about St.John's Wort. As long as you are not already taking prescription drugs and take as directed it is said to work wonders. People were profiled, such as yourself who were afraid to leave the house or even go to work. A few months later they were functioning beautiful. I think it was 60 minutes or something like that I saw the report on.Be sure to use sunscreen in the sun , as St. John's Wort makes you sensitive to the sun.

I dont like taking medicine either. But sometimes medicine is important in overcoming this. Xanax is used to relax your mind. So when you do leave the house, you will be very relaxed and may not think about the reasons you get anxiety. Talk to your doctor and see what they think. Medicine may be the very thing that gets you back out of the house. Good luck

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Rescue Remedy is often used for this type of thing, however there's a much faster and easier way to deal with this that doesn't involve "taking" anything.
Check out EFT (emotional freedom technique) at Mercola.com. It's easy to learn. It can get rid of any type of anticipatory anxiety.
Agorophobia is triggered by a traumatic event iin your life, such as an accident or emotional upset that people just can't seem to manage to put in the past (where it belongs) and emotionally/mentally keep reacting to it as if it was happening in the present.

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Kava Kava. I have an anxiety disorder and use it often.It is all natural and you can get it at most drug stores. It really does ease the anxiety,shakey hands ect.

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