Natural Anxiety Relief

[warriorsoul]

1 or 2 tablespoons of Amanita muscaria can be helpful for preventing anxiety and phobias.

I hear that kavalactones produce a synergistic effect with muscimol.

has anyone tried combining small amounts of the two?

[tyler]

Gotta chime back in... for those who maybe don't want to work with 20-30 grams of mulungu in their research, some solid extracts are now available, up to 90% pure alkaloids. Can't really ask for much better than that now can you? =)

I would also recommend THP (not a missspelling)- works pretty well in my opinion to calm the nerves. However, my first choices are still kava and mulungu.

[PsilocybeChild]

Some really good advice here. that's why I love this community. thanks guys.

1 or 2 tablespoons of Amanita muscaria can be helpful for preventing anxiety and phobias.

I hear that kavalactones produce a synergistic effect with muscimol.

has anyone tried combining small amounts of the two?

I haven't tried the combo yet personally but I have heard of them being good together. Along with wormwood too I believe. Meaning synergistic. I can't make any guess at effects on anxiety. But I plan to try the combination.

[berrygood]

I've heard rhodiola extract taken somewhat regularly helps a lot anybody ever try it?

[claykrys]

I agree with the people that have said work out and push yourself to the limit. Not only does the workout give you relief, but over time you will gain confidence in yourself. Back in college when I was working out for several hours a day, I had no anxiety or problems with self confidence. After college I didnt exercise for a few years, I lost a lot of self confidence. Once I started pushing myself physically I regained a lot of what I lost and the anxiety went away.

[EmmisonJ]

Originally Posted by roc

Kudos to floppy and corn!

Great advice!

and kudos to floppy's avatar picture.

[Dank Side Of The Shroom]

I hear ya about the anxiety i got social anxiety bad. To my shitty luck no none RX could help me much other than being drunk and that dose not help in most situations. so now im addicted to xanax but i must say i have no more anxiety. could give stadium speeches on this shit. I take 1 mg 4 x a day or 2 mg in a sever panic attack. Hope u find something that helps.

[EmmisonJ]

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[tyler]

Per day, what does the xanax cost? I am not a huge fan of pharms, but xanax is pretty good stuff lol. Anything that produces that much of an effect with 1mg is pretty impressive in my book. I am just curious to compare the cost to a comparable herbal blend (which is unfortunate somewhat expensive to produce).

[Beano]

Originally Posted by floppypeter

...Marijuana is very helpful but it robs me of keen focus and isn't always available, handy, or appropriate. Sometimes marijuana can leave me "frozen" or doing the same thing over and over.

What seems to work almost always is exercise/work to the point of exhaustion. Second to that i recommend sex or masturbation.

I agree with this fully. I was out of work a while back and didn't really have anything to keep my mind occupied. I started feeling like crap and was unable to get a decent sleep.
I bought a mountain bike and went biking. Sure helped.

[Dank Side Of The Shroom]

Originally Posted by KTBotanicals

Per day, what does the xanax cost? I am not a huge fan of pharms, but xanax is pretty good stuff lol. Anything that produces that much of an effect with 1mg is pretty impressive in my book. I am just curious to compare the cost to a comparable herbal blend (which is unfortunate somewhat expensive to produce).

i get it prescribed from my dr. i get 120 1 mg pills a month for 1 dollar. if u dont have insurance its around 20 bux. very cheap but easy to abuse. i only take em for work mostly. at home i rarely take them. If u do get them prescribed for the first time they usualy give u .25 mg or .5 mg to start. .5 works for most peeps good but my social anxiety was so bad i didnt leave my house for 3 months b4 i got on meds. most likely you will get alprazolam or however its spelled as a generic. Weed never worked for me for anxiety just made it worse.

[witchdr11]

Valium is a really great prescrip for anxiety. Not exactly natural, but quite effective. Consult your local physician

[DasBoot]

Originally Posted by Jordan86

I have major problems with anxiety and it disrupts my life. Social anxiety in particular but other anxiety as well. It's not that I'm super shy, it's not that I have a conscious fear embarrassing myself so much. It's that I just feel really uncomfortable and anxious and can't remain calm. It's just a really bad feeling that comes over me. I liken it to people who are afraid of heights how they instantly feel uncomfortable when approaching high places even when they haven't even thought about the possibility of falling yet. That's what it's like to me, it just happens. People are like think positively, but I'm you don't understand, it's not even rational, it just happens. It's a feeling not a thought process, I'm not listing all the ways one can fail in my head, I'm just instantly feeling bad.

I had a 8 AM communications class this summer, in order to give speeches I would drink whiskey shortly before class. You shouldn't have to drink to get up in front of people.

Right after I got out of highschool I got a call from a place I applied to work at, saying come in for an interview. I drove to the place. walked up to the door, and turned back around and drove home skipping my interview.

so yes, it really is a problem. I saw kava mentioned in the painkiller thread, are there some others? I don't want to go to a doctor and get on pharmacudical drugs.

i hear ya - it wasn't until i was in my mid 30's that i felt good in my own skin... my cure was going on a personal spiritual quest trying to answer the question we all ask - why am i here? - why are we all here? (still on that quest - and will be until the day i die) ...through the process of this quest is when i found someone very special - ME! ...this was where my feelings about the rest of the world started to change...

1. i never try to judge people (of course it happens - but i try to catch myself before or during the thought process)
2. we are all connected - hurting someone, only hurts me.
3. try to do one kind thing for a stranger (or someone you know) each and every day.
4. simply be kind to people in general
5. anger is a tool -you can use it to really tell what's going on in a situation.

i never gave myself (me) much thought before - now i think about what i'm thinking about all the time (not in a vain way - but introspectively)

once you learn to love yourself - your well on your way.

[EmmisonJ]

Originally Posted by DasBoot

3. try to do one kind thing for a stranger (or someone you know) each and every day.
4. simply be kind to people in general

do this cautiously, i'm sure it makes you feel good but it's better just to mind your own. people can be fucked up sometimes, sad but true. especially with economic times the way they are you never know what's on someone's mind b/c people are desperate. i see kids purse snatching old ladies. when someone comes up out of nowhere trying to talk to me, depending where i am, i'll have my hand in my pocket on my knucks b/c you never know when something may pop off... i've seen some really fucked up shit in my day and i'll be damned if anyone ever gets one over on me. one of these days i'm going to move out to the west coast, people don't seem as fucked up out there. i love my people in my city and love my city, but you have to be careful too. even when i'm on benzos, even when i'm rolling, even when i'm tripping, i still keep a steady eye out, just seen too many fucked up things happen

[DasBoot]

Emm ... i mean in a more casual way ...mostly common curtiousy, shit like that - not taken home strays

[EmmisonJ]

Originally Posted by DasBoot

Emm ... i mean in a more casual way ...mostly common curtiousy, shit like that - not taken home strays

i didn't mean that either, i've seen someone simply giving a homeless person money end up hurt. the moral of the story is just because you're feeling good or you're a giving person, sometimes doing good things can bite you in the ass. sad but true, perhaps not in all places but in the north coast it's very true (cleveland, detroit, chicago)

[DasBoot]

Emmi ...i understand ya... but no i've never seen nor heard of such a thing.

basically the point i was trying to make in short form - get to know yourself really really well

[hungryjim]

-When I was a much younger man, I oftentimes found myself in potentially stressful situations. My co-conspirators and myself found it much easier to act relaxed if we had a pre-meditated, and pre-practiced plan...a story we could all vouch for. Expect the typical questions, and be prepared with appropriate/matching answers. Make sure all your info is the same, because they ARE gonna split you up to question you! When I was in college, my clinical assesment final exam consisted not only of a test, but also an oral presentation...I practiced, and read, and memorized my paper until it came out of my mouth second-nature...when you got your story down pat you are like a stone wall; nothing moves you. Know who you are and be you.....HJ