What is the best natural supplement(s) i can take for stress/anxiety?

Question

What is the best natural supplement(s) i can take for stress/anxiety

Or a combonation of vitamins and minerals i can take that has helped you?

Answer 1

B-Complex: nourishes the central nervous system; builds the adrenal glands; anti-stress

Vita-C: boosts body energy; calms nerves as a result of a stress response; builds adrenal glands

Lecithin: nerve bundle insulator; relaxes nervous system; increase brain function

Hope this is helpful and for the brand I take or questions, feel free to contact me.

Answer 2

I have taken kava-kava and it seems to relieve my anxiety, but I've noticed that it takes about 4 hours to really get me settled down. So if I have a stressful event in the evening, I need to take it at about 1pm. Some other things I've tried are GABA and 5-HTP (vitamin/supplements), valerian (herb) There are a number of natural calming "vitamins" on the market. Some have worked for me, some haven't so it could be a matter of trial and error for your body. Exercise is one of the best things to do. Walk or do gentle yoga/ tai chi. My latest anxiety-fighter is a rubber band around my wrist. Whenever I start letting my thoughts go bad, I literally "snap out of it". I have noticed that if I allow myself to think about it, it makes it worse. I'm working to control my anxious thoughts and stop them. I was taking Saint Johns wort too but I'm not sure if it works for me-- unless my anxiety went from a 10 to a 6 and I was hoping it would bring it down to a 2? It was hard to judge if it was doing a lot of good.

Answer 3

Check out reducing stress dot net.
They have great content and product links to the best stress products available. There is a link to get a free personal suplement profile based on your age, weight, stress, etc.
( http://www.reducingstress.net )

Answer 4

The BEST thing you can do to relieve stress/anxiety, is not in the pill form.....it's called exercise, yoga, meditation....things you do for yourself. Works for me, and I was on the heavy drugs (Valium, Xanax) for years. Feel so much more "human" now.