Don't understand it, can supplements for anxiety/nervouseness have adverse effects?

Question

I am on a long journey to get rid of my occasional nervousenss and anxiety naturally. Started taking multivitamins, eating right, getting enough sleep etc. 3 weeks ago I began to take supplements to help such as St. John's Wort & vitamin B12 along with others which promote healthy nerve balance but I think I took them in excess, to give an idea, I was taking 600mg a day of St. John's & 100mcg of B12 each day, after a week or so I felt as if the problem was worsening so I stopped & began to feel better & enjoy life but this morning I did everything as normal & decided to take the supplements to see if it was a fluke but I feel as if the feeling has resurfaced, to give an example I had to take a pal somewhere and I felt as if my nerves took over, my hands and legs couldnt stop shaking even if I tried and the only time it wouldn't be that bad is when I moved alot. Could something be wrong with my thyroid gland? I have no med insurance so Im working on seeing a doc.

Answer 1

Let's see. You take all sorts of unknown chemicals into your body. It makes you feel horrible.

You refrain from taking said unknown chemicals into your body, and you feel fine.

And your question is if there is something wrong with your thyroid???? Where is that question coming from? Just be logical. Stop taking the drugs and you will continue to feel fine.

Answer 2

St. John's Wort can have some of the same side effects of presctription medicines. For example, I took Kava Kava vice St. John's Wort of depression, and it worked on my subconscience. There were memories surfacing that I really didn't want to deal with, and I didn't know that they were there. Once I dealt with it, the issue went away. If you are getting nervous and things then STOP taking the herb. You really need to do the research on vitamins and herbs and take them slowly. See if you are having reactions and notice how you feel. I'm proud of you for stopping and then starting again. This is what I do with my herbs and drugs from doctors. Try taking flax seed oil on a regualar basis, and this is also good for nervousness, for it works on the brain. As long as it is not severe, this may work. Flax seed oil is also good for other things, but see if this helps. You may try 500 mg twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Taking things at night is good for the body, for while you sleep it works within your system. It's good that you are checking for a doctor to see if there is another problem. Be careful of telling doctors what herbs you are taking, for not all agree with them. God put herbs on this earth to help us. Sometimes too many herbs for the same thing is bad. Go to the library and do some reading about B12. I want to say that that is vitamin which you could get too much of in your system. Thyroid problem normally deals with weight and appetite. One way to see if you need the herb is this: get the herb and close your eyes. Hold the bottle next to your body and ask yourself (in my mind) Does my body need this? If you fall backwards the answer is No, if you fall forwards or have the feeling of falling the answer is Yes. If you sway in the middle, the herb is doing nothing for you. This procedure also works for prescribition drugs. I don't know how this works, but it does. My herbalist told me this, I have told others, and they have done it, and it works. Every time I get a new drug, I take this test, and whenever the result was no, it was no. I ended up being allergic to that drug. do your research on herbs, see the doctor for homone imbalance and Good luck!

Answer 3

St. John's wort and Vitamin B12 are traditionally used in alternative treatments for depression. Their influence on anxiety is less noted/reliable. Valerian root and passion flower are the herbal remedies most often used for treating anxiety, and a complete B-complex supplement may work better than B12 alone. St. John's wort is typically dosed 500-1050 mg/day. Research has shown that 1000 mcg of B12 in an oral dosage form is equivalent to a B12 injection. You don't mention if you take any other medication regularly; if you do, the St. John's wort could interact with those resulting in the effects you mentioned. Talk to your local pharmacist, or see if there are any "free clinics" in your area where you could see a doctor for free or low cost.

Answer 4

I would advise you to stop taking what you feel it doesn't feel good for you. But shaking is very common symptom in anxiety. And if you read something about anxiety you can see that it can happen any time, triggered by stress or appears out of the blue (panic attacks). I wouldn't say that you have anything wrong with thyroid gland, but it would be smart to visit therapist to help you get over your anxiety, and let doctor worry about your medications.
Anxiety is nothing so scary, a lot of people have it and a lot of them got cured....so think positive, do everything you should to stay healthy and it will be fine!:)

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All the best!

Answer 5

I've been using this stuff called Rescue Remedy which is great. You only take it as you need it. Make sure to check the label against the other stuff you were taking to make sure there are no common ingredients and make sure to see the doc. You can have a bad reaction to ANYTHING, natural or not so be careful. Another thing to help is deep breathing - the more you do it, the more it helps you through panic attacks and anxious times. Hang in there!

Answer 6

I'd take good multi-vitamins, and stop taking things that are targeted toward nerves. I'd also take a B-complex, rather than B-12.
You say you eat a healthy diet, but it's possible you suffer from hypoglycemia. Take this quiz
http://www.hypoglycemia.org/hypo_test.asp

Your thyroid could be out of balance, but then again, this could have caused an imbalance in many other hormones, and without blood tests, it's difficult to say.

Answer 7

before you self medicate, with herbs, vitamins or supplements, you need to do a great deal of research and start out slow...
is there a naturalist, an herbalist, or a homeopathic practitioner in your area?
a book i highly recommend, which includes treatment for anxiety is
5 htp the natural way to overcome depression, obesity, and insomnia by Micheal Murray n.d.

too much or an unbalance of anything is just as bad as not enough..

good luck

Answer 8

it would be a good idel to see a dr.