How to Naturally Treat Panic Attacks and Anxiety Disorders

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Valerian root is a natural sedative and muscle relaxant. Valerian root is recommended as a sleep aide, to calm stress, headaches, nervousness and anxiety. While I have found it not very helpful in promoting sleep, it has been most helpful in relaxing tense muscles and treating anxiety and stopping panic attacks.

My own anxiety was fairly extreme. It stemmed from health problems that ensued after having been the victim of a crime, perpetrated by uniformed police and other armed men. I felt that I was near death at more than one point and suffered horrible nightmares, both awake and asleep, for months after the attack. Stemming from the attack, I also experienced terrifying heart palpitations and severe angina. This extreme level of anxiety led to panic attacks.

Five to six months after the original nightmarish event, I used Valerian in the whole root form. I found that it did nothing as a sleep aide, but it did act as a muscle relaxant and after just one cup, my anxiety level dropped, considerably. Since the angina I was experiencing was stress-induced, the Valerian root was helpful. The panic attacks became more and more infrequent.

If you cannot gather this herb in the wild, the best source I have found so far is Mexican grocery stores. The whole root, one about an inch long, is more powerful than the powder or powder in capsules. It has a terrible odor, but is palatable if combined with some kind of herbal tea in a bag, such as chamomile. To prepare: Place the root in the cup along with the teabag and add boiling water.

I would caution over-use of the herb, simply because it can make you too relaxed to function. One or two powerful cups of this tea on anxious occasions, however, might work wonders. But, in my experience, only the whole root has had any effect. Valerian root is safe; however, people who have used it for months at a time have reported adverse effects, such as nervousness, when they stopped using it. It is not considered to be addictive. Also, be aware that Valerian root does not have a calming effect on everyone who uses it. Some people experience anxiety and heart palpitations from it.

The best advice I can give to sufferers of anxiety and panic attacks is to remove yourself from the source of your stress. If you are in the throes of an attack on your very existence, no herb (or pill, for that matter) will help you. Face the reality of your situation, even if others around you cannot. By that, I mean acknowledge that there is a problem and find a way to remove yourself from whatever or whoever it is that persecutes you. Over a long period of time, sustained high levels of anxiety are damaging to your health.

If you are plagued by anxiety attacks, it is important to understand that this is a normal reaction to abnormal circumstances and it doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with you. If you have been injured in something like a violent assault, you may find that as the body heals and regains its strength, your sense of safety returns a little bit and the anxiety attacks may become less frequent on their own.

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