Anxiety – need some advice

[Annie]

I've been drinking SJW tea for approx. 5 weeks by now (3 times a day) and it greatly helped me. However, I'm a long-time sufferer of general anxiety disorder, and although I've been free of anxiety during the past year, now it's coming back :( There was one post which basically said that maybe this is a sign that I should decrease SJW intake because it works "too well". I don't really know what to do because when I leave SJW depression comes back (once I had to skip it for 2 days and felt depressed).

I've been browsing this forum for natural remedies and found these:
ginkgo
HTP-5
passion flower
rhodiola rosea
kava kava

Which one of these is the best when combined with SJW? Or should I really drink less SJW tea? I'm a bit confused... :(

[Islander1]

hi i suffer from GAD and SAD - i find my illness fluctuates, some days my anxiety will be high and other days it wont. Basically its the chemicals in my brain fighting it out :P

Right now im currently taking 850mg of CENTELLA ASIATICA herbal powder extract.
(GOTU KOLA ) Brand is NATURES SUNSHINE.
http://www.amazon.com/Gotu-Kola-435-100-Caps/dp/B00068U47U/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1205311134&sr=8-1

and

6ML of AVENA SATIVA (OATS) in liquid extract form.
Brand is Rainbow herbal S.O.S rescue remedy.
http://www.spectrumherbal.com/sos%20remedy.htm

DOSAGE:
Take 2ml of Avena Sativa with 50ML of water in the morning & 1 or 2 capsules of Gotu Kola (centella asiatica) in the morning
At night take 4 ML of Avena Sativa .
The AVENA SATIVA works as a sedative but without that grogginess feel.
This will work wonders for you im telling you.
If you find that the CENTELLA ASIATICA is giving you a to much of a stimulant feeling and is causing some anxiety, drop to 1 capsule in the morning or stop taking it altogether and just use the AVENA SATIVA by itself.

So far this has been working to combat my SAD and GAD, i find i am returning to my normal self. I advise you to try this out Annie see if it works for you.


Iv haven't tried any of those natural remedy's you listed but i have tried other natural and prescribed meds which only end up working for a short period of time, then i have to move onto something else, basically its trail and error.
So far iv tried sam-e -prescribed meds such as paxel aropax etc SJW and various RESCUE REMEDYS.

[AmyLee]

It is possible that the SJW just won't help you with your anxiety. It didn't help me, nor is 5 htp helping with it, but it is helping with the depression. I would love to find something to help me with my anxiety as well. I wouldn't stop taking it if it is helping with one of your problems. JMO.

[Islander1]

try what i told you..