st John's wort

[StillGods]

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[Skye1300]

I have started taking st John's wort because I'm having a time of struggle in my workplace and life in general and I want to feel happy, not irritable and snap at people which I have been unfortunately.

I know a lot of people are on stronger medicine, but st John's wort seems to lift my down times enough to get out of there enough to get by and get through.

do other people find st johns wort or other medicine helps.

I've never tried that but I did notice that my mood improved and my inner thoughts became more at peace when I became vegan and stopped eating processed food. You'd be surprised at how much what you eat affects the chemical balance inside your body which is what's behind moods and how you think etc. I can't even remember the last time I cried or felt sad praise God. I don't take any kind of prescription meds or over the counter meds.

 

[StillGods]

that is good that doing that has helped, thank you for sharing that

 

[Tempura]

Not a medicine, but there was a period in my life not that long ago when I drank a good bunch of water right when I woke up, and ate oatmeal soon after. I did that every day for a few months. It's this basic stuff our grandmothers probably have all said to us, but we don't really believe it. I did feel a bit better, I had more energy and my head didn't feel as "cramped", if that makes any sense. Usually people don't drink enough water, and their breakfast habits can be a bit strange.

Also, taking walks is awesome. I've started to take my mp3 player with me and go for walks, just listening to music I like and walk, without plans. I don't even know where I'm going, I just walk in whatever direction and and after some time I'm home again. Just go and don't think about it. I do make sure I don't walk face first into a wall though (or into traffic), so I'm not entirely lacking brain activity when I walk.

For actual anxiety I do have Oxazepam, but God willing, I'm taking it less and less every year. Slowly but perhaps surely.

 

[Skye1300]

Not a medicine, but there was a period in my life not that long ago when I drank a good bunch of water right when I woke up, and ate oatmeal soon after. I did that every day for a few months. It's this basic stuff our grandmothers probably have all said to us, but we don't really believe it. I did feel a bit better, I had more energy and my head didn't feel as "cramped", if that makes any sense. Usually people don't drink enough water, and their breakfast habits can be a bit strange.

Also, taking walks is awesome. I've started to take my mp3 player with me and go for walks, just listening to music I like and walk, without plans. I don't even know where I'm going, I just walk in whatever direction and and after some time I'm home again. Just go and don't think about it. I do make sure I don't walk face first into a wall though (or into traffic), so I'm not entirely lacking brain activity when I walk.

For actual anxiety I do have Oxazepam, but God willing, I'm taking it less and less every year. Slowly but perhaps surely.

Yes, I love oatmeal for breakfast every morning! Oatmeal and fruit and I also drink lots of water. I love going for walks when I can too when I can. The little things matter!

 

[Aldebaran]

I have started taking st John's wort because I'm having a time of struggle in my workplace and life in general and I want to feel happy, not irritable and snap at people which I have been unfortunately.

I know a lot of people are on stronger medicine, but st John's wort seems to lift my down times enough to get out of there enough to get by and get through.

do other people find st johns wort or other medicine helps.

I tried St. John's Wort for awhile to supposedly calm my nerves. That's what I had seen as a claim for its effects. I didn't get that effect, but noticed that I started having memory problems pretty bad. I was forgetting all kinds of things, and it was affecting my job. I stopped taking it and then my memory returned to normal.
But different things affect people differently, so it might be ok for you.