How do I treat anxiety?

Question

Symptoms: mind-racing, excesive sweating, heat flashes (not the sexual kind), headaches, almost always feeling overwhelmed or stressed

Answer 1

I felt the same way. Please take this into consideration. It worked for me, although I am not you.

I had overwhelming anxiety. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda. How could something that taste so good, be so bad?



I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. The package doesn't have to say Splenda to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might still be using it and don't even know it!



Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose



The slogan, "Made from sugar..." is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.



carbon monoxide - made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air

Answer 2

See a doctor. You could have attention deficit disorder which can come with anxiety and all the other symptoms you have. Find the root of your anxiety and based on that you can get a diagnosis. Anxiety disorders are common.

At that point treatment can range from learning how to meditate and use yoga or medication can be prescribed with therapy. Exercise helps.

It can become disabling so act quickly.

Answer 3

I would try self help measures first like listening to relaxing music or deep relaxation CD's to help calm your mind and body.  Milk has tryptophan in it and is also calming.  St. John's Wort is a natural antidepressant that you can obtain at a health food store without a prescription and it also helps with anxiety.  Avoid excessive caffeine from soda pop or coffee.  If these steps don't help, there are antianxiety pills that can be prescribed like Klonopin or xanax, which will really help with anxiety but they are not good for long-term use because they can be addictive.