Posted by Melanie-00 on December 12, 2010, at 22:24:41
I've been taking inositol (currently about 18 g/day) for the past few months with good results. It substantially helps me control my trichotillomania. It MAY also help with panic. But I'm still having HUGE problems with anxiety. I don't have a doctor, so I don't have access to prescription meds. Also, my experience with SSRIs in the past wasn't all that positive (though I was on an SSRI only very briefly), and while I think benzos have a great effect, I know they are not a long-term solution. And I can't get a prescription right now, anyway. After much research, I've decided to try Rhodiola rosea (I have MIND BODY & SPIRIT by Verde Botanica brand on order).
Any thoughts or experiences you would like to share? My current plan is to stick with the inositol + rhodiola regimen for a few weeks to see how I feel, but I'd be happy to know if anyone has tried rhodiola with other medications (in particular, other non-prescription/alternative medications). I will probably add in a b-complex vitamin, too. There was a very recent small-scale placebo-controlled study (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2009) indicating that chamomile (extract standardized to 1.2 % Apigenin) may help with anxiety. Anyone tried that? I decided to try the rhodiola before trying the chamomile since it sounds a little more promising, but who knows! And I have a list of a bunch more things to try, which while giving me hope, also gets me down, because I am so tired of living with the agony of constant anxiety. I don't want to be fooling around with this for months, let alone, years!
Thanks in advance for your thoughts/feedback/advice.
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