I've taken St. John's wort for depression but not for anxiety. I have taken kava kava and valerian root for anxiety also. They both help to clam me down but when I'm really bad I still have to take xanax. I think meditation works after you really get in to it. I used to meditate but I'm out of practice now. i plan to start up again though. Take care!

Apparently this works wonderful but it does take about 4weeks to kick in properly. Although do not use this is you have a contraceptive implant as sjw stops the implant from working.

Hope this helps! xxx

Hi 4tomorrow,
I've heard about St.John's wort, I haven't tried it. Just check with your doctor...sometimes too much isn't good I hear. But I do believe in natural remedies. Granted my anxiety isn't severe (thank God), but I tried Vetiver oil, and Lavendar oil, and they work! I just spray some on when I feel anxious, and it usually calms me. It's been successful every time. good luck on the the st.john's wort. Also, I like to do free writing to help with the anxiety. I found out about it online. What you do is sit ALONE, in a quiet room,and you basically just write whatever words come to your mind. You keep writing no matter what terrible things, or words you think up. You write NONSTOP for 10 minutes. After the 10 mins, you read your paper, and you look for common themes. Those are the things that are bothering you. But listen....the thing is that the next time you write, you try to think of solutions...or you try to get to apoint where you can think up solutions. It sounds easy, but you'll be amazed at all the ideas floating around in your head. BUT ALSO, these writings are only for YOU...NO ONE ELse. that's what makes the writing work. It's only for your eyes. After those 10 minutes, and after you read your paper, you DESTROY the papers. You shred it, rip it up, or you throw it in a garbage can, that no one will ever find it in. That's very important. Otherwise, you wont be so open in your future writings. Good luck. P.S.Yes, I beleive meditation works. I've tried it, and it's great to do a couple of minutes a day..the free writing works for me as a kind of meditation.

Call your local health food store and see what they offer. I called mine last week and was surprised to hear that ALOT of people are switching from SSRI's and benzos to a natural remedy. I plan on trying one out but just haven't made it to the store yet.