5htp and it does work somewhat. feel calmer and more able to do things. have bought but not tried L theanine.

I didn't know if you've been tested for the MTHFR gene mutation. If you have it, it can cause anxiety, depression, stomach problems and headaches among other things because your body can't convert folic acid in food into folate you need to function properly.

The test should be fairly cheap - under $100. The treatment is a special sort of folate that's only about $7/month.

That's probably the most natural treatment I can think of.

LTheanine may help. Also staying away from sugar and caffeine.

Valerian taken before bed really helped me get to sleep during a particularly anxious time a few years back, but I only used it for that purpose. I suffer from tiredness and low energy during the day, so I wouldn't personally take valarien to treat daytime anxiety. Chamomile tea can also be relaxing so it's definitely worth trying. Do you know what's causing you to get sick so often? It sounds like treating the sickness might help you feel less anxious about going out?

Like Jenny said, Valerian Root is good for relaxing you an putting you to sleep when you can't fall asleep by yourself. So is St. John's Wort. The Chamomile tea an lavender are good ideas too. Try Lavender oil. Just rub a little bit on your temples when you're feeling anxiety ridden.

For daytime, try SAMe. It helps bring your mood outta the gutter an calms you down. It helped me quite a bit, but I stopped taking it once I was put on prescription meds. I would still be on it if it weren't for the meds.

Some vitamins I recommend if you're not getting enough, would be D an B12.

Hope this helps some.

I developed anxiety because I've been sick so long and the doctors can't find what's wrong with me other than a small hemangioma on my liver, low BUN, and SLIGHTLY elevated blood calcium. In July 2014, my symptoms got A LOT worse. I was nauseated almost every time I ate (and still am), muscle weakness, fatigue, confusion, sleeplessness, and I'm even losing my hair. I'm seeing an endocrinologist but she's not helping me... just keeps drawing more and more blood. No treatments. I feel like a human pin cushion.

I developed anxiety in the last few months because of how often I felt sick and even like I wanted to vomit when I ate, or even smelled some foods. I'm OK with being sick at home. I mean, it's home! When I go out, it's a whole other ball park. Now it's difficult to tell when I'm really nauseated and when I'm so anxious that I'm making myself nauseated. Seeing as no doctors are actually helping me, I looked up some natural remedies and saw lots of positive things on Passion Flower, so I bought some of that yesterday. I've tried lavender oil on my temples and it doesn't seem to help any, though it does help at bed time when I put it on the bottom of my feet. Helps me sleep.

I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm only 28 and I feel like I'm 80. My new boyfriend introduced me to his friends over the weekend and we went out to an Indian restaurant (used to LOVE Indian food) and I felt so anxious and nauseated the whole time I didn't eat one bite. Sorry, it's a bit off topic. This whole thing is ruining my life. I'm hoping that at least I can control the anxiety with something more natural than Xanax...

Thanks to everyone for your advice.