Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Erica71 08/01/2012

Hey everybody...I'm not sure if I ever posted this before or not...but I wanted to post it now...just in case I didn't. I bought some L-theanine back several months ago for anxiety. I had read that it helps....so like so many other things...I tried it. Well...it works. It doesn't have a light switch reaction so much as it just slowly eases your nerves. I do not take it everyday...I just take it when I'm feeling especially anxious and when I have to go out and do something that gets my nerves going. I have taken a xanax in the past and it did nothing....I have taking ativan in the past and it did nothing.....with L-theanine I can definitely tell a difference.....it's like I just suddenly notice that I'm not in a knot anymore. Check it out and read all the information yourself to see what you think.

deleted_user 08/01/2012

Cool will have to try it.

deleted_user 08/02/2012

Where do you get it ? I also take Xanax, to help me sleep because I have Fibromyalgia, but it's not working as well as it used to.

sugar09 08/02/2012

Very interesting ~ Xanax works for me, but I will have to try this. Thank you for sharing.

Erica71 08/02/2012

I should have put that another way......Xanax and Ativan didn't work for me....but I know they work excellent for other people.....I'm not scoffing at any medications....everyone is different.

I got it at a little vitamin store near me called Healthy Habits.

Pollybizz 08/02/2012

I always check the multi interaction drugs as i take 5HTP and ativan for sleep....the site won't take L theanine...is there another aname for it? I would love to get off the ativan. It sure helps but so many people seem to get addicted to it.

thanks

Erica71 08/02/2012

What other names is Theanine known by?
5-N-ethylglutamine, Gamma-glutamylethylamide, L-Theanine, L-Thanine, N-thyl-L-Glutamine, Teanina, Thanine.

Pollybizz 08/02/2012

thanks Erica!

deleted_user 08/02/2012

I have been thinking about adding this to my supplements. Thanks for the advice! I think I will try it.

I have tried the green tea but it gives me a headache for some reason.....

This is an ingredient in green tea if anyone is curious. I wonder if green tea supplements would be the same thing? Don't know. I will check next time I am at the store.

Erica71 08/02/2012

You're welcome Polly. =) Kacc....I'm not sure about the green tea....I remember when I was looking into all this....I started out with buying some green tea because of it's L-theanine association.....but I didn't want the caffeine and I couldn't find decaffeinated. Happy Searching. =)

naturegirl65 08/02/2012

I have been taking a sleep formula that has L-Theanine in it.
Helps with sleep.
I have Also taken just l-Theanine by itself during the day before but It can make me sleepy. So be aware of that. Everyone is different.

Dont take it for the first time if you are going to drive. Just test it out at home first to see how you respond to it. That is my suggestion to anyone who wants to give it a try.

L- Theanine is in small amounts in Green tea.

etherize 08/02/2012

Thanks for the info! I've never heard of this and will definitely look into it.

deleted_user 08/03/2012

Omg I LOVE l-theanine!! I also LOVE aveena santiva.(dissolve on your tongue)..l theanine is derived from tea and aveena santiva from oats. Both natural but extraordinary. Unfortunately I'm prego so I haven't been able to take them...(just in cAse) cant wait to be able to again though.

deleted_user 08/03/2012

Can't wait to try this. thanks for the tip

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