Sep 20, 2018
Depending on the type of anxiety you have, the intensity and frequency of your attacks teas and tisanes may or may not help you stop an attack but might help with symptoms management.
It depends. For the teas and tisanes to work you might have to make food and lifestyle changes: reduction of sugar, caffeine or other stimulants like energy drinks.
Just need to remind you that these are only suggestions. Please
double check with your medical provider; especially if you are
pregnant or are taking other medication.
If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or
text “START” to 741-741.
Kaiser Permanente has an access point to the consumer version of the Natural
Medicines Comprehensive Database. The link will take you to Kaiser
and then you will need to click the link to the database.
Karen Bergeron's AltNature.com
page on Passion Flower. It is a commercial site but provide
balanced information about the plant, how much to use for
teas/tisanes and other interesting information.
MedLinePlus has a listing of herbs and supplements, sometimes they have
detailed info, other times the herb or supplement has not been
studies enough.
From the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
(NCCIH) there is a section of their website called Herbs at a Glance.
Verywell Mind on How is Passion Flower Use to Treat
Anxiety?
Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and
do not constitute endorsements.
Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with
questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health
disorder.
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advice, diagnosis, or treatment.