So, tonight, I fixed myself some chamomile tea and that didn't work. Then I remembered I had some wine in the fridge so I went and poured myself a whole glass and an hour later it sits next to me only half full, which I am kind of relieved about since having more than that is not my thing and it would worry me if suddenly it did become my thing.
I am out of sorts with how to beat anxiety lately. A few years ago I was taking trazodone, which helped some at first, but soon stopped working, then somehow made me more anxious. My doctor said he didn't think it was a good fit and I decided to return to herbal medicines and teas, which help some, but nowhere near as much as music usually does.
I feel more anxious since I started drinking the wine tonight and I wonder: does alcohol make anxiety worse rather than help one unwind at the end of the night?
This article seems to think so:
http://www.anxietyguru.net/why-alcohol-causes-anxiety/
For those who do believe wine helps anxiety, this writer urges caution:
The key signal is flexibility. If you're disappointed there's no alcohol and you're having trouble not drinking at a party or a friend's house, you likely have a problem. "That's a sign of dependency," says Landau.
Says Sher, "If you're using any drug as a primary way to regulate emotion, you're in big trouble."
When I started to Google "natural remedies for anxiety" I hadn't even gotten past "remedies" when it came up with anxiety...that means it is the most common search made for the use of natural remedies. I don't want other people to suffer, but it's still interesting that that is the most popular search result when typing in "natural remedies."
I find that Ashgawanda helps with anxiety, much more than chamomile tea does for me:
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