Homeopathy for anxiety

I have had mixed success with homeopathic remedies for different maladies - sometimes I get complete relief other times nothing at all. I thought I would post this especially for those who are into natural remedies.

Homeopathy for Anxiety Disorders

Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine. The selection of remedy is based upon the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using holistic approach. This is the only way through which a state of complete health can be regained by removing all the sign and symptoms from which the patient is suffering. The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat anxiety but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility. As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, several well-proved homeopathy medicines are available for treatment of anxiety disorders that can be selected on the basis of cause, condition, sensation and modalities of the complaints. For individualized remedy selection and treatment, the patient should consult a qualified homeopathic doctor in person. Some important remedies are given below for homeopathy treatment of anxiety:

ACONITE – In this homeopathy remedy, the complaints are so sudden and violent that the patient is under great nervous irritation, and excitement. Even trivial complaints are accompanied by great fear and anxiety of mind, great anxiety and excitement, patient is hasty in every action. Tendency to start at everything thinks his thoughts are coming from stomach; music is unbearable and makes her sad, complaints from fright, anxiety and excitement. Patient is extremely restless-mentally as well as physically. Patient tosses about in agony, must change his position often. Fear of future, fear of going out, of crowd, of crossing street.

Arsenic album – anxiety, anxiousness, and mental restlessness is marked in this homeopathic remedy. Always moving from one place to another, physically too weak to move, so he wants to be moved from place to place, Fear of death; fear that he is having some incurable disease. Sad and hopeless of recovery, Fear and in anxiety when alone, fees as if he will die soon. Suicidal tendencies, weary of life. Impulse to commit suicide, over sensitiveness to circumstances and surroundings, patients is extremely fastidious, wants everything in proper place even when he or she is sick.

Sulphur – anxiety with fainting spells, profuse sweating, worse in the morning, mentally lazy, always tired, occasionally restlessness and hasty. Irritable impatient of others, selfish, easily excited and offended, Always in dreams, delusions, thinks rags to be beautiful things. He is a ragged philosopher, very unclean, does not care for neatness, he thinks there is no need of cleanliness. Suspicious and mentally depressed, Very forgetful, confused, absent minded, having aversion to mental, as well as physical efforts. Aversion to bathing

Argentum Nitricum – anxiety make patient walk fast, anxiety due to anticipation, patient is very anxious and nervous, apprehension and fear, when getting ready to go to any gathering such as church or opera etc, diarrhea sets in, patient is always in hurry, time passes too slowly.

Impulsive, impulse to jump, when in a high place, impulse that he is going to have a fit or sickness

Fear of crossing corners of street, fear of death, fear of looking at high places. Patient is sad melancholic with great anxiety forgetfulness and dullness. Defective memory, Child does everything in great haste. Cannot face the strangers

Borax – This homeopathic medicine has anxiety aggravated by upward or downward motion, going in elevator, worse till 11 p.m. great fear of downward motion, child cries when laid down in the bed, he clings to the nurse. Fear of falling when rocking, dancing, singing, going downstairs, or going rapidly down to the hill. Anxiety, fidgetiness, and nervousness

Anxious about trifles, anxious during downward motion, excessive nervous, easily frightened by slightest noise or an unusual sharp sound, a cough, a sneeze, cry, lighting a match etc. patient becomes nauseated and excitable after mental exertion and in anxiety. Children wake suddenly, screaming and grasping sides of cradle without apparent cause.

Bryonia – anxious, homeopathy remedy for anxiety about business even when seriously ill, mind is hazy and confused. The patient dozes frequently, while his eyes are closed, he sees people who are not in room. Mild type of delirium first during sleep, and later on during waking hours

Talks incoherently, about his business affairs or events of recent happening, wants to go home as he thinks he is away from home, he wants something but do not know what he wants, desires things which cannot be had, which are refused when offered.

Causticum – anxiety with full of apprehension, patient is melancholic, lachrymose, hopeless, and foreboding. Prone to fits of anger, startled easily, the least things make the child cry who is peevish. Forgetful, taciturn, and extremely restless, especially at night

Always anticipating some dreadful events, patient lacks mental balance, hysterical women who have lost all control of herself, especially at night.

Intensely sympathetic for suffering of others, ailments are worse when thinking about them. Mental symptoms that come on from suppression from skin eruptions

Calcarea Carb – anxiety and fears in the evening with restlessness and palpitation, mental weakness, inability to prolonged mental exertion, difficult thinking. Weak memory, confusion, misplacing of words, forgetfulness, indolence,

Irritable obstinate, and sad, Incline to weep, fear of insanity and anxious, Ailments from prolonged worry or anxiety, prolonged application to business, from excitement of the emotions

Fears loss of reason, fear of death, of consumption, of misfortune, of being alone. Horrible dreams, startled at every noise.

Gelsemium – This homeopathy remedy has anxiety due to fright, fear, exciting news, stage fright; worse while appearing for examination or interview etc