What are people's experience with Passion Flower and Valerian?!


Question: What are people's experience with Passion Flower and Valerian.?
I suffer from panic attacks and high anxiety. I went through a lot of CBT, watch my diet, exercise, meditate... But hey that is why it is a panic *disorder*. I used to be on 10 mgs Xanax a day. Part of my dosage was in the middle of the night as panic would wake me. Thank goodness was able to come off of it (as a daily dose) a couple years ago.

After not taking a Xanax for a year I had to take one as one of the attacks could not be reeled back in recently. Then I reminded how nice it was not to be flipping about everything. Working so hard not to flip out! I felt so clear headed and normal. But after a nasty Xanax addiction and withdrawals almost killing me the last thing I want is that back in my system.

So to my question. Are these effective in calming down panic.? I get anxiety attacks when I take a new herb or pill (Xanax triggers an even bigger attack before it kicks in). Will these be effective in settling those down until I am used to taking them and know it will not hurt me.?

Do I have to worry about addiction.? How long do people take these for.? Can I take one of each at the same time.?

A friend is sending me these in the mail in hopes of me getting to find some more relief and they get here tomorrow. Would just like to know what I can expect from these from those who have taken them. Thanks!

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Everyone responds to herbal remedies a little differently, much like pharmaceuticals. It's pretty safe to say, though, that neither Valerian Root or Passionflower is going to act as strongly on the body as Xanax.

If Xanax causes an attack before helping an attack, it's not out of the realm of possibility that you would have the same experience with Valerian root or Passionflower, but again it's probably not going to react as strongly on the body. Hopefully if you do have an attack it will not be as severe. I would NOT under any circumstances other than a doctor's recommendation take either Valerian Root or Passionflower WITH the Xanax. The two (Valerian and Passionflower) should be fine to take together though. In fact, there are many herbal sleep support formulas that already have the two combined.

The bonus of both of these herbs, as with many herbal remedies, is that they can be taken safely for extended periods of time with very little or no risk for addiction. The purpose of both of these is to support your body's own process of producing the chemicals that help with relaxation, not to medicate the body. Therefore, a dependency on these herbs is highly unlikely.

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