Yes it can calm you but it also slowly over time kills off cells in the brain. There are better ways then that to achieve what your looking to achieve.
Read this thread because some of the things I talked about will help you as well. Haven't slept for 3 days: ear ringing worse and my usual fixes have failed
Then you need to figure out exactly why your anxious. What triggers it ? There are obvious reasons but usually its a underlying reason coming from the subconscious. Sometimes just knowing what really scares you cures you.
I would add learning to meditate for you. You dont have to act like a swami and chant or anything but learning to quiet the mind every day for about 10 to 15 minutes will help you learn to quiet it when you start to feel anxious.
Mullein tea or infusion will help to calm anxiousness. Its mainly used for other things but it is calming. This one is very mild but you can find it in tea bags pretty easy.
Skullcap would be a good choice. You can get it at. Have a cup in the morning and at night. Mountain Rose Herbs | Bulk organic herbs, spices & essential oils
Aromatherapy Its not just for girls LOL
Now you could take herbal baths but I know how men can be sometimes about that. My husband wont unless I go in with him and I am not coming over to get in your tub with you LOL
cypress, geranium, jasmine, lavender, melissa, neroli, rose, sandalwood, ylang-ylang.
You can get them in EO form and put them in the water. Lavender is the most popular one.
You may want to get something like this to
Perfume Locket - Celtic and Claddaugh Lockets RealmCollections.com
The bottle locket. You can take it off the chain and out it on a key chain or just in your pocket with your EO in it and open it and take a wiff when you feel nervous of anxious. Just be discrete so you dont look like your snorting coke LOL
Make sure your getting enough of a amino acid called GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric Acid) along with B6. Get the GABA made from Lactobacillus hilgardii. These help block the stress receptors.
Invest in a few self hypnosis MP3’s and try those. They have them for anxiety. I have seen people have success with a lot of different problems with hypnosis.
I cant think of anything else off the top of my head except behavioral therapy. I would have to delve deeper to do that and it takes time and patience.
Tisha
PS I am not a doctor nor do I work for Androtics. The advice given is suggestions and not prescriptions. Be sure to research them. 