| Herbs and other natural remedies are becoming an | | | | (i.e. shown to effectively reduce social anxiety in |
| increasingly popular alternative to prescription drugs for | | | | multiple well-designed studies). And it's absolutely critical |
| the treatment of social anxiety. While chemical based | | | | to take an herbal anxiety treatment that provides |
| anti-anxiety medications do work well, they can often | | | | herbal extracts in the proven doses and potencies. |
| be habit-forming or cause side effects, whereas herbal | | | | 1. (Valeriana officinalis) or simply Valerian is one herb |
| treatments for social anxiety are considered safer and | | | | shown to relieve anxiety in clinical trials. Standard |
| typically do not lead to dependence or addiction. But | | | | Valerian extracts with a minimum of 0.8% valerenic |
| because the FDA does not thoroughly evaluate all | | | | acid, the active constituent, work best. Valerian extract |
| natural treatments, most of the herbal treatments for | | | | works rapidly, often in less than an hour, when taken in |
| social anxiety on the market simply are not effective. | | | | doses of a few hundred milligrams, and can be taken |
| But certain herbs do exhibit potent anti-anxiety effects, | | | | up to three or four times per day. |
| and a handful of herbal treatments for social anxiety | | | | 2. Green Tea Extract L-theanine (an amino acid) is |
| have been proven to effectively relieve anxiety when | | | | another herbal anxiety treatment with a significant |
| manufactured properly and administered in the proper | | | | anti-anxiety effect. Many people report that L-theanine |
| dosages. The herbal treatments for social anxiety | | | | works as well as prescription anti-anxiety medications, |
| most likely to successfully relieve your anxiety are | | | | but L-theanine is not addictive or habit-forming. |
| those containing herbs backed by solid clinical research | | | | |