r/Nootropics • u/Griffincanon • 16h ago
Discussion I’ve been taking anxiety supplements for weeks and feel nothing—how long did it take to actually work for you?
For a few weeks now, I've been taking anxiety pills in the hopes that they would help me feel calmer and more in charge. But I don't feel much different so far. I still feel anxious when I wake up and quickly get stressed out. I also act the same way I did before I started them. There hasn't been a precise moment when I thought, This is working.
For some reason, I keep hearing that supplements need time to work. This makes it hard for me to decide whether to keep taking them or stop. How long did it take for you to notice a real, long-lasting change after taking supplements for anxiety? What did you see that they were working for you?
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u/Aggressive_Monk_1593 15h ago
what specific compounds are you actually taking? "anxiety supplements" is super broad and some of them have zero evidence behind them. hard to say if the timeline is off or if the stuff just doesnt work without knowing what it is
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u/OkPotato91 15h ago
Supplements often are too weak for anxiety relief.
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u/infrareddit-1 12h ago
I’ve had great success with kava for my anxiety and panic.
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u/TelephoneCharacter59 7h ago
750mg Aniracetam twice a day, so 1.5g per day. You can stack it with intra-nasal Acetyl-L-Selank. These two acts synergistically to give an anxiolytic effect.
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u/AstroPhysician 7h ago
You didn't say which supplement it was... how are you expecting anyone to help you?
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The brain is the central planner of the body's responses and what we believe can drastically impact our physiology. If you believe you're threatened, the body responds to that threat, it doesn't matter that you're actually safe and can relax, because you don't believe that.
The brain can create self-reinforcing cycles. If you are threatened by the experience of anxiety, you've found a way to keep the anxiety going by believing the feelings are the threat, instead of letting the feelings resolve in their own time. Common symptoms when you're feeling threatened are: muscular tension in the body, elevated heart rate, sweaty palms, dizziness, lack of appetite, reduced awareness of your surroundings and nausea. A resolution to this cycle is to get yourself to a place where you're okay with feeling the symptoms of being anxious. Instead of focusing on the symptoms it's a better idea to think about the situation around you and ask yourself if now is a time you can feel safe. If there is an actual threat then focus on addressing that threat. If you need help figuring these things out, then consider making an appointment with a therapist.
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