Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. Many people get nervous or anxious before going for a test, or exam, interview, or before making an important decision. A certain amount of anxiety is normal; it can be beneficial in some situations as it alerts us, prepares us, and allows us to avoid dangerous situations. Anxiety is nothing but anticipation of a future concern and is more associated with muscle tension, feelings of nervousness, and avoidance behaviour.

Anxiety needs attention or treatment when it is out of proportion.

What is Anxiety Neurosis or Disorders?

Anxiety disorders or anxiety neurosis is not only a normal feeling of nervousness or anxiousness; it is intense uncontrollable fear or anxiety due to the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. Patients often share in their daily routine that they are hard to control the intense feeling of worry or uneasiness. This intense anxiety interferes with the personal, professional, and social lifestyle of a person. In most of the person it is accompanied by some physical symptoms. It definately have a significant negative impact on the quality of life of the patient.

It is treatable. Most people with anxiety disorder live a normal productive life after proper treatment. It needs a strategic combination of three including the involvement of the patient and his awareness, role of doctor, and proper medicine.

Homeopathic Treatment For Anxiety Neurosis:

Homeopathy is highly recommended and effective for treating various types of anxiety disorders. The prescription of homeopathic medicine for anxiety neurosis is based on the principle of individualization. At Vatsalya, during case-taking, the patient’s basic constitution, his mental state, symptoms of anxiety neurosis, his stress coping phenomenon, childhood, family relations, family history, past medical history, and his social, personal, and professional relationships are taken into consideration and a detailed study is done before prescribing the medicines. Hence, homeopathic medicines act at a root level and help to treat the disease from its depth.

How Homeopathy Can Help In Anxiety Neurosis?

Homeopathic medicines give relief to the patient as a whole in his anxiety state. They reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of panic attacks imparting the sense of well-being and ease.

Homeopathy is a completely safe treatment and it does not have any side-effects.

Homeopathic medicines are non-habit-forming.

With the regular use of homeopathic medicines, gradually, the need for conventional medicine (anti-anxiety, antidepressant medicines, and sleeping pills) can be reduced. Over a period, patient may be able to reduce the dose or need no medicines under the guidance of concerned doctor.

As homeopathic treatment itself acts as psychotherapy, there will be no need of other costlier therapies.

Commonly prescribed homeopathic medicines in anxiety neurosis:

Some of the commonly prescribed homeopathic medicines for anxiety neurosis are Gelsemium, Thuja Occidentalis, Syphilinum, Natrum Muriaticum, Pulsatilla, Argentum Nitricum, Argentum Metallicum, Silicia, Lycopodium clavatum, Arsenicum Album, etc.