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Best Products for Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide

[Anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/us/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety-77) can set in ahead of big events such as an interview or an exam, or you may just be feeling a bit on edge without any particular cause. Some pharmacy products are known to calm mild anxiety and that panicky feeling that can rise up. Let’s take a look at some of them on the market.

The best products for anxiety can help manage symptoms effectively. Explore natural and pharmaceutical options to find what works best for your anxiety relief.

Best Products for Anxiety - A Comprehensive Guide

Kalms Day Tablets for Stress Relief - 200

Kalms Night Tablets for Better Sleep - 21 Tabs

Bach Rescue Remedy Night Liquid Melts (28 Capsules)

Solgar 5-HTP Complex Capsules (30 Vegetable)

Wassen Magnesium-B Tablets for Energy - 30

Randox General Health Home Test Kit

Randox Female Hormone Home Test Kit

Randox Female Hormone Home Test Kit (Premium Collection)

Randox Male Hormone Home Test (Premium Collection Kit)

Randox Male Hormone Test Kit

Anxiety: Seeking Help & Coping Strategies

[Anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety) occurs when we feel under threat or [stress](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/stress) and is a normal part of life – it's actually helped our survival in the past. These days some mild anxiety can help us achieve (a bit of adrenaline may help us perform well in an exam or spur us on in a job interview) but it becomes a problem if it gets in the way of us going about our everyday life and stops us doing things we’d like to do.

It’s common to feel anxious: you may feel worried, tense or panicked. Feelings can vary in intensity and you might get physical symptoms such as your heart racing, breathing quickly, a heavy feeling in the chest, feeling sick or shaky, sweaty and getting a [dry mouth](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/skin-and-external-care/oral-health/xerostomia-dry-mouth).

You often then start to avoid situations that make you feel like this but if it stands in the way of you leaving the house or stopping you from doing certain things, it has started to become a problem.

Understanding Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes and How to Cope

Anxiety: How to Seek Help and Find Support

Anxiety is a feeling when someone feels under threat or [stress](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/stress). It is a natural response to threats that has helped with the survival of humans across the ages, but in today’s world, it becomes a problem if it stops us from living our everyday life to the full and we can’t get things done. We all get anxious from time to time – such as before a job interview or an important meeting - and this is normal but some people find that anxiety is constant and affects their normal daily life.

Anxiety can cause symptoms of feeling worried, tense or panicky and physical symptoms can develop such as a feeling the heart is beating hard or fast, sweating, shaking, [dry mouth](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/skin-and-external-care/oral-health/xerostomia-dry-mouth), feeling sick, breathing fast and a heaviness in the chest.

These occur in response to your body releasing adrenaline when it feels under threat. Everyone will experience this feeling at points in their life, but anxiety can also be problematic at times. If anxiety occurs without a reason, if it persists after the threat or stress is over, if the level of anxiety is out of proportion to the threat, or if it affects your day-to-day life, this might be reason to seek help.

Anxiety disorder is an ‘umbrella’ term for many related conditions. People are affected with anxiety in many different ways but some of the more well-known or common [anxiety disorder](https://www.healthwords.ai//explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety-seeking-help) conditions include:

- [generalised anxiety disorder](https://www.healthwords.ai//explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/gad-7-test-861), which is near-constant anxiety about lots of different things in life
- panic disorder, where regular panic attacks occur without a specific reason
- social anxiety disorder, which is severe anxiety around social situations or the thought of social situations
- post-traumatic stress disorder ([PTSD](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd)), where severe anxiety occurs after a traumatic event
- obsessive compulsive disorder, known as OCD, where severe anxiety causes repetitive thoughts or actions
- phobias, which is severe anxiety around a specific thing or situation



Gallbladder Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments

Gallbladder cancer is a rare malignancy that originates in the tissue lining of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small organ located beneath the liver, responsible for storing bile—a fluid produced by the liver to aid in digesting fatty foods. Although gallbladder cancer is uncommon, it can have serious consequences if not detected and managed promptly.

Aromatherapy for Anxiety: Essential Oils Guide

[Anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety) can sneak up on you when you least expect it. Maybe it’s the night before a big exam, or you’re walking into an important meeting. Your chest tightens, your heart races, and suddenly, even breathing feels like a task. It’s unsettling.

In moments like these, small, practical tools can help. Aromatherapy is one of them. It works by stimulating the olfactory system - the part of your brain linked to memory and emotion. Ever caught a whiff of a familiar scent and felt instantly calmer? That’s your brain responding to chemical signals triggered by smell. Some [pharmacy products](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/treatment/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety-products-425) are known to calm mild anxiety and that panicky feeling that can rise up. Let’s take a look at one of them on the market in more detail.

Certain essential oils, like lavender and jasmine, contain compounds that interact with receptors in the brain, encouraging relaxation or even boosting focus. It’s not a magic fix, but it’s a natural way to anchor yourself when stress takes over.

When we experience pain, we seek any means to relieve it. That’s how we evolved and survived as animals. Although cavemen didn’t have pharmacies to get their [paracetamol ](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/treatment/aches-and-pain/pain/pain-relief)from.

So when wandering around the pharmacy and faced with a multitude of choices, how do we know what’s going to hit the spot? And what if we’ve exhausted what the pharmacy offers and we still haven’t cracked it, what more can your doctor offer? Let’s talk you through [painkillers](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/treatment/aches-and-pain/pain/painkillers) available to buy at the pharmacist, and the so-called ladder of pain relief, which may require your doctor to prescribe stronger medications as you climb upwards. By knowing the different classes of painkillers, you can also combine them if you need to.

It’s also good to be aware of side effects, and if these are unbearable, there may be other medications such as ones to treat nausea with opioid medications, that help you feel more comfortable. The following relates to tablets or oral medications: we discuss gels, creams, patches and other modes of pain relief in other articles.

You may also need medications to reduce risks if you’re taking medications for a long time, such as protecting against excess stomach acid caused by non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. Let’s start with the science behind the main classes of pain relievers, or analgesics, as we call them.

Pain Relief - Choosing the Right Medicines and Tips for Safe Use

Managing Stress: Techniques to Reduce Anxiety

Stress is an umbrella term to describe how your body reacts to threats, demands or injuries. An automatic protective stress response that many people are aware of is the ‘fight or flight' reaction to stressful situations that come up suddenly. In the right setting this can be life-saving or even sharpen your mind and help you focus.  

However, if your stress response is inappropriate or your body is under constant threats it can bring your nervous system into disarray and affect many aspects of your life, disrupting your health, mood and relationships. Stress can be a cause or the result of a problem, but it’s best to manage it and reduce it where possible to avoid it taking over.  

Panic Attack: Symptoms, Causes & Management

[Panic attacks](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/symptom/chronic-health/cardiovascular/panic-attacks-what-are-they-and-what-can-help) are sudden extreme episodes of anxiety that can happen out of the blue with no clear trigger. They are common with around 1 in 10 people experiencing them during their life. During a panic attack, your body has gone into "fight or flight" mode where adrenaline is released into your bloodstream. This causes physical changes where your heart starts racing and you’re breathing fast (hyperventilating).

Anxiety in Children: Symptoms and How to Help

As a parent, it can be a tough job to work out whether your child has an [anxiety disorder](https://www.healthwords.ai//explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety-seeking-help) or they’re just dealing with the challenges of growing up. As a paediatrician, I face this dilemma daily in my clinic. I’ll try to help you decide the difference between a healthy state of [anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety) and an unhealthy one, and where to go next.

Talking Therapies: A Guide to Mental Health Support

Talking therapies can also be known as counselling and are used to help treat a range of mental health conditions and also people struggling with a variety of difficulties in their life including emotional difficulties or life events. Talking therapies are when you work with a qualified healthcare professional to talk or think through what is happening and help to understand your thoughts, feelings, behaviour patterns and to work through coping strategies and small positive changes to the way you think which can have a big impact on your daily life.

There are many different types of talking therapy that can be matched to the best one to help you with the challenges you are facing, and an example of a talking therapy is [cognitive behavioural therapy](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/treatment/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/cognitive-behavioural-therapy) which can help people suffering from depression, anxiety, sleep problems, anger and sexual dysfunction among others. There are also different ways of doing talking therapies from one to one, with your spouse or family member, group sessions, online or over the phone sessions.

Talking therapies are usually done in regular sessions such as weekly or fortnightly for a set number of sessions which tend to be between 30-60 minutes.

It can feel like a big move to start antidepressants – treatment for clinical [depression](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/depression) - and it’s a very personal decision; only you can know how your symptoms are affecting you and what your particular set of circumstances are. Your doctor is on hand to discuss this in detail but in general antidepressants are usually reserved for moderate or severe depression rather than mild cases, and they can also help with other problems such as obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, generalised anxiety disorder and certain pain syndromes.

Sertraline: Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects Explained

Sertraline is a medication used to help people with mental health problems. It works by increasing a chemical in the brain called serotonin and falls under the falls under the family of medication called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which helps to improve mood and reduce anxiety. Sertraline is commonly used to treat conditions like [depression](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/depression), [anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety), and obsessive-compulsive disorder. While it can be helpful for many people, it may have some side effects like [nausea](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/symptom/immune-and-allergies/digestive-health/nausea-and-vomiting) or trouble [sleeping](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/article/nutrition-and-wellness/sleep/sleep-how-to-do-it-well). It's essential to talk to a doctor before taking sertraline to ensure it's safe and suitable for your specific situation.

Dr Roger Henderson

Chief Content Officer

[Anxiety](https://www.healthwords.ai/explore/condition/nutrition-and-wellness/mental-health/anxiety) can set in ahead of big events such as an interview or an exam, or you may just be feeling a bit on edge without any particular cause. Some pharmacy products are known to calm mild anxiety and that panicky feeling that can rise up. Let’s take a look at some of them on the market.

Best Products for Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide

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