Homeopathic Remedies for Mental And Physical Stress!

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your to-do list seems endless, deadlines are fast approaching and you find yourself saying I cannot cope any longer? Stress is primarily a physical response. When stressed, the body thinks it is under attack and switches to ‘fight or flight’ mode, releasing a complex mix of hormones and chemicals such as adrenaline, cortisol to prepare the body for physical action. Prolonged stress if taken on a daily basis can lead to increase in sugar and blood pressure levels, and a decrease in libido.

Symptoms to identify, if you are stressed are: Becoming easily agitated, a feeling of losing control, poor self-esteem, difficulty in relaxing your mind, constant worrying. On the Physical front, you may feel low on energy, have vague muscular pains, headaches, insomnia, dry mouth, clenched jaw, grinding teeth, being nervous and shaking, catching colds frequently and experience poor appetite

Each one of us faces a little stress every now and then, but if this stress becomes chronic, we should be careful as it leads to many diseases like Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, depression, anxiety, obesity, loss of libido, IBS to name a few.

Homoeopathy believes in mind body connection between diseases (Psychosomatic Illness). Medicines in Homoeopathy are selected based on causative factor of your illness thereby treating you as a whole and removes the root cause of illness. Homoeopathic medicines are totally safe and free from any side effects,

Homoeopathic medicines to treat stress are:

1. Argentum Nitricum: This medicine tops the list of medicines for stress and is suitable for Type A personality who are always hurried,impatient, prone to diarrhoea from stress and anxiety and crave for sweets.

2. Nux Vomica: This medicine is suited to people who are perfectionist and easily irritable. They suffer from chronic constipation.

3. Kali Phos: Suitable for people who are overworked mentally and have a “Burn out” state of mind and suffer from Insomnia. Suitable for students and researchers. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a Homeopath.