Bach Flowers Rescue Remedy?

[destiny]

A friend just gave me a dropper bottle (brand new) of Bach's Rescue Remedy. I only know what she told me and that is that it is a homeopathic and a 100% vegan extract of 5 "Bach Flowers" to help with stress and anxiety. She swears by it! It's safe for kids and for animals...

I plan to do research before taking...but I was hoping first for some non-specialized-interest opinions from you all! Have any of you tried/heard of Rescue Remedy and/or experienced any side effects?

[Kreeli]

i've used this many times, for myself and other family members. i think that it works great if the trauma isn't *too* much...but when you are really upset/hurt, the effects are negligible.

never had any side effects.

[DanaJ]

I've used it on myself and I'vealso used it on pets. It's a staple at our animal hospital also. I too will swear by it.

[missleigh]

I use it on occasion, and it works well for the more subtle stresses. It doesn't do anything for a full blown anxiety attack or anything, but it's nice to have in the ol' pocketbok.

[destiny]

For those who have tried it- what effect does it produce? Can you describe it for me...?

[missleigh]

All flower essences I have tried help me to get more of a handle of the situation. It's not that they are sedating, or anything like that, they work more to balance your system. No side effects whatsoever, very safe.

[catgirl67]

I've used it before, and it was pretty good. It just calmed me down, and like missleigh said, it helped me get a handle on the situation. I've never had any negative side effects from it. For mild to moderate stressful situations, many people swear by it. If you are a recovering alcoholic, I wouldn't recommend it, because I think it has alcohol in it. Other than that, It's 100% safe.

It helped me at work when my co-workers or deadlines stressed me out, and it helped me when family stressed me out.

[lijahbaby]

I use it. I keep some in my bag and I usually end up using it when I am driving because I get anxious. It seems to calm me down almost right away. I've also given it to my son when he was having a crying fit and couldn't breath and it calmed him down too.

[Bobsy]

I just discovered this stuff a couple of months back and I love it.

My bf takes it every night because he was suffering from vivid, terrifying nightmares. He hasn't had one since he started taking it.
I bought it originally to deal with my arachnophobia. It was getting out of hand, where I was avoiding doing things because of the fear that I might encounter a spider. I started taking this when that anxiety rose and it makes a huge difference. I even got to the stage where I touched a garden spider (I tried to get him to climb on my finger, but he wasn't really up for the idea :) ).

It also helps if I can't sleep because I'm anxious, or just can't concentrate because of anxiety.

I can't tell you how it works, but it does. :) It doesn't space you out or anything, just eases the anxiety and makes your thoughts clearer.

[renaissancesun]

yep, yep, yep! I agree with it all.

[qetta]

Sounds cool. Where do you buy it?

[Jes]

V. safe and mild.

Buy it at pretty much any HF store :)

[Jimdavis]

I plan to do research before taking...but I was hoping first for some non-specialized-interest opinions from you all!


Comparison of Flower Therapy (specifically Rescue Remedy) to placebo effect (http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/nlett40.html#bach) - Wriiten by Professor Edzard Ernst, of the University of Exeter Department of Complementary Medicine

Info on homeopathy (http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html)