Bach Rescue Remedy

[leelapops]

Anyone ever tried this? How effective did you find it in alleviating short-term stress? Or is the benefit of its use 'all in the mind'?

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[Bathsheba]

I use Bach remedies all the time + think they're great.Go for it leela!

[leelapops]

Thanks tm. I am just a little sceptical. It's just some flowery alcohol really! Wonder if the biggest effect I will experience is mild tipsiness?!

Time will tell. Apparently some people swear by it...

[leelapops]

Bath, thank you :) Apparently I need "Elm" and "Aspen", but I didn't want to splash out �13, so thought I would give the Rescue Remedy a go first, as my 'stress' is only short-term (I hope!)

Like I say I am just a little sceptical, and wonder if part of it is psychological. That said, treatments are always personal aren't they.
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[funnygirl]

I agree with Tasty, I found it utterly useless.
It is not even in the mind as it did not affect in anyway what so ever!!!

[leelapops]

funnygirl, thanks :)

I am just awaiting a sudden zen-like calmness where nothing phases me, and all the work I do just seems to melt into manageability!

Maybe I am expecting a little much...
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[pastafreak]

I had a specific remedy made up for me years ago.....and it did wonders. In the mind?...who cares-it did the trick. I now use the Rescue Pastilles for occasional tension.

[leelapops]

pastafreak, thank you. I suppose what works, works! My main concern really is that it's a lot of money to pay out for something if it is ineffectual...But if I feel it working, it's all good!

I thought about a tailored consultation, but I have also considered seeing the Chinese Medicine place for a consultation there. It just always looks so solitary and intimidating in there! Eeek!


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[Ethel]

Those with liver disease or alcohol related problems can't take it.

[jane1098]

i use it before going to the dentist (if i i have more than a check up)
i also used it before having my tattoo done.
it works for me.

[leelapops]

Thanks Ethel. That's an important consideration!

Thanks jane. Sounds like it's effective for you. I need full-on general anaesthetic for the dentist, which is why I haven't been for so long :S That's bad isn't it!

I may give it a go for my next tat, too. Is it safe, given the alcohol content? I know it is minimal.
DO people use it daily? Or as and when?

[funnygirl]

Leela, let us know if it works for you.

[jane1098]

it says on the bottle
4 drops 4 times daily (either on your tongue or in water)
i drop it on my tongue
it seems perfectly safe and theres no side affects
give it a go...
good luck!

[leelapops]

funny, I will, thanks!

jane, I read the instructions, but just wondered if it needed long-term use to really feel the effects.

I'll def give it a chance anyway. Thanks!

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[Louise1234]

I swear by it. I use it when I am nervous and it really helps to calm me down

[jane1098]

i found it worked more or less straight away.
just before i leave to go i'd plonk the drops on my tongue then while waiting i'd feel calmer.
once there (in the chair) having whatever done i wouldn't feel so nervous. when its all done you're relaxed anyway because its all over.

[moonshadow]

I bought the rescue pastilles last year and as the ingredient list was so small didn't look until I got home and boy did I get a shock. They had aspartame in them which is a well known trigger for hyperacivity and causes quite a few problems in sensitive folks. Infact M&S,Tesco and a few other large manufacturers had taken this ingredient out of their products because of the harm it caused.So I wrote them a stinker of a letter and sent back the pastilles.They apologised and sent me a really nice letter and said they would look into it.This morning I received another letter from them and three months supply of the new formula Pastilles thanking me for drawing this problem to their attention.What shocked me was that a company such as Bach would put toxic substances in the pastilles in the first place.So if anyone is buying them please make sure you have the new stock and they are alcohol free.

[Ethel]

Aspartame is approved in the UK for food use - it is widely used in 'diet' drinks as a sweetener, and is in fact Candarel, Nutrasweet and Splenda.
It's in lots of popular diet drinks, ice creams, chewing gum, sugar free mints...

So Bach wasn't acting in any illegally adding this to their pastilles. But it's good to know they acted on your letter.

[jack daniels]

try approaching your pharmacist - they are quite well informed of pros & cons and it might be advisible to have a chat with your GP - they can put you on the right track especially if you're taking medication already - you don't want to cause more harm then good