predominant sympathetic nervous system?

[stevenscott]

I suffer from a predominant sympathetic nervous system,which means that i am always nervous,feeling warm and my nervous system is mostly running "flight or fight",does anyone know of the best think i could do to help this,will changing my diet help?The reason i ask this is because i can feel more nervous after certain foods,mainly high sugar type foods,any advise would be much appreciated,i am sure other people suffer the same!

[Kay]

Hi,I've had panic attacks and anxiety for years ( On and off). Coffee and Cola make me hyper. I keep in a Bach Rescue Remedy for anxiety,you can buy it from any healthshop.Its perfectly safe and a couple of drops on your tongue will calm you instantly. Have you had your thyroid checked as In a Pickle asked?

[David H]

Another here with chronic anxiety and panic attacks, sounds more or less the same as yours. I tried various forms of talking therapies and healing with no effect, and spent a few years on a course of mild anti-depressants as a last resort, which not only brought me back to fairly close to how I was before, but the effects lasted after I went off them 2 years ago more or less, appearing to reset my system to how it should be.

[AB Editor]

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[Localgirl]

Most Health Food Shops today have a Food Allergy Tester who visits every so often.  You can make an appointment and she will test you to see what foods you may be intolerant to.  I suffered terribly from migraines and I was amazed by leaving certain foods out of my diet that they disappeared.  It cost me about �40 but worth every penny.