Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Valerian for stress/anxiety

I�m looking for a herbal supplement to help manage my anxiety and the pharmacist recommended valerian. First he showed me some pills but these had lactose in; then he found me a lactose-free option, but this was a liquid which contained some alcohol - you take it by putting some drops in a glass of water and drinking. I imagine the alcohol would be diluted enough not to cause IBS problems, but just wondered if anyone had any thoughts. Perhaps I should keep looking and try to find lactose-free tablets.
I find the anxiety arises from thinking about both larger issues - like finding a job, making decisions about my life - and smaller things: getting into bed at night and realising there are phonecalls I haven�t made, people I haven�t been in touch with etc. I made myself laugh the other day because I realised I was getting stressed about finding a yoga class (which I hope might help me calm down) - I was fully aware of the irony! Anyway, I thought some sort of herbal supplement might help.

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