Rescue Remedies - the power of the flower?

TheBigCheese · 8 Feb 2010 at 23:06

Firstly, let me say this is NOT a medical thread, I am not asking for any advice. It's not even medical really, just looking for any others experiences.

Hi guys

I was just wondering if anyone has any experience or understanding of "Rescue Remedies".

They are small bottles that you can get derived from flowers and herbs which are reputed to help you with a variety of (as far as I can gather) mental conditions, such as stress and depression.

They aren't medical as such, they are freely sold over the counter, and as far as I can gather you can't OD on them.

The science seems to be a bit more solid than with homeopathic remedies - there is active ingredient in each bottle.

I was just wondering if anyone had tried them before and found if they were helpful or not.

I should add that I am looking for others experiences with them, whether positive or negative. If you haven't heard anything about them up to now please don't start getting into a debate about whether they are valid or not, I have no idea myself. A £6 placebo which convinces the taker they are feeling better is better than a £7.20 pescription which really does knock you out if your problem is depression or stress.

Experiences only please

*awaits OCUKF legendary ability to derail threads*

apeZ · 9 Feb 2010 at 00:11

Came in here expecting a thread about smoking weed.

Cosimo · 9 Feb 2010 at 00:15

apeZ said:
Came in here expecting a thread about smoking weed.

Don't tell me, you left empty handed.

arknor · 9 Feb 2010 at 00:18

i had a very positve experience with the mustard one i left it dangling over my bed with the lid off and the aroma surounded my curing my cold and fever within an hour.

MissMcT · 9 Feb 2010 at 08:28

I used to use the Bach's rescue remedy during exams and found it worked pretty well

Vix · 9 Feb 2010 at 08:42

We used to use the Bach Rescue Remedy on stressed dogs at the RSPCA - I didn't realise it was for human use until years later! I have used it for exams and races and find it helps. I have a little anxiety thing when I need to go out on my own, especially to new places, and I find it really does help in that situation too.

Angilion · 9 Feb 2010 at 09:49

The science seems to be a bit more solid than with homeopathic remedies - there is active ingredient in each bottle.

I've looked on the website and there is no mention of any active ingredients. In fact, there's no mention of any ingredients. It's pure advertising, no content at all. No, wait, that's not true. The website does contain one actual piece of information - the pastilles contain Xylitol and are unsuitable for pets.

as far as I can gather you can't OD on them.

If that's the case, they can't have any effect at all. You can OD on anything that has any effect other than pure placebo. You can OD relatively easily on anything that has relatively major effects.

I wouldn't have bothered replying, but you made factual claims about this product that were not supported and I wanted to address that.

Rich_L · 9 Feb 2010 at 09:58

The fact they sell it as 'every woman's emotional ally' should tell you everything you need about it's efficacy, or more pertinently lack of.

sammo62 · 9 Feb 2010 at 10:22

They are pretty much a placebo according to science, but placebos can work well with regard to psychological problems like anxiety.

jamief · 9 Feb 2010 at 10:51

sammo62 said:
They are pretty much a placebo according to science, but placebos can work well with regard to psychological problems like anxiety.

Rescue remedy is commonly used by vets / animal rescue centres with (anecdotally, I'll admit) good results, which would discount it being a placebo.

Burnsy2023 · 9 Feb 2010 at 11:34

sammo62 said:
They are pretty much a placebo according to science, but placebos can work well with regard to psychological problems like anxiety.

Placebos are proven to work well on conditions which aren't psychological as well. Placebos can lower blood pressure and thin blood etc.