Does Bach Rescue Remedy work?

[MrsLCSofLichfield]

Just that, really. I have a difficult occasion coming up and want to not dissolve in tears if I can help it. Was thinking of buying the spray. TIA.

I'm not sure how much is placebo but I have found it helpful in the past! I failed my first driving test because I was shaking so much I couldn't hold the clutch down (nervous being tested, not nervous driver!) and took rescue remedy for my next test and passed easily!

It's homeopathic, so technically no, but it works quite well for me and DS1. It might be one of those "placebos work even if you know it's a placebo" thing.

It works for me, don’t care if it’s placebo or not! As do Kalms.

I swear it works in my pet for trips to the vet, much less shaking in the carrier! I like the melts as well as the spray as your can discretely pop one in your mouth. A psychologist told me to tense my pelvic muscles if I felt tearful, seems to help. Someone on here suggested pressing your tongue into the roof of your mouth to prevent tears, tried that one recently, got asked if I was okay as I looked a bit funny, so probably give that one a miss!
Hope the occasion isn’t too distressing for you.

No, total snake oil, OP. What kind of difficult is your occasion? I’ ve found beta blockers useful in the past.

no, they don't have any active ingredients in them. you might just as well suck on a boiled sweet.

the placebo effect is powerful though and might be enough to get you through.

I think its basically brandy! Maybe a hip flask?!

As above, placebos work.

I've tried the drops and the sweets.

Placebo effect.

Yes it does.

@MrsLCSofLichfield Kalms work for me when I’m feeling a bit anxious or emotional.

Yes, it’s either the placebo effect or the brandy. Now I just buy a decent brandy and have a teaspoon of that but my DC whose 13 likes the Bach stuff.

Chewing gum is great

It's brandy!

If ever there was a situation in which a safe and (relatively) cheap placebo was worth trying then this is it. I like the one with the dropper - the ritual of counting out the drops on your tongue makes it work better than just sucking a pastille for me.

It has got my adult daughter through many events in her life- exams, driving test, emigration etc. She is convinced that it works and thats good enough for me 🤷🏻‍♀️

Found it great for all 3 of my kids during exam time. Calming enough to go from virtually unable to pass their kicks from nerves to acing their exams - its cheap, natural and works for so many people. Definitely worth a try and preferable to beta blockers any day imo

I've never used it, but I thought it had alcohol in it so possibly could word?

I use it a lot if i have to go somewhere that is crowded because i panic (always have, nothing to do with covid) I dont know if it really works or if it is just pyschclogical but does it really matter if it allows me to continue my day?

It's brandy!

And therefore it works.

Despite understanding all the reasons why it shouldn't work it worked for me. For around a fiver a bottle it's worth a go.

@Fauvist

I think its basically brandy! Maybe a hip flask?!

It’s brandy Jim, but not as we know it - used to be bloody rough stuff that was shipped in big plastic barrels.

I find it helpful for taking anxiety down a few notches and making everything cope-able with.

Compared to the side effects of medication and the need to arrange and attend a GP appointment to get any (no mean feat), I think you can’t go wrong in trying it. It’s not particularly expensive, so why not give it a whirl.

I’m my experience no it doesn’t work, could work got others as a placebo maybe ? Kalms also doesn’t work. I could chomp them down like smarties and no effect whatsoever

It's brandy yes but you take about five drops so I doubt it's the alcohol having any effect.