It sounds a fantastic claim, but I'll read up a bit on it so thanks.

Must admit though I've not had any drug - prescribed or illicit - that had a more immediate and powerful effect on my anxiety than a benzodiazepine (granted I've not tried heroin before!).

Thankfully they are incredibly hard to get prescribed where I live due too all the above associated dangers.

▲ astura 8 hours ago | parent [-]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12500767/ - this is the study the GP is talking about.

	▲	throwaway2037 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Also: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19962288/ `> A multi-center, double-blind, randomised study of the Lavender oil preparation Silexan in comparison to Lorazepam for generalized anxiety disorder` FYI: CalmAid a brand name for Silexan, and Ativan is a brand name for Lorazepam.