CalmiGo Immediate Anxiousness & Stress Relief, Natural Calming Device, Portable, Sleep Assistant, Panic Attack Relief, Relaxation, Calm for Anxiety

Has helped my daughter

I initially received a faulty device, where the batteries needed to be replaced every week, whether it was used or not. Eventually, I got a replacement device from the company, which I am quite pleased with. It works as well as breathing techniques work. The device is not magic, but I have found it extremely helpful because I find deep breathing difficult when I am anxious, and this device takes the thinking out of the equation.The device with the faulty battery unit was quite frustrating and it took me quite a while to get it replaced. It might not sound like a big deal, but the device needs to be taken apart with a screwdriver in order to replace the batteries, and the issue seemed to be getting worse over time. It's a real pain when you're reaching for the device and the batteries are already going dead, even though you replaced them a few days ago and haven't used it since. I had the malfunctioning device for a total of 3 months. Initially, I received a comment on my review here requesting that I contact them for a replacement, but I reached out to the company twice through their website and never got a response. I only got a response from the company when I went through Amazon's complaint system. The customer service rep that I reached through Amazon's complaints was very helpful and responsive. But I do not think they should have a help form on their website that they do not appear to monitor at all.Apart from all that, I do not find their scented units add much to the device. I have tried all three scents, and they all are very strong at the beginning, but then very quickly the scent becomes muted. The lavender scent mutes to a scent that smells very sickly to me, so I don't even use those. I'd like to experiment with using an essential oil as a cheap way to scent the pads once every week or two, but I won't be buying any more scent pads from the company.Overall, I think it's a good device, but some aspects don't appear to be ready for prime time. I do not know how common the battery issue is, but if you receive a faulty device, I would recommend going through Amazon for a replacement instead of contacting them directly.Edit: I've had this device now for 8 months, and I lowered my review by one star due to the price. I have different devices that are not the same as the calmigo, but that I use far more when I have anxiety and cost me less money. For example, a throat irrigator like MyPurMist or VocalMist, or a Pranamat massage mat. These are NOT the same thing as a Calmigo, but they were all less expensive and things that I find more effective for destressing. $180 is really steep for this device. It's fine, I still use it from time to time, but if you are on a budget and looking for effective ways to destress, this isn't the first product I would recommend.I feel like a major selling point of this small and portable device should be that it is discreet and easy to use in public, but it really looks like you are having an asthma attack while you are using it. Most people will think it's an emergency inhaler because that's exactly what it looks like. So it isn't really that discreet, in my opinion. I wouldn't use it in public, out of fear of a stranger approaching me to try to "help" me. The device itself does calm me down, but sometimes I suspect it's really just making me feel light-headed? I don't know. It's a tough sell for $180.Edit2: So it's a little over a year later, and this device has been unused for quite a while. I now believe that the only way to effectively manage anxiety through breathing, is to train yourself to consistently breathe in and out through the nose, which is incompatible with the Calmigo, which requires you to breath out through your mouth. I'll leave the rest of the review as it is, but I would not recommend this device. To start, I recommend looking into Breath by James Nestor, or looking up Patrick McKeown's work. Take care and I hope you all find help.

I’m flying quite often for work purposes. Over the last few years, I started experiencing some flight anxiety. I tried many solutions to overcome this, including sleeping pills or even just exhausting myself before the flight – however nothing seemed to help. I decided to take my chance and try CalmiGo (after all, I had nothing to lose…). Since I experience this type of anxiety only on flights, the CalmiGo support team advised me to start using it just a few days before the flight, whenever I feel the tension is building up. So I did it, and I couldn’t believe it – but it actually worked! I arrived much more relaxed to the flight, and once I started to get that pressure crawling into me when the plane took off, I used CalmiGo for a few minutes just until I got my pulse back. Although it was a long flight, I needed to use it only once (and even managed to get some sleep!). I highly recommend ClamiGo to anyone that is suffering from flights anxiety, or anyone that just need that extra help to relax, and is looking for a natural, non-drug option. Safe flight everyone!

My daughter has been suffering for a long time from panic attacks that had a major impact on her life (She is highly competitive and a high achiever), and because of medication conflict and side effects, cannot take anti-anxiety medications. Based on a recommendation from a psychologist, I decided to buy her CalmiGo.She is now two weeks into using the product , she feels it works well for her. She uses it regularly and feels much calmer all day long, and if she feels anxiety developing she says the relief when using the device is quick, almost immediate. And since it is so small she can take it anywhere. I am thrilled with the outcome for my daughter, (no medication, no side effects), and in our case It is absolutely worth the money and I would highly recommend it.

Your better off buying a tin whistle and an incense stick. If it worked for you great and I'm happy for you but for me this was an overpriced useless trinket. Very disappointed in this purchase.