Acupuncture For Anxiety?

[I love my love]

Has anyone tried this? If so what where the results

 

[htescuazindiccexp]

Try 5 Elements Acupuncture, totally fantastic.

 

[sayed]

I would love to try accupuncture, but I am such a coward.
Does it hurt?[:'(]

 

[cljwealw]

Some people don't feel anything at all or some a little uncomfortable, but that is usually a positive sign. It usually isn't agonising though.

Lesley

 

[czarina]

Ok, I'll be honest, it hurts like hell.

I have only had western acupuncture which doesn't hurt too much at all and 5 Elements which isn't always painful but when it hits the spot it is something to shout about, and yes, I have screamed.

Sorry, don't mean to put you off, but it is over in a split second. The needles go in and out immediately and aren't left in. I always felt that if it hurt then they did the job.

She sorted out my constant state of freezing the first visit. I had chills and they went immediately. I continued to see her as it was addictive. She balanced me out and helped me a lot. After about 8 treatments I no longer felt the need to go back, which she had told me would happen anyway. I'll go back now only when I feel the need.

What's a little pain if it works? She has actually kept me sane over the past few months, so it was worth every cuss and scream.

 

[bp9770]

Candie

The one I had must have been different because the needles were left in for 15 minutes and weren't painful at all. I've also had dry needling by an osteopath which was more painful, but not awful.

Lesley

 

[Eiginh]

i had a fear of needles and only sought acupuncture through advice from a friend. i tried japanese acupuncture and i felt hardly anything to nadda! even allowed her to burn ??? (some herb) on my body and i had no clue over the exception of feeling heat. all sessions was quite enjoyable and no pain! i healed/overcame my needle fear!

my practioner is skilled in both chinese and japanese acupuncter....japanese acupuncture uses thinner needles!

*edit* i only saw her twice...the sessions "cured" me from my health problem. (but she also said i am a fast healer )

but i also asked questions to practioners about anxiety at one time...it depends what you're going through, but i believe most if not all can be helped overcome with acupuncture between 1 visit to ?.

 

[Penny Odel]

Hello,

Burning of herbs is called moxibustion. It is a herb that grows in the cold arid regions, and it helps heat up either a specific area or the whole body.
As for pain, I would guess that it depends on one's condition... Usually points that are good for solving the problem one has are painful. But I'd guess that some points tend to be more painful than others, maybe part of the point's nature?

Artemis

 

[O-baa-ma]

Acupressure is very effective and doesn't involve any needles, just firm pressure on the points. When treating for painful conditions It may be uncomfortable but that means youve got the right spot. Treating for anxiety should not hurt and may feel pleasant.

I've had acupuncture for hayfever and sat on reception at the physio where I worked with needles in my nose for about half an hour once!. It didn't precisely hurt, just a bit weird.
It worked well though.

Jan

 

[Calinda]

The pain or nip of the initial puncture can be minimised or eradicated by using a guide tube to insert the needle. The pressure of the tube stretches out the pores of the skin so that the needle can slide in.

Must of the pain associated with hyperdermic needles is due to the cutting of the needles as they are much larger, due to them being hollow to allow the withdrawal of tissue or fluid, or for injecting a fluid. Whereas acupuncture needles are much finer & tend to pass between the fibres of the tissues, so usually little or no pain. But a dull ache is not unusual, especially if inserted into muscles that are excessively tight or in spasm. [&:]

Some traditional approaches use jabbing, thrusting and manipulation os the needles, which I imagine is painful, but these approaches are less common in the West. []

For anxiety, then it would be more appropriate to see a Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) acupuncturist, 5-Element or Japanese, rather than a western (dry needling) acupuncturist.

There's more info on the link below on the various types (sorry nothing on the Japanese type though) - http://fp.osteopath.plus.com/holistic-centre/serv/acupuncture1.htm

Andrew.

PS We'll probably move this thread to acupuncture Forum when it's sank down a page or two, should you return to find it has strayed. Also, don't forget there's a Search facility at the top of page to help find 'Subjects'.

 

[mlenxuruiuhideevt]

The one's in the little toe and under the ball of the foot on the medial side are the worst! I believe most find them painful, so not just me being a wimp.[&:]

 

[casinobar]

oowwww candie!!! thanks for that..i just completely felt a visual of that!

come to think of it i didn't like it much when she stuck 'em in my big toe! and i tend to smile a lot and raise my eyebrows when expressing myself (wrinkles appearing to prove it ) but each time i did that and the needles moved that were in my face...it hurt a tad.

i can tolerate pain very well, but as i get older i feel it more than past.


ps...she told me she can do accupunture without needles and be just as effective...but i decided just to go with the japenese methods.


<<<rambling now but in my second session, i started getting visuals of the emotional problems that led my body to the condition i was in....the condition i sought acupunture to heal!