Acupuncture for anxiety
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Hi! I am going to acupuncture this evening for the first time. I am hoping to try it for anxiety and migraines. Has anyone tried it for anxiety? Any success?
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Notes on Acupuncture for anxiety
ann55375 sylwia30346
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Do let me know if you get on with it.
sylwia30346 ann55375
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Have you noticed any difference after first session? More relaxed or anything?
Sure, I will post later
Backtome sylwia30346
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I've had 4sessions so far. It helped with my energy levels and is very calming
sylwia30346 Backtome
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Thank you for reply! Oh that is so great to hear that you found it beneficial!! Would your energy levels be low on a daily basis? I am constantly wrecked all my life
I'd love the calming effect too.... everything is crossed it will help.
Are you going to have more sessions?
Backtome sylwia30346
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My energy levels have been low for a year. I'm gonna have two more sessions so hopefully it will work.
did you have your first session?
sylwia30346 Backtome
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Oh cool, good it wasn't for life time like me! I will have it tonight at 8pm (not sure where you are based but I am in Ireland) so 6 more hours to go
Excited but just hope to relax and let the guy do it, I'm not afraid of needles but since I have health anxiety I am worried something could go wrong! Ha ha
2 more to go for you sounds great, it shouldn't be too expensive treatment and hopefully it will help for a long time!
Backtome sylwia30346
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Lol I'm in Ireland too 😁 it feels weird, like your body starts to feel heavy and you get kinda tired but it's normal. Make sure you drink plenty of water before and after coz it can sometimes cause a headache.
sylwia30346 Backtome
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Cool!!!
Thanks for the tip! I have a headache already today as my neck muscles are just very tight but I will defo drink a lot of water! I heard people get great night sleep after it 😉
Backtome sylwia30346
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I get horrible pain too in neck and shoulders and the acupuncture helped that too 👍😁 let me know how you get on with it. They say at least 3sessions before you start to feel better. I slept a lot after my first two. Exhausted haha
sylwia30346 Backtome
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That's the job now as this is one of my main issues! Delighted it has helped you! I will be patient with it, anything that will help the pains will be so good. Pain between my shoulder blades does my head in at thid stage... but look, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger
I will defo let you know how it went. Thanks for the replies as it has really helped and gave me hope 
sylwia30346
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So here I am, back and all from the acupuncture! I think it went well! I couldn't fully relax since it was the first session but it feels good after
I had a mild headache that was there all day but that went away after the session. But - I have a different type of headache now, on left side of my head. But other than that it feels good, I feel wrecked and dreaming of bed 
Your man said there is a lot going on so we will have to tackle few things at a time but he said I will get better. I think today relaxed me a good bit and I cannot wait to go to bed and get good sleep. I feel a bit dizzy or something, a bit drunk or smtg but it feels good 
He said I will need to go every 3-4 days for a couple of weeks now and then the spaces between sessions will be longer. Everything is crossed things will improve!
Backtome sylwia30346
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That's good to hear. So glad it went well. I actually loved my first session. I love how they go through every single thing your going through and try to heal you as a hole. When I go to the doctor it's like they only have time to discuss one issue and they don't realise that everything could be connected.. like I had glandular fever last year and have had a million health issues ever since plus anxiety.. but my doc can never figure out what the hell is going on.. When I went for acupuncture after listening to my whole story she concluded the virus is still there causing chaos all over my body and the goal of treatment is to flush it out!
I slept like a baby after the first session 😁👍enjoy ?
sylwia30346
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Great to hear you find it so good and that you found someone who tackles the issues with complexicity. You are right, GP's usually have very limited time and are trying to get to the point straight away rather than trying to understand what can cause the problem. All give give is more medications without trying to seek for alternative. When I asked my GP about CBT first he told me he is not going to refer me and he doesn't think this is something I need... eh just as well I didn't listen to him!
Umfortunately I didn't sleep well at all for some reason last night, in fact I was awake for a lot of the night but I am thinking it was prob my anxiety keeping me awake. Esp that I had a headache all night long too. Even now my head is sore at the back, where the base of the skull is but I think I feel calmer than the day before anyway so that is some start
I will give it few sessions to work first and see then. Will keep ye posted how I'm doing so if I succeed maybe this will be something you should try too!
Looking forward to another session now
If anyone else can share their experience with acupuncture feel free to post please!
ann55375 sylwia30346
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feeling so depressed and anxious i can hardly get there.
do you take anti deps to help your condition?
i am nit sure acupuncture will work alone.
sylwia30346 ann55375
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Hi Ann, apologies for late reply, somehow I unfollwed my own discussion! Haha
How are you feeling now? I think it takes time for changes... I don't think acupuncture itself will sort everything out, we need habit changes and the way we think... it takes time!!!
I have 3 sessions completed too, also I had cupping done on my back on the top of it. Feeling a bit calmer I must say.
No I do not take any ant depressants and tbh I never will! I know for some ppl they are life saver but have a slightly different opinion about them. They are not solving the problem but masking it. I think to fully overcome anxiety, once and for all we need to be conscious about the disorder and how it impacts our lives and how to fight it. Very hard road but I think it's the most effective.