Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Can acupuncture or other eastern medicine help mental problems like depression or more severe problems like bipolar or psycotic tendancies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Matthew, My experience with acupuncture and herbal medicine in treating mental disorders, though not extensive, has thus far been fairly successful. Results will vary from patient to patient, but they can be effective. The key is to get these patients to want to seek help for their conditions, and you have to earn their trust. Without these two components, probability of success drops tremendously. Mental disorders are rather well-documented in Oriental Medical texts from onset to herbal formulas and point prescriptions. It is a completely different system from Western psychology or psychiatry. Ming Matthew <mja55428 wrote: Can acupuncture or other eastern medicine help mental problems like depression or more severe problems like bipolar or psycotic tendancies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Yes, it can Matthew! I personally have Bi-Polar Disorder, and I have been studying Acupuncture for mental disorders. I'm not exactly sure where the right places are, but there are online charts that show you where the needles will be pinpointed. Most of the needles go around your head, and since Acupuncture is believed to situate certain chemicals in muscle groups, they have found that the chemical imbalance that causes mental illness may be reformulated through Acupuncture! I know it isn't a cure, but it does help! --Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Hi Matthew Absolutely, yes!! Acupuncture and herbs as well as Asian bodywork forms have proven extremely effective in helping these disorders. I also advocate the use of meditation techniques to retrain the mind. Especially for depression, meditation techniques such as the Inner Smile Meditation (Mantak Chia's Healing Dao tradition) and Tonglin (a simple traditional Buddhist meditation you will find in Pema Chodron's " When Things Fall Apart " ) are very easy to learn and extremely effective in changing the neurotransmitter mix in the brain to alleviate mental suffering. There are many Chinese herbal formulas which will smoothe out the problems associated with depression as well as bipolar disorder and psychotic tendancies. Acupuncture, too, can be very helpful and is not to be dismissed. As with any medicine, it is extremely important to find an experienced, compassionate, dedicated and qualified practitioner to help with these problems. Especially if there is no organic damage to the brain and these problems are suspected to have been the result of emotional stress and trauma, the prognosis can be quite hopeful. But even in cases of organic dysfunction, Chinese traditional treaments can work almost like " magic " in many cases. Although, I can assure you, it is not magic at all but a very well developed, complex field of study. Good luck to you. Thanks, Shanna acupuncture , " Matthew " <mja55428> wrote: > Can acupuncture or other eastern medicine help mental problems like > depression or more severe problems like bipolar or psycotic > tendancies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Hi Ming Blue Poppy has published a wonderful text called " Chinese Medical Psychiatry " by Bob Flaws and James Lake, MD. Depression and Bi Polar illness are both covered in pretty good detail with acupuncture suggestions and herbal prescriptions. I have found this Blue Poppy series to be quite informative and helpful in the clinic. They also have texts on treating diabetes, renal diseases and a wonderful general text on modern Western Medical diseases. I own them all and recommend them highly. Thanks, Shanna acupuncture , " Ming H. Lee " <aceqihealer> wrote: > Do you have more specific information on which points and/or herbs were used to treat bipolar and schizophrenic illness? I am interested in knowing both what does work and what doesn't work, and such information would be valuable for development of future treatments. Thank you. > > Ming H. Lee, MPH, L.Ac. > > > > " L.Win " <rustym@p...> wrote: > - > Gotta be careful here, Matthew, because much bi polar stuff is brain > chemical stuff and although TCM may help in some cases it more often > doesn't. > > > > New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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