treatment response for heart qi def.

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Hi there...I have started to notice a pattern with my patients being treated for

anxiety/insomnia. I was wondering if others have also noticed a particular

response with their own patients. Regardless of the differentiation (excess,

deficiency, liver, heart, qi, blood, heat....) I administer the acupuncture

according to diagnoses, and inevitably these patients are always wide awake,

even fidgety, on the table. I am beginning to wonder if I am doing something

wrong. I believe chronic insomnia/anxiety is difficult to treat in general and

requires diligence in treatment and herbs, but I can not help feeling insecure

when the needles do not elicit a normal response. Generally, my other patients

fall into an altered state of consciousness while on the table with a feeling of

relaxation and happiness following treatment. If you have had more experience

with this, please let me know. Thank you. Lori