acupuncture and anxiety will it help

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Chinese Traditional Medicine , " Joelle " <italiancanolis

wrote:

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> Does

> anyone have a personal experience with this and do you now have to

go

> to ongoing sessions to keep it up?

 

Yes for the helpfulness. Not only acupuncture but acupressure and

massage can work wonders for anxiety. You can learn to do

acupressure on yourself.

 

The chiropractor I'm currently seeing often includes some

acupuncture to mellow me out. It definitely works. In the past I

had a very graphic demonstration of just how well acupressure could

work.

 

A good healer will zero in on exactly what is causing the anxiety.

In TCM anxiety often is associated with Yin Deficiency. There is

not enough Yin to properly calm (and cool and moisten) the body. Or

there may be Blood Deficiency (not necessarily the same thing as

anemia) or some other imbalances.

 

Sometimes the way a person breathes can trigger anxiety and panic

attacks. Breathing is swallow and done with the muscles of the chest

instead of deep and done with the muscles of the abdomen. A

condition called respiratory alkalosis develops as a result. The

person feels like s/he's not getting enough oxygen, but the reality

is that the oxygen level in the blood is too high and the carbon

dioxide level is too low. The treatment for this is to breathe into

and from a paper bag or hold one's breath so the CO2 level will

rise. Some foods can aggravate this condition.

 

If Qi Stagnation is a factor in the anxiety, Qi Gong exercises are

particularly good for getting Qi (and Blood) moving properly.

 

Magnesium deficiency also can manifest as anxiety and panic.

 

A TCM healer is going to want to know every single problem you have.

For example, if your bowel movements are regular, if there's any

trouble sleeping, if you're bothered by heat or cold, what your

appetite is like, your thirst, etc. In addition the TCM healer is

going to be observing things like any unusual skin tones, how

forceful you walk or talk, etc.

[Guest guest]

Hi Joelle:

i had suffered with panic attacks for over 10 years, and had not

taken drugs for similar reasons- wanted to handle naturally, and

tried all sorts of methods until about two years ago, found a

Chinese acupuncturist in the area and it was quite successful, even

amazing considering i was feeling pretty desperate. I would

definitely consider going for awhile,but also consider your diet and

what other things you can do to improve quality of life. I did not

take herbs either for this.

all the best

Dianne

 

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " Joelle " <italiancanolis

wrote:

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> Hi i read past posts about anxiety but still am questioning it. I

> have a relapse of panic attacks that have been going on for about

3

> weeks. I had them about 3 yrs ago and on my own fought them

off .

> Now there back with avengance! I am temporarily on clonapin

(sp?)

> anyway I saw a study suggesting Acipuncture as a helpful cure.

Does

> anyone have a personal experience with this and do you now have to

go

> to ongoing sessions to keep it up? I wont take herbs b/c taking

> anythiing increases my anxiety its a fear of mine (long story) If

you

> have had negative effects please dont go into detail b/c that too

will

> scare me just then say you did it and it didnt help or it was

neg.

> Thanks so much!

> Joelle

>

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after my 3rd miscarriage (due to reproductive immune problem where

caused by wife and husband sharing similar genetic dna), i experienced

insomnia, anxiety attacks, depression and after several sessions of

acupuncture with herbs. it helped me.

 

marilyn