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Hi folks - here's the first post for my patient who is looking for

herbal treatment. Her meds are listed first, with my synopsis

following. I'll also add that she does very well with moxa; in fact,

moxa on Ren points helps the anxiety quite a bit. Thanks for your help.

 

The meds:

Copaxone, 20 mg sub-cutaneous injection, 1x/day (for MS)

Wellbutrin, 150 mg 1x/day (for depression)

Buspar, 30 mg 2x/day (for anxiety)

Provigil, 100 mg 1x/day (for MS related fatigue)

Baclofen, 5 mg AM, 10 mg afternoon, 15 mg bedtime (for spasticity)

Detrol, 4 mg 1x/day (for bladder control/leakage due to spasticity)

Prilosec, 20 mg 1x/day (for acid reflux)

 

Tylenol PM (1000 mg acetaminophen, 50 mg diphenhydramine) - aids more

relaxed sleep, which is difficult w/MS)

 

800 mg ibuprofen as needed for pain

 

multivitamin w/calcium, minerals, antioxidants

 

evening primrose oil, 500 mg 1x/day

flax oil, 1 Tbsp/day

 

 

I have a patient who has asked me to find out some

information for her re the remedy Women's Precious (since I don't

prescribe herbs).

 

She was originally prescribed the formula about 3 years ago because of

'erratic periods'. She was 43 at the time, she and her practitioner

thought she might be perimenopausal. She was also having severe

anxiety, fluttering heartbeat, anxiety attacks (when I described

Running Piglet Qi, she thought that was exactly what she felt). She

took it for about 1 year, and felt better.

 

Then she was diagnosed with MS, and the practitioner changed the

formula (I'll have to get back to you on name of new formula - she

describes it as a tonic). Her periods stopped for a couple of months,

then she had a period and bled for several months, non-stop. Her WM

doc said she didn't ovulate, and the uterine lining built up, hence

the non-stop bleeding. Then WM doc found some uterine polyps. The

anxiety had returned. She went back on Women's Precious and the

bleeding lessened, but didn't stop. Just before I started seeing her

6 months ago, she had an endometiral oblation.

 

We've been mostly working with the Eight Extras, Ren Mai and Dai Mai.

Her MS symptoms have stabilized. However, her anxiety is coming

back. She'd like to start taking Women's Precious again because it

helped her anxiety.

 

I do Five Element acupuncture; she has a Wood CF, probably GB, and I'm

not surprised she's feeling edgy now since spring energy is here. Her

tongue is pale, thin, not much coat. Her pulses are pretty good,

although generally not very clear in the beginning of treatment, which

may be the drugs she takes - and it just occurs to me that the drugs

and herbs could be interacting, so I'll post this and get some initial

ideas from you all, and get back to you on the drugs!

karen

 

Karen Adams

Lic Ac, Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons)

Four Directions Healing Arts

112 Avenue A

Turners Falls, MA 01376

413-863-8033