Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Greetings: Has anyone had any successful experience treating Bi-Polar disorder using acupuncture and herbs alone? This patient is adamantly opposed to even the suggestion of western medication or psychotherapy..ie...in denial about his condition and the need for treatment. Would using 'spirit points' be useful? (The person has chronic untreated SP/LU def) Much Obliged th Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Dear Twyla, There is a very nice section in Flaws and Lake's: " Chinese Medical Psychiatry " on Bipolar Affective Disorder. I would highly recommend this textbook for anyone treating shen disturbances. Sincerely, Yehuda Twyla <twylahoodah wrote: Greetings: Has anyone had any successful experience treating Bi-Polar disorder using acupuncture and herbs alone? This patient is adamantly opposed to even the suggestion of western medication or psychotherapy..ie...in denial about his condition and the need for treatment. Would using 'spirit points' be useful? (The person has chronic untreated SP/LU def) Much Obliged th Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks, Yehuda! wrote: Dear Twyla, There is a very nice section in Flaws and Lake's: " Chinese Medical Psychiatry " on Bipolar Affective Disorder. I would highly recommend this textbook for anyone treating shen disturbances. Sincerely, Yehuda Twyla <twylahoodah wrote: Greetings: Has anyone had any successful experience treating Bi-Polar disorder using acupuncture and herbs alone? This patient is adamantly opposed to even the suggestion of western medication or psychotherapy..ie...in denial about his condition and the need for treatment. Would using 'spirit points' be useful? (The person has chronic untreated SP/LU def) Much Obliged th Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Twyla, I have had extensive personal experience with bipolar disorder because a family member has it. I want to caution you that it can be fatal, literally fatal, if symptoms are not caught in time. While acupuncture can be incredibly supportive and balancing for someone dealing with persistent mental illness, things can deteriorate rapidly. Often times, when someone is heading into, or in, a manic phase, they can feel pretty good and will reject medications, therapy, etc. How will you monitor this patient in between treatments? Are you comfortable being the only health care practitioner caring for this patient? Are you well enough acquainted with the cyclic mood swings of bipolar disorder to know the difference between an improved state of being and a head towards the manic side? Do you know how rapidly this patient tends to cycle? I don't mean to sound overly dramatic. I have worked with several patients with bipolar disorder and, in fact, just helped one woman through pregnancy and some post-partum challenges. Sometimes, the changes they experience with acupuncture allows for a decrease in medication (which must always be done with supervision due to safety issues). Sometimes, they can't decrease their meds, but getting acupuncture makes a major difference in the quality of their life. However, I'm very leary of working with someone who refuses any other help. Hope this is of some help to you. And, I'd be interested in hearing how things go if you do take on this patient. Peace, Liz - Twyla Chinese Traditional Medicine Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:53 PM needing a bit of help, please Greetings: Has anyone had any successful experience treating Bi-Polar disorder using acupuncture and herbs alone? This patient is adamantly opposed to even the suggestion of western medication or psychotherapy..ie...in denial about his condition and the need for treatment. Would using 'spirit points' be useful? (The person has chronic untreated SP/LU def) Much Obliged th Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 There are not many books in English on CM psychiatry, but still I do think that the book by Flaws and Lake lacks depth. I believe Alon Marcus made this remark before: what we need is books written by experts as opposed to just a collection of data. Like the books by Jiao Shu-de published by Paradigm Pubs I'm reading Gunther Neeb's book on blood stasis now, and it's a delightful read, if only for the case studies. Best, Tom. ---- yehuda frischman 18/03/2007 20:46:39 Chinese Medicine Re: needing a bit of help, please Dear Twyla, There is a very nice section in Flaws and Lake's: " Chinese Medical Psychiatry " on Bipolar Affective Disorder. I would highly recommend this textbook for anyone treating shen disturbances. Sincerely, Yehuda Recent Activity 8New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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