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Posted 4/6/2016 1:46 PM (GMT -5)
I have been going to acupuncture for about four weeks now (1 session a week). For those of you who have received benefit from it, how long did it take to notice? How long does the pain relief or energy last?

The treatments hurt on my right side (where I have the most pain typically from lymes). Afterwards I am quite tired, but have started to feel a little less exhausted. I'm having a hard time understanding if I am receiving help from going.

Thanks,
C
Posted 4/6/2016 3:09 PM (GMT -5)
I didn't go to acupuncture, but I called doctor recently to ask about it as I have severe nerve pain, and he told me that you need to have at least 3 sessions to notice some improvement. However, I didn't start treatment due to high costs.
I hope you will be better soon.
Posted 4/7/2016 9:02 AM (GMT -5)
I used acupuncture extensively all throughout my treatments the first time around. It was the only thing that could bring my pain levels down, other than the really high powered pain meds - which I just wasn't interested in using any longer.

It all depends on the expertise and intuitiveness of your practitioner. I was very lucky to have one that was very, very good, had many years of experience and was incredibly intuitive, so I received a LOT of benefit from acupuncture.

At first, they exhausted me - I couldn't even drive to my own appts because I couldn't stay awake on the drive home - but it got easier on me as time went on and I began to feel good when I walked out of my appts.

Since you are starting to feel a bit of improvement, I would encourage you to go for a bit longer to see if it continues - I bet it does!
Posted 4/10/2016 1:59 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you! I went on Friday. I actually felt like I drank a cup of coffee instead of being there. The first several sessions I was completely worn out afterwards. This time I felt good and more like myself than I have in a long time. I have been working with an acupuncturist who has over 20 years experience, and was trained in China. She's fantastic.

I am going back next week!
Posted 4/10/2016 2:16 PM (GMT -5)
Oh YAY!! Acupuncture by a really good practitioner like that is what saved me! I'm so very happy to hear that it's working so well for you too!!

Best of luck and I hope it continues!
Posted 4/10/2016 5:56 PM (GMT -5)
Traveler Please, I miss you. My family member has been receiving acupuncture treatment from a Dr. From China, He was born and trained there. We feel he is knowledgeable but she has not received any benefit. He feels she needs treatments for immune system and to take lots of mushrooms Cordyceps and (can't remember other one). The needles are placed in the same four spots on her stomach (around belly button)and two down inside of each of her legs. An electric machine is attached to those points to make the treatment more effective. Same for each visit. He said if she was in China she would be hospitalized and received multiple accupuncture treatments per day. Does the location and treatment seem appropriate. Any suggestions or thoughts. It is sooooo expensive plus time off from work makes it even more costly.

I went with a friend to her vet visit for a family dog. They used an flashlight sized device that was an needless accupuncture machine. They ran it up and down the dogs spine . They carry such devices on web. Has anyone had personal experience with this type that I could use at home. BTW-- $80 for dog treatment.

I tried my best to research specific points on the body for treatment related to symptoms. Even massage pressure points. ( have been to another acupuncturist and he used different locations) so I'm wanting to feel a little more secure and maybe some handholding. I realize we all need it too. Thanks for listening and advising.
Posted 4/10/2016 6:31 PM (GMT -5)
Pat, you can always email me any time. As I've said, I'm not "out" of the Lyme world, just slowing down on here and starting up some other Lyme projects is all. I'm very much still "in the game".

So those are the only acupuncture sites??? That's very odd. I used to look akin to a porcupine! My practitioner would have both my back side and front side full of needles much of the time, until I was nearing my healed state. Then we kept concentrating on my immune function and my digestion (which is what the needles around the belly button are about).

I would find another one and see what happens. These practitioners are the same as the American ones are, they only see so much usually. Sometimes they are just wrong, no matter what kind of training they have. But with these infections, especially when they are long standing chronic infections, it takes the whole body to be up and functioning in order to conquer it - as well as using acupuncture, I used herbs and Traditional Chinese medicine on top of that.

I've heard about needleless acupuncture, but have always had my doubts about it's effectiveness on the really tough cases. I do understand that it's just a different method of stimulating those points, but I'm not sure it's 'enough' for the really tough cases. Acupressure might be helpful too, but for the really tough cases (long standing chronic infections), I still believe traditional Chinese acupuncture is the best - but I could easily be biased with that since it worked so very well with me.

I was doing the foot acupressure on myself (not as effective, but my hubby couldn't do it daily) and found that helpful for some issues.
Posted 4/10/2016 6:34 PM (GMT -5)
And you might find this thread helpful as well: www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3614643&g=3614742#m3614742
Posted 4/10/2016 11:45 PM (GMT -5)
Great thread... I wonder if acupuncture would help my hip joint pain and my large leg muscle pain...

-p
Posted 4/11/2016 10:26 AM (GMT -5)

Pirouette said...
Great thread... I wonder if acupuncture would help my hip joint pain and my large leg muscle pain...

-p

With the right practitioner, yes! Acupuncture was the only thing that brought me relief from my pain and it was pretty severe at one point in time. I was using oxycodone and it just wasn't doing anything for me.
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