Posted by TamaraJ on March 19, 2005, at 12:45:32
In reply to Acupuncture???, posted by Sarah T. on March 18, 2005, at 20:19:36
Hi Sarah,
Hi have had accupuncture treatments in the past (last year, I did weekly treatments for a number of months). I don't know if accupuncture can lower corisol, but what I found was that I was very relaxed and calm, yet energized after a treatment. And, this feeling would last for days after a treatment. Accupuncture is supposed to be quite effective for depression and anxiety. It usually takes a few visits for a person experiencing a marked improvement/response. I probably would have responded much better had I not been severely iron deficient at the time. I am currently seeing an alternative doctor (he is Vietnamise, and is trained in Western medicine [orthopedic surgeon}, who now runs a small clinic where he employs accupuncture. He is quite well-known and highly respected where I live (even physicians go to him for treatment), and he has a very good success rate in terms of treating people with a wide range of disorders and illnesses.
Accupuncture is certainly worth a try. It was not terribly expensive for me. The person I saw last year charged only $30 for a treatment (and my insurance covered 80%, up to about $500). A treatment sometimes lasted close to one hour (if she did accupuncture on both the front and the back).
Tamara
> I've known quite a few people who've benefited from acupuncture for arthritis and other types of pain. What about acupuncture for lowering cortisol? I have high cortisol and have tried various traditional and alternative meds in an attempt to lower it, all to no avail. I'm at my wits' end and am seriously considering trying acupuncture. Has anyone here tried it for this purpose? If you haven't tried it, have you heard of or read about anyone having success with this method?
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