What do acupuncturists think of Wellbutrin’s affect on the nervous system ?

hey all, writing in because I've been feeling sooooo angry for the past 2 days since my last accupuncture session and i have no idea what to do with all these feelings. i've tried brisk walking, punching pillow,s journalling, breathing, even yelling LOL. i literally just dont know what to do with these feelings. i've always had surpressed anger so i think its kind of coming out now.

do i just wait it out or do i have to process it in some way?

I did acupuncture 3x a week for 2 months before surgery, completely pain free, helped at the time as I was barely walking with my back & hip pain. My surgery recovery was very easy, I think for sure because of the acupuncture.

My pelvic floor physical therapist reccomended I go back, but I decided to try a new doctor since the old place always messed up my appointments. He worked on my back where they think I have some nerve damage from the endo.

The needles hurt going in, I was flinching with each one, never had that before. Then while I was laying with the needles in I had pain - extreme pain, same as my endo craming, on my left side where my surgeon said most of my endo was.

The acupuncturist insists it can't be from the acupuncture & must be the position, but I sleep in that same position on the side & I haven't had cramping like that since before surgery. Does anyone have any idea what could've happened?

Hi! I’m an acupuncture student and I’m thinking of asking for an e-stim machine for Christmas since Lhasa OMS tends to have sales around the holidays.

The Pantheon ones are too expensive for me, but I’ve seen some smaller ones that seem good. What do you recommend? Thanks!

I am seeing a new acupuncturist. My second visit she put a needle above my ankle and it made a bit of a popping feeling (not sure there was an audible sound) and hurt more than usual. What would cause this? I know I should have said something in the moment.

Hi! I’ve started seeing an acupuncturist 2x a week (for tight shoulders and teeth clenching when I sleep - I used to get Botox at the dentist for it, but I figured I’d try this for a while). He’s diagnosed imbalances with my liver and spleen and I had my first treatment. Only complaint is I dozed off during and twitched and that hurt.

I’ll ask these questions at my next session too, but I wanted to know before then, and I don’t want to call and ask because I’m still learning to understand his accent (I think I’m one of his few non-Chinese clients) and that’s easier for me in person.

I know I’m supposed to avoid excess heat and exercise AFTER, but what about before? Can I do cardio before? Can I use a sauna, steam room, hot tub? Any concerns with red light therapy before/after since that’s not excessively warm?

hi all! grateful to have found this sub. long story short, after about a month of a MS relapse after being good for a year, and then 8 years prior that, a visit with my neuro and chats about the pros/cons to solumedrol (I've awful reactions, so trying to avoid at all costs) I had scheduled my first acupuncture consult and appointment. then had a second one yesterday (:

any other MS'ers here that have had success in reduction of intensity of amount of relapse? im very hopeful! would love to hear recommendations, tips, really anything from anybody for my going forward ✨

thanks in advance!

Aside from needles, e stim machine, cups a table, what other things do you use with your patients?

For example, i just got a Healthy Line JET mat, and have been thinking about getting a red light therapy device to use with my patients.

(As the title suggests, I am complete newby. I did very little research before going in to the session. I apologize if the things I'm describing seem obvious to you; please know that I'm being 100% sincere and would appreciate any feedback).

Okay, so I've been a pretty avowed skeptic for most of my life. In recent years, however, I've grown more distrustful of western medicine--not to a degree where I dismiss it outright, but I'm less likely to accept all claims made in the name of "science" as gospel truths.

I've had a lingering shoulder pain for almost three years. Doctors offered me NSAIDs and then opioids but they said there was really nothing I could do to treat the root cause of the pain, because they couldn't figure out what that root cause was.

Fed up, I started receiving massage therapy once every few weeks, and it's done a lot of help. I also ignored the advice of doctors who told me to stop exercising, and once I began lifting weights again that also helped. A friend suggested I try acupuncture and I said sure, why not.

The session was fine. I felt no pain from the needles--only a slight tingling. I was surprised that the acupuncturist didn't insert them directly into the areas where I feel pain, but, again I didn't know anything about the process and I trusted her.

She left the room and allowed me to rest/meditate for about 20 minutes. I felt some very mild muscle spasms and a strange sense of relief but nothing else. Then she came back in and had me sit up. It felt like I had been hanging upside down for an hour and sat up abruptly so that all my blood came rushing back to my head.

There's no other way to describe it: I could physically feel my thoughts, as if they had material weight. I was dizzy and confused in manner similar to a mild panic attack, only without any sense of dread. It wasn't until I got home and laid down that I realized my shoulder pain had diminished to next to nothing.

But laying down... again, I don't want to sound corny, but it was like I could feel some kind of energy churning around all throughout my body, as if there were spirits or demons inside me that were slowly leaking out.

Again, I felt no dread or shame or any other negative emotions. If anything, I am feeling very calm and placi, actually, even if I'm still a bit woozy. But I'm still feeling something weirdly profound that's unlike anything I've ever felt before.

Is this at all normal? Should I be worried? Or does it mean the treatment just worked really well?

So my school didn't have press needles in the clinic, so I've never gotten a chance to learn about them. How do you tell patients to dispose of them? The average person doesn't have a sharps container, so then....how?

Edit - Thanks everyone! Got my answers.

And what kind of setting do you work in?

Have any acupuncturists here had tattoo removal and what are some patterns you notice with this with the liver, blood stasis, etc? Which patients would you caution against having this done? Could it cause mental and emotional imbalance and how would you deal with that? How long does it last (the negative effects?) Much appreciated 🙏

Patients are welcome to answer too

Hello!

I wanted to ask this community’s advice:

I am having an embryo transfer soon, and am going to receive acu treatment beforehand and afterwards on the same day.

I wanted to ask practitioners whether it is commonplace / safe for the provider to use a heat lamp on my stomach before the transfer. I know afterwards is a no-no, but what about before?

Grateful for any insight you have! Thank you!

I’m a third year student learning treatment strategies but I want to touch up my diagnosis skills. Any good recommendations that really helped your diagnostic skills. I really like the idea of palpation of channels and using it for diagnosis. Also any books that you wish you read before you went to clinic and really helped your results. Thank you in advance.

Hello all - I have metabolic syndrome…Diebetes, high BP, obesity, inflammation, the works! Is acupuncture a good modality for this?

In the US

My husband and I are trying to conceive. I prefer the holistic route. But because I have a bicornuate uterus I wonder if acupuncture will be worthwhile. Any experience or perspective with this?

I’m considering going for my MSAc at the Pacific College of Health and Science in NY. I can’t find much information on their website. I see they say it’s “flexible” with classes. Is there an option to take all classes online and do the clinical portion live? Any addition information anyone has would be great as well. Thank you so much!!

I do acupuncture once a week as a part of the PHP program I’m in. The acupuncturist put some needles in my neck and now right side and nape of my neck feel off and irritated. If I move my mouth to eat, I feel nauseous. Idk what to do to alleviate this. I want to be able to eat.

Quick question - Our acupuncturist are not in network with Medicare and if a patient has a secondary insurance I’ve always been able to just bill the secondary directly without issues. ASH is now telling me that with some of our patients we have to bill to Medicare first and get the denial (which is the way chiropractic works at my office)

Do you guys all need to do it this way? When my acupuncturist tries to get a non par agreement with Medicare we always have issues, so this has been difficult.

Just curious if ASH is wrong or if I just got away with it for a while.

Finally flipped a breech baby with direct moxibustion at UB67!

I practice Japanese okyu moxibustion so I do not use pole moxa as is usually indicated, and was starting to get a bit anxious when none of my breech treatments were fruitful. Finally got the call today from a patient that her baby boy flipped! Ecstatic and just wanted to share a success story.

This is my first consistent year of practice and I’m grateful everyday to love what I/we do. Keep up the good work, everyone!

Hello,

I have been doing acupuncture for a few weeks now and just completed my 3rd appointment yesterday. After each appointment, I feel fine for the rest of the day, but I notice that i get a slight tension headache the day after my acupuncture session. is this normal? would love to hear a perspective from anyone who works in acupuncture

Hello all (again 😂) I had my acupuncture today and she made a comment about my tongue and it’s still in “heat”- when I asked more she said it means my body is hot for blood pressure and anxiety which is what I’ve been seeing her for. I’ve noticed both going down substantially and really life changing. But I was in the week before where she took my BP and it was raised but I got out of yoga 30 minutes prior and have WCH which is getting better little by little with therapy. When she found out I do yoga she was upset and said to stop bc of the heat. I love my yoga classes so not sure what to do- is there a way to cool myself down to get me out if heat? Another type of workout to do? Anything I’ve done before the classes are always warm and I’m hot/sweat naturally. Any advice please or experiences? Thank you for reading my novel!

I went to an acupuncturist about 3 weeks ago for my tennis elbow (right) and arm numbness (left). I laid on my stomach and tried to relax. She placed her needles all over, but one in particular hurt quite a lot—at the base of my head/top of neck on the right. I wasn’t aware it hurt until I tried to lift my head. I didn’t know if it was normal to hurt and told myself she must have gotten a good inflamed nerve or something. She removed the needles and it was still hurting a bit, which I assumed would eventually resolve itself.

The next day I had full on neck pain. I couldn’t bend my neck or turn it or anything. Again I gaslit myself and thought it would eventually get better.

3 weeks later my neck is still very painful and stiff. Difficult to lift my head or turn. Shooting pain when I bend my neck forward or backward. I am now scared enough to reach out on Reddit. What do I do? I considered going back to her but im scared she caused it with that one needle. I also wonder if she would deny it. It’s also been 3 weeks I’ve been waiting to get better. Should I try getting a massage?

Is there a such thing as harmful acupuncture? Like black magic? If the acupuncturist did not like the patient, could they cause damage if they were skilled enough?

Will you get similar results using a tens unit on accupuncture points?

Is it possible to stimulate one point vs an entire meridian?

Should I stick to a certain diet while doing acupuncture? I’ve finally committed to going at least once a week but I wonder if I’m shooting myself in the foot by not adhering to a more strict diet. I mostly try to eat simple/whole foods but I do slip up and eat junk sometimes, especially when I’m feeling stressed or am just super busy/on the go. Should I try to be more strict? Are there certain foods or habits I should try to avoid completely? I did ask my acupuncturist but I wasn’t really able to go into much detail about my diet because I do go to a community style office and kind of felt pressed for time. All she told me was to not avoid or cut out certain food groups as to not develop any intolerances. I forgot to add that I’ve been taking herbs as well if that matters…

Fellow acupuncturists - I am wondering what your go to online resource for Chinese Medicine theory/Point energetics etc. is. I have used Meandqi.com as well as yinyanghouse.com . I am curious if anyone has any other suggestions that they have enjoyed using. My purpose is to be able to refresh my memory on certain concepts from TCM theory, or point indications on the fly without having to open up a book and go find it. Excited to hear what you think!

I learned my gallbladder is weak and barely functioning. Acupuncture has been wonderful for my healing in other areas, and I'm considering how to move forward. I would like to see your take on the subject of gallbladders and muscle weakness as practitioners. What does acupuncture say about this? Is the root cause something I'm doing that I could change? Would Tai Chi be useful?