Posted by honeybee on March 6, 2006, at 13:25:28
In reply to Re: Acupuncture and Chinese Herbals, posted by Declan on March 3, 2006, at 17:35:39
Declan,
I thought that I'd posted a longish follow-up to your reply, but apparently, the computer gobbled it, encouraging me to practice some good and healthy buddhist nonattachment.
So, here we go again!
Turns, out, Declan, that we might be the same person, aside from the insomnia. My sinuses are insane, right now, (they're seriously bypassing my brain for first place in dysfunction right about now, and it's not even the time of year when I can conveniently blame my stuffiness on something like "ragweed"--which I'm apparently not really allergic to--or honey locust pollen--which I am). The acupuncture has already walloped my lung function into line, and it's helping my depression.
As for the frequency, has your acupuncturist prescribed herbs? A good friend of mine was doing acupuncture on me and, while it was helping initially (1-2x per week), it wasn't "sticking." A lot of times, acupuncturists marshall up the herbs at that point, to help continue the benefits of the treatments. It's been what seems to me to be an arduous and long process, but the depression really is lifting and I'm feeling a lot healthier than I was.
Anyway, I'd love to hear more about what kind of acupuncture you do and how long you've been doing it...
p.s. Another thought. I go to one person once a week and then to a teaching college (at 35 bucks a pop) another day a week. If you live in New York, I really recommend Pacific or Tristate. They're both excellent, and going to the teaching college really cuts costs.
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