Acupuncture for depression?
Friday, September 4th, 2009 at
6:18 am
I’m interested in getting acupuncture for depression. Has anyone had success with this? How many treatments did you have? My insurance covers it and I’m very interested in it.
Tagged with: Acupuncture • depression
Filed under: Acupuncture Depression Treatment
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Yes it saved my life. Seriously.
I had never been so depressed in my life after I got off Paxil. I was taking Paxil for anxiety and had no idea it would leave me completely devastated when I stopped it. I was *this close* to considering suicide, and if not for my husband I think I may have done something horrible.
Mine was a deep, dark, black, horrible hole of depression. A heavy, smothering weight pushing down on my shoulders. I would cry all day, then wash my face and try to look “normal” for when my husband got home from work.
Anyway, I remember going to the acupuncturist’s office and I didn’t know if I’d be able to speak because I was so tearful.
After a 30 minute session, I walked out of there feeling like a HUGE weight was off my shoulders. I actually smiled and laughed for the first time in ages.
I ended up having about 11 sessions lasting about 30 minutes (twice a week). That was in 2006. I have had some setbacks and some sadness over certain life events, but I have never felt as horrible as I did prior to the acupuncture. It really did save my life.
My acupuncturist also recommended some lifestyle changes that supported the treatment- it’s a whole mind/body thing. I am forever grateful to her. I can look back now and thank God I found her….
Funny how I found her. I was sitting with the phone book on my lap and was super-upset. I said “If I don’t find a way to get over this, I’m going to stick a needle in my eye!!” and the phone book slipped off my lap. I grabbed it, and the page opened to acupuncture!!! The ad said “Acupuncture for Depression/Anxiety Relief”
Wow– huh?
So yeah- TRY IT!!!!