Stress is a common problem and most of us tend to face it at some point or the other in our lives. There are several reasons for this. The reasons include tough competition, the need to make more money and problems related to relationships.

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People who are chronic sufferers of anxiety and depression often seek radical ways of permanently addressing their problems whenever everything else fails. Prescription drugs such as anti-anxiety drugs and antidepressants fall short in the long term cure for chronic anxiety problems. They are there only for immediate and short-term relief of anxiety symptoms and nothing more. For many sufferers, chronic symptoms should not be addressed by chronic medications that would render them dependent on prescription drugs all their life. They do not want to contend with managing anxiety problems anymore; they want a total and permanent cure once and for all for their chronic anxiety problems. A lot of them now are looking into alternative ways for anxiety cure and one of these methods is acupuncture.   

Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese art of inserting needles to various acupuncture points in the body to facilitate a continuous and natural energy flow that was otherwise blocked in cases of both neurological and physiological disorders. Modern uses of acupuncture include a holistic recuperating therapy to treat certain discomforts, pain management and anxiety and depression treatment.

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I have always been anxious but it’s starting to get worse and messing with my daily life. I really want to help this but am very against taking medications. I am hoping someone has experience with either of these practices for treating anxiety. I would be open to any other natural approaches as well.

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Anxiety is a state of intense fear, uncertainty, uneasiness, or apprehension due to anticipation of an imagined or real threatening future event. Anxiety can be both physically and psychologically devastating to the Anxiety sufferer’s life. Anxiety is often sub-categorized according to the focus of the perceived threat. There is social anxiety, separation anxiety, dating anxiety, performance anxiety, math anxiety, etc. Stress and anxiety often go hand in hand and can result in anxiety depression as the individual feels powerless to receive any anxiety help.

There are a variety of anti-anxiety treatments to consider in overcoming anxiety. For some, anxiety medications prove to be a source of anxiety relief. Other’s prefer not to use any of the anti-anxiety drugs and opt for more natural cures for anxiety management. These may include herbs for anxiety, acupuncture anxiety treatments, anxiety vitamins, aromatherapy for anxiety relief, even hypnosis has has proved beneficial overcoming anxiety.

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For those of us living in the West, it can seem a little strange to hear of all the uses for acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as now practiced in China itself and throughout ASEAN, has the complete trust of the people forming slightly less than one-third the Earth’s population.  The current population of the world is about 6.8 billion. The number of people actively relying on TCM is about 2 billion. The question this forces you to ask is, Can all these people be wrong? The answer is easy. For two thousand years, TCM has been building up expertise and has earned the trust and respect of each new generation as it grows up with the latest practice standards. Before we in the West get too high and mighty, we should remember that up to about one-hundred-fifty years ago, we were relying on hard drugs derived from opium like cocaine, using leeches to purify the blood and maggots to cleanse the wounds of those wounded in battle.

Against this background, it’s interesting to watch the spread of acupuncture in the West. For the last twenty years, there’s been a steady trickle of research studies praising acupuncture in the treatment of physical conditions. The best results are achieved by combining meditation through tai chi with acupuncture. It’s the balance between stimulation of the nerve bundles through the needles and the smooth physical movement of tai chi. This is the yin and yang of static and mobile treatments. The fairly consistent testbed for this type of alternative therapy has been the military. As an increasing number of personnel are returning home injured from active service in the Gulf and Afghanistan, it has been appropriate to throw out the medical rule book and try every possible therapy to deal with increasingly complex injuries.

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Can acupuncture actually relieve anxiety and/or its symptoms? I read somewhere that with a good and genuine acupuncturist..a person can feel relieved up to a year..comments?

I was looking into accupuncture to help with anxiety and slight depression. The prozac he is now taking me off of and putting me on Xanax Xr 3 times a day. I heard great things about accupunture and wondered if anyone had any advice for me. thanks

A few months ago I had what I’m about 90% sure was an anxiety attack out of absolutely NO WHERE…Felt like I was having a heart attack. I couldn’t eat, focus, anything, just paralized, trembling, chest pains, felt like I was going to “lose it” for lack of a better term. Went out to my car, laid down there for about 45 minutes, felt ok enough to drive and drove home. By the time I got home I felt fine.

After that I felt fine again for a few weeks until I had another one, same situation just sitting in the office working but this time the issues never went away. It’s been months and EVERY DAY I feel like I’m on the verge of having another one. As a result mild agoraphobia is present (I dread meetings etc) and I’ve noticed a severe problem with motion sickness/stomach sensitivity to movement etc now that I didn’t have before (though I’ve never been fond of crazy roller coasters and/or heights, but it’s MUCH worse now – For instance, I couldn’t handle the space needle restaraunt in Seattle…made it to the table for about 5 minutes then had to go back down).

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I have tried a lot of medication for the past year and nothing has helped.
I have tried acupuncture, hyonosis, and nothing seems to help. I am going to try to continue therapy any advice please feel free
Best Regards~~

Hi. My name is Ashley and I am thinking about getting on Xanax for my anxiety problems. Yes, I have heard of the negative effects of Xanax, that is is addictive and such things. Those things scare me but the point is that I really am desperate because my anxiety is overtaking my life. I am just asking for advice on whether you think the benefits outweigh the negatives in my situation.

Ok, well the anxiety disorders I suffer from are panic attacks, agoraphobia, post traumatic stress disorder, OCD and generalized anxiety disorder. Due to these things I dropped out of school, I don’t work (I am considered disabled from the government), I don’t really ever hang out with friends and I am afraid to leave my house. I won’t leave my house for weeks unless I have a therapist appointment. I am even afraid to leave my room and go into other rooms of the house. I constantly feel like I am on the brink of having a panic attack. Shaky and full of energy and I get depressed because it’s like my whole life is me in my room watching tv or on the computer because I can’t really do anything else. I am always tired because how anxious I always am. My parents are alcoholics and because of my PSTD I am constantly worrying that they are going to die or something bad is going to happen. It’s like all I ever think about is fear or avoiding a panic attack. Because of OCD I waste a lot of food because I have a fear of food being contaminated and it needs to pass all these tests I do that I don’t want to explain. Anyways I also have trouble with things like sleeping and taking a shower. I am afraid of being out of my room for as long as a shower takes so I end up not taking one for a week or so. I get scared of going to sleep sometimes when my anxiety is too high and that just makes it worse. I’m always moody because people want to talk with me or hang out but i’m always anxious so I always yell at them even though I feel bad later. The medications I am currently taking are effexor 75mg, buspar 15-35mg and serequel 25mg daily. I also take a blend of chinese herbs that are suppose to be calming, as well as the vitamins magnesium and vitamin d. I have been to acupuncture twice weekly and therapy once a week. I do not drink caffeine at all and I eat very limited amount of sugar. However, none of this really seems to help and it seems I just keep getting worse.

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