PCOS Messages for June, 2003: Re: Acupuncture

Re: Acupuncture

From: Heidi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:06:45 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi...I live in Northern California and have been going to an acupuncturist and naturopath for a couple of months specifically for bringing balance back to my body with regard to PCOS. I tried to self-diagnose herbs and vitamins from reading about PCOS but got nausea and stuff.

I'm not all floaty and 'out there', I'm quite skeptical actually. Even with conventional/traditional medicine such as glucophage, etc. I don't know what's best but I'm giving my body 6 months to tell me how it's going to respond to natural methods before dosing it out with heavy drugs. Though I will do that as a later resort if necessary. As far as the acupuncture, I was uncomfortable at first but have eased into it with each time I go back. And I DESPISE needles. But these are little needles that aren't designed to extract anything...

I've lost over 20 pounds with the acupunture, and vitamins guided by naturopath and I eat a diet with whole grain carbs with a protien, organically (meat and veggies), no dairy, almost NO sugar and so on.

I really like how I feel. No side effects like I've gotten with provera and clomid.

With the acupuncture, try and keep and open mind. The needles are meant to stimulate meridians and encourage a balance of energy flow. I know it takes a leap of faith...you may not like it but at least you tried it! He'll most likely give you some herbs as well.

At Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Anomaly wrote: >
>I've heard several people say that they'd tried acupuncture for various
>reasons, including PCOS stuff, and that they had great results. I'll be
>going to California tomorrow for a week for my uncle's wedding, and my
>mom made an appointment for me at an acupuncturist there that my uncle
>has used and really loved. Now, i'm all for holistic/natural medicines
>and everything, so i'm not trying to be negative, but I just don't
>understand how sticking a bunch of needles in your body can have such
>positive effects. I kind of want to try it, because i'm kind of
>desperate for help at this point, but I also HATE needles and get really
>freaked out when I need to get blood taken or shots, so I don't know how
>i'll ever deal with having a million needles in my body at once, but
>we'll see...
>Can anyone give me some info about this?
>Thank you
>-rebecca

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