I have to say i never had accpuncture,But I did work for a Doctor that did it,I must say I saw some amazing results.People with canes and walkers were walking on their own after a few visits. Glad to hear you felt so good...We all need days like that,except for horse poop...LOL.
(((HUGS)))

glad it helped u..**hugs**

I have never had accupuncture for anything. I will have to look into this because I am always so tired. Thanks for the infromation.

I had acupuncture for something non-fibro related and was lucky enough to experience 'same-day' results. Often people don't, they usually have to go a few or more times before seeing any results. It was an enjoyable experience and I would do it again.

I never thought of acupuncture to relieve exhaustation. I might give it a try someday. I know when my mom fell (Beijing China), and hurt her right knee, she could barely walk even with her cane. On the boat going down the Yangtze River there was an acupuncturist on board who treated my mom three times. After the last treatment, she could walk without her cane.

I had accupuncture done more times than I care to count. Every time i had it done it hurt, caused me pain that made me cry. I would lay on that table and he would say, it wont hurt here in a bit. The pain never eased while i was having it done.
One time the pain was so bad after i was done my MIL had to come get me and drive me home.
The pain was too much for me to continue. That doc kept telling me, the next apt. will be better, u wont have pain, but everytime i went back the pain was just as bad, if not worse. When he inserted the needles, then turned them is what hurt. I could feel the needles turning.
After i quit going i have alot of pain in my nerve endings where he inserted the needles, of which is why im on the neurontin. The neurontin does help for the nerve ending pain, but isnt doing alot for the fibro pain.

I have been told that if the pain was that bad the doc that was doing it didnt know what he was doing, but im too scared to try it again. That is a pain i dont ever want to experience again.

Wow, that's amazing Snork. I'm so glad it worked for you. I go for Acupuncture about once every six weeks for fibro symptom relief (fatigue, constipation, depression and pain) I don't see immediate relief (usually) but I do know when I haven't been there for awhile. It doesn't hurt me - I wouldn't go back if it did. She also rubs my feet and shoulders and uses really good smelling essential oils. She is a great listener too.

I had some acupuncture treatments years ago on my hands. I had reached the point where I couldn't bend or completely straighten my fingers. I went 3 times a week the first week, 2 times the second and once a month after that. It was unbelievable how much it helped.

Our insurance is changing Jan 1 and the new company will cover acupuncture. I can't wait!

I have acuncture on a regular basis for pain and it helps my shoulders, neck and upper back, but sometimes leaves me feeling tired out!!LOL!! Go figure!! Hugs, Owlxx

I have been going to accupuncture for most of this year and it has really helped with my tiredness and it does help with my pain too. It helps with particularly sore points, so keep going if it works for you - it is medication free and I swear by it. The only problem is that you do need to keep it up for the relief to continue (what a shame, having to lie still on a table for a whole hour haha, I think I can manage...)

I have a TENS unit and it works the same as acupuncture. I use it all of the time. It clips onto my belt or pocket and I go anywhere with it on. My Dr. just wrote me a script and my insurance paid for all of it except $156.00 and I have had it for 6 years now.

My sister and I are contemplating accupuncture to quit smoking. Has it helped anyone quit? Just curious.

I have given up western medicines all together and am using life style changes and traditional medicines...including acucpuncture and herbs. Traditional medicine has done more for my FM than all the mind numbing meds that the pain clinic had me on.

Over the years I have been fortunate to be able to try a lot of different alternative approaches to CFS and FM. Acupunture was one of them.

I found that I had brief relief while with one practitioner, a very negative reaction with another and no reaction with yet a third. I moved a lot for a while, hence the changes.

In the end, I had to put acupuncture on the "too expensive" to uphold list.

Now massage for me is essential and I would love to find a Reiki practitioner again..

I think we are all pretty different in what works and doesn't, but also the difference in practitioners is as broad as it is in western medicine, fwiw.