Hi holly, I am not a doctor. Dr. Oz on Oprah mentioned migraines being connected to our ph levels. and that being too acidic (high PH) can trigger a migraine. The fastest way to stop one from happening is to sense when one is on its way and to drinking 8 oz. glass of water with a fair amount of baking soda in it. (not so much that you gag-it tastes like sea water) My daughter is prone, so last week when she felt that initial "oh, oh, its coming.." we had her drink up and guess what the symptoms abated and she did not have a migraine!
I don't think baking soda will stop one in progress. Try it. Cant hurt. Good luck.

I got the acu for something else but its really more relaxing than I was expecting. Everyone should do it at least twice just for the experience

I used acupuncture when I was having severe headaches as a result from a concussion. It had been months of no pain and then all of a sudden they hit. Nothing else helped so I gave it a shot. I went through about 6 sessions and they worked wonders on me. I was able to see a difference, though slight, just after the first session. It was very exhausting though, which I was not expecting. I was told to drink a lot of water once I got home. I did and then slept for the rest of the afternoon. I hope this works for you and you are able to finally have some relief. Best of luck!

I SURVIVED!!! OK, so it was not painful at all. I'm a complete needle-phobe but really didn't feel but maybe 2 of the 20 needles, and even then, very little.

I can already see a huge difference in my jaw. I tend to have my teeth ground together in a permanent bite (STRESS) and have TMJ to boot. The doctor (she's an MD) put two needles in the upper jaw bone area on each side (right in front of my ears) and it has helped tremendously!!!

My only complaint is that I went in for pain in my back and shoulder and she did mostly work on my abdomen (IBS) and a few on my legs and one on each of my hands. When I asked later, I was told it was an overall invigorating series and that next time she would be adding more needles. Other than the jaw, can't say that I notice a whole lot of difference yet. I'll keep you posted...

Had the second appointment last night. Talked with the dr. first about doing the treatment more on the back and shoulders so that's what she did. Much better. Really didn't feel anything... except that she had me make a fist then stuck a needle in the outside of my hand at the base of my little finger. She told me later it was a meridian point for kidney, bladder, etc. Man, did the left side hurt like the dickens. I have a nice little bruise this morning to prove it, too.

I'm noticing some relief from the neck problems. I'm seriously thinking this is helping. There's no doubt I'll keep going.

I'm hoping to get acupunture to help with my tension headaches. I'll need them in the knotted muscles to help though.
I hope it continues to help. :D

Thanks for this post. I have been considering acupuncture as well, but worried about the pain. This may just give me the push to make an appointment myself!