After 6 acupuncture visits, I have so much to share about my success!
I’ve had 3 more visits since my first acupuncture post, which you can read here.
Treatment #4: Sinuses, Walk Between, and Middle Rushing points.
This visit was the first time I felt scared when he explained the treatment. I was sweating on the table paper for sure! 2 needles went into my eyebrows. My eyebrows! What?! I was so nervous. This is supposed to help with my sinuses. Eek. It wasn’t that bad, even though I was prepared for the worst. The right side was more noticeable than the left.
Walk Between is a point on your foot. This is on the liver meridian and helps to eliminate heat from the body. This is exactly what I needed because I have had a pitta headache for over a week. (If you have no idea what a pitta headache is, read this. The walk between point can also help with sudden anger, tension, and headache in or above the eyes, which is exactly how I would describe my pitta headaches. It gives me a very full and heavy feeling in my head with burning eyes. This point can help you be flexible with plans and adapt if things don’t go quite the way you anticipated. The doctor explained it like walking between two people or two situations and feeling like you are unable to please both sides. Been there. Done that!
Middle Rushing point was on my finger and this one did not feel good. Ouch. This is the first time acupuncture HURT. Luckily it only lasted for a few seconds and then the pain was gone. The needle went in my middle finger near the base of my nail. This point clears heat from the heart and pericardium. It helps with relationships and brings vision and clarity to the heart. After this treatment my headaches improved about 90% and my mood is great!
Treatment #5: Lesser mansion
This one was also high up on the pain scale. They should name it sweaty table paper because that was the result! It’s a spot on the heart meridian on the palm of the hand. It’s used to clear heart fire and calm mental agitation. A few other needles were inserted into my ankle and arms as well, but honestly, I was so distracted by the palm needles, I forgot to pay attention to the other points and locations! Despite the discomfort during this visit, my mood has been great since this treatment. I find myself having a lot more patience with my husband and kids.
Treatment #6 Walk Between, Happy Calm, Supreme Surge, and neck/shoulder points
He repeated the walk between point which seems to be very effective for me.
Near the Walk Between point is Happy Calm, a point on the liver meridian. Don’t you just love the name of this one?! Who doesn’t want to experience a happy calm? This point is similar to the Walk Between point because it clears liver heat/fire, removes frustration and stagnation, and calms anger.
It smooths and regulates energy which brings you into balance. It helps with painful, burning eyes (recurring issue for me) headache, sinus issues, and can help detox the liver from alcohol. Since I went camping last weekend and had a few adult beverages, this was a nice little bonus!
Supreme Surge is a point on the heart meridian, located on the pinky finger by the base of the nail. Not a great feeler for sure, but it works well to calm the mind and clear heat. Notice the theme? Too much heat is an issue for me and acupuncture has been so helpful!
He also put 3-4 needles on various points on my neck and back to help with tension, which is a big contributor to my headaches. I tend to carry all my stress in my upper back/neck area.
After acupuncture I am usually tired. The times I’ve rested afterward seem to be the most effective. Coincidence? Not sure?
I have started going once a month instead of twice a month. So far so good. I was worried I would start to regress by spreading out my appointments, but my mood is still great. My PMS has improved a little and I feel happier all around!
I’m so thrilled with my results! Has anyone else tried acupuncture? If so, I want to hear about it!! If you want to try it, but haven’t yet, let me know your questions or concerns. I’m certainly no expert but I would be glad to share more about my experience!