Has anyone tried acupuncture? Did it work?
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Thank you!
Thank you!
Kc Dancer Kc said:
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My dr suggested it but never have tried it!! Let me know if you do!!
I would also -- if I were to go for it --- FIRST print out a map of trigeminal nerves!!!! to take with you
I had good temporary results with my 2nd and 3rd acupuncture therapist. The 1st doctor I visited 4 or 5 times made my condition worse,although this may in fact have meant that the procedure was working! But my whole face got so sensitive by my last appointment that I wasn't willing to find out if this was the case. After that I took a break for a couple of months and decided to give acu. another shot. This time round I was happy with the results, sometimes I got relief for a whole day which hadnt happened before (it may be a coincidence but I believe it truly was doing "something"). The downside was the cost, so I stopped going and then found a cheaper, Chinese, doctor who combined acupuncture and moxa (?) and my condition improved again. I never got completely rid of the ATN pain using acupuncture though; it takes time, money and lots of patience... and there is no 100% guarantee you'll be pain free after x treatments or in x months/years... I found that acupuncture helped me best when my pain was more acute than my usual lingering, boring pain.
About this boring pain, is killing me right now I don’t feel like doing anything, I don’t even want to get out of bed and to make it worse I work overnight so between the noise, the sunlight and the pain I can barely get any sleep so is obvious that when it is time to go to work the pain is worse I’m tired suffering and not in the mood. 
Oldriska said:
I had good temporary results with my 2nd and 3rd acupuncture therapist. The 1st doctor I visited 4 or 5 times made my condition worse,although this may in fact have meant that the procedure was working! But my whole face got so sensitive by my last appointment that I wasn’t willing to find out if this was the case. After that I took a break for a couple of months and decided to give acu. another shot. This time round I was happy with the results, sometimes I got relief for a whole day which hadnt happened before (it may be a coincidence but I believe it truly was doing “something”). The downside was the cost, so I stopped going and then found a cheaper, Chinese, doctor who combined acupuncture and moxa (?) and my condition improved again. I never got completely rid of the ATN pain using acupuncture though; it takes time, money and lots of patience… and there is no 100% guarantee you’ll be pain free after x treatments or in x months/years… I found that acupuncture helped me best when my pain was more acute than my usual lingering, boring pain.
I tried acupuncture along with some horrible tasting Chinese herbal mixtures. The only positive result I experienced was when I was lying on the table listening to soothing music. I quit after seven sessions because it was expensive and I really didn't notice any improvement.