Depression / Anxiety

Depression? Insomnia? Stress? Anxiety?

University of Arizona study, clinically depressed women received eight weeks of acupuncture, in which practitioners gently pressed needles into specific body points to correct imbalances believed to trigger illness. The results: After getting treatments aimed at relieving depression, about two-thirds were cured of the condition, a rate similar to that achieved with antidepressants and psychotherapy.

National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine,They believe acupuncture may benefit to Depression people. Unlike antidepressant drugs, acupuncture has no side effects. And They predicts that it may offer the best way to treat depression.

Depression and Acupuncture

Source: Published on yourHealth Magazine Oct 2006

By Kuan C. Chou, MBA, MS, LAC

Ph.D program in NTU, Trendcare.com

Depression can be characterized as a loss of interest in most of usual activities. The symptoms may include: feeling hopeless, insomnia, agitation,decreased or increase in appetite, weight loss or weight gain, or perception of retardation, decreased libido or energy, inability to make a decision, and repeated thoughts of death.

Now researchers show Acupuncture may be an effective alternative for Low spirits.In 1998, the NIH's Office of Alternative Medicine funded a study at the University of Arizona. Thirty-four seriously depressed women. There were divided into three groups. The first group received the depression-specific acupuncture, the second group got the dummy treatment, and the third group was put on a wait list before being placed on eight weeks of the real thing. Following the treatment, the depression-specific groups experienced a 43 percent reduction in their symptoms compared with a 22 percent reduction for the dummy group. See “The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of major depression in women”,Department of psychology, University of Arizona, Vol. 9, No. 5,September 1998, Psychological Science.

“Acupuncture is more effective than drugs in the treatment of depression 96.7% of patient improved winth two weeks.” The results were reported by researchers from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

The World Health Organization (WHO) now recognizes acupuncture as a complimentary treatment for 104 conditions, one of those conditions being depression.

This study took place at the institute of Mental Health, Beijing Medical University. The patients in the experiment were assigned to two groups; one being the acupuncture group, the other being a medication group. The acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment six times a week for six weeks. The medication group received a daily dose of amitriptyline beginning with 25mg and growing to 300mg over six weeks. The result of this experiment was that there was no significant difference between the results of the two groups. Both groups improved equally. The conclusion "acupuncture is as effective a treatment option for depression as amitriptyline."

Many studies even report that acupuncture is as effective in treating depression as antidepressants.

Acupuncture appears promising for the treatment of depression during pregnancy. Acupuncture may provide pregnant women with a safe alternative, suggests a new pilot study.Pregnant women with depression who received acupuncture tailored for depressive symptoms got more relief than women who received nonspecific acupuncture or massage. Furthermore, women who responded to any treatment reported significantly less depression at 10 weeks postpartum.

See "Acupuncture: A promising treatment for depression during pregnancy," by Dr. Manber, Rosa N. Schnyer, L.Ac., John J.B. Allen, Ph.D., and others, in the Journal of Affective Disorders 83, pp. 89-95, 2004.( http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may05/0505RA16.htm#head16), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.( http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/)

Rachel Manber, Ph.D., of Stanford University, and her colleagues randomly assigned 61 pregnant women with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder to one of three treatments: active acupuncture that specifically addressed depression symptoms (SPEC), a valid control acupuncture that did not specifically address depression symptoms (NSPEC), and massage. Overall, 69 percent of the women responded to the acupuncture specific for depression, a rate comparable to the 50 to 70 percent response rates in clinical trials of standard depression treatments.. See "Acupuncture: A promising treatment for depression during pregnancy," by Dr. Manber, Rosa N. Schnyer, L.Ac., John J.B. Allen, Ph.D., and others, in the Journal of Affective Disorders 83, pp. 89-95, 2004

http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may05/0505RA16.htm

Acupuncture can activate your organism's own potential to achieve its curative effect and affect neurotransmitter and stress hormone levels. It has been shown to have some effectiveness in mild to moderate depression. There are not produce adverse effects like weight gain or loss, drowsiness, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, sedation, decreased libido or impotence , allergic reactions and addiction. NIH: "Studies have shown that acupuncture may alter brain chemistry by changing the release of neurotransmitters and neurohormones in a good way."

There are two advantages of acupuncture to treat depression,One is no language barrier ,another is lower cost that compared to conventional treatment. Acupuncture may not work for all patients, but it is definitely worth trying, since it is painless, inexpensive and free of side effects. If you are on a medication now, we will not advice you to stop it once you have started acupuncture. You may gradually reduce it as your health improves.

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