I wish you could go to my acupuncturist -- I can almost guarantee she'd be able to help you. Unfortunately, 3000 miles is a bit far to go every week.
Rather than recounting the whole story of what acupuncture did for me here, you can read it in this journal entry (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sunnydale47/156265.html); this comment (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fibromyalgia/504451.html?thread=3812227#t3812227); and this entry (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sunnydale47/572467.html). What it has done for me is nothing short of amazing. And it's not a placebo effect, either, since I was initially very skeptical, and had no expectation that it would work at all, let alone help me so much!
The needles are extremely fine -- about the width of two to three human hairs. Even though I'm extremely sensitive (thanks to the fibromyalgia ), I can't even feel the needles being inserted. They're stuck in very shallowly -- maybe a quarter inch, just into the skin -- and if they're not quite centered in the acupuncture point, I feel nothing. I do get a sensation when it's exactly in the right place. I'ts not painful -- it's more of a very brief, dull achy feeling, definitely not from the needle itself. To me that's clear evidence that something is happening in my body when the needle goes into the acupuncture point.
You might also want to read this comment about choosing an acupuncturist (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fibromyalgia/504260.html?thread=3815620#t3815620).
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Rather than recounting the whole story of what acupuncture did for me here, you can read it in this journal entry (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sunnydale47/156265.html); this comment (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fibromyalgia/504451.html?thread=3812227#t3812227); and this entry (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sunnydale47/572467.html). What it has done for me is nothing short of amazing. And it's not a placebo effect, either, since I was initially very skeptical, and had no expectation that it would work at all, let alone help me so much!
The needles are extremely fine -- about the width of two to three human hairs. Even though I'm extremely sensitive (thanks to the fibromyalgia
You might also want to read this comment about choosing an acupuncturist (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fibromyalgia/504260.html?thread=3815620#t3815620).
Good luck!