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Posted 2/15/2013 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone! I went on the search tool to see past posts about yoga and acupuncture. I once made fun of my friends going to yoga class but now I want in! I just started a new round of antibiotics this week. So far so good but I'm working up to the full dosage (pray for me and that herxing isn't too bad).

But I want to take this to another level. I'm very interested in acupuncture. I heard good ones know how to tackle areas like neuropathy (which is a lot of my symptoms), neuro issues, etc.

I just wanted to see if anyone is currently or has recently taken Yoga (if so what type) and also doing acupuncture. Do you see improvement? How did it initially make you feel? Let me know.

Cheers!

Posted 2/15/2013 8:34 PM (GMT 0)

I've been doing yoga in the past - I stopped all excercice cause I'm a fysical mess since I started treatment. Before treatment I did pilates and yoga.

I thought it was very good as it worked as a gentle stretcher, and it was good to maintain muscle power and to take pressure off overloaded areas on my body. All of my muscle power is gone now, so I don't even think about going to 'work out'. I'll start again when I get better, that's for sure!
Don't think though that yoga is easy, it asks a lot of concentration, but at the same time, it makes you more aware of your body. I did Dru or Hatha Yoga, but there's more intense forms of yoga too. You can find some examples on youtube.

I did accupuncture too, but it has been a while. It helped me a lot to take pressure off my body, and to get rid of tension pains. But my accupuncturist was a 50min drive away, and it got difficult to always go there.
I only trusted him, so I stopped.
I go to a very good ostheopath now, I just love him!!!

Posted 2/15/2013 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
Wow! Thanks! My friend is a Yoga instructor and is coming by next week to show me some moves. My doctors office has an acupuncturist but I heard there are some that know various illnesses well and know how to effectively treat a person. So I'm shopping around. I found one but daggone it she's in Colorado! Seemed so great but I'm in the DC area.

If anyone has a great acupuncturist that knows Lyme, Neuoropathy, etc please inbox me!

Thanks for sharing MarieLS!
Posted 2/15/2013 10:11 PM (GMT 0)
I use acupuncture. It really does relieve by pain (not entirely), but I feel so much better right after, releases a lot of pressure pain. If I could afford it, I would go three times a week. Love it!
Posted 2/15/2013 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
I went to a Pain clinic for 4 months (before I knew it was Lyme) and had Acupuncture done 2-3 times a week. It really did help with my pain levels, bringing them from 10++ to tolerable. It also helps with anxiety, energy, depression and many other things. I wish I could afford to keep going. I might go every few months, as I started treatment Jan. 5th and the pain levels have increased.

I really want to try Yoga once I regain more strength and have more "good" days. In my 8 years of dealing with this illness (I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2005), I have always felt the best with

eating well, exercise and reduced stress. The key to all of this is finding what works and to keep pushing forward. Although Lyme has a mind of it's own and can really zap you.  Somedays it's all I can do to eat right, take my meds and detox.

 

Posted 2/16/2013 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
LOL!! Perfect timing for this thread!!! I just got back, well a couple of hours ago now, from my acupuncture/herbal appt!!

It's been the mainstay of my treatment. It's helped stop intestinal cramping that has plagued me all of my life, it's helped stop that horrid bone pain, it's helped with my muscle cramps/spasms in the my legs, arms, back and neck and so much more.

There's two things that are an absolute must for an Acupuncture therapist - 1) Training - they need to have completed years[/i) of training, and 2) they need to have years of experience in order to actually help with this type of pain and complex issues.

It's been the acupuncture that has me off of all the high powered pain meds. smilewinkgrin
Posted 2/16/2013 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
This was very helpful! My right leg needs assistance as it goes sore, gets weak, toes can go numb...so I heard both Yoga and Acupuncture greatly help with balance. I hate the anxiety and the newest symptom which is feeling off balance. But I pray that goes away soon. But want acupuncture to tackle some things. So glad folks chimed in. I figure as many needles I have faced thus far might as well get needles for a good purpose.

I will let all of you when I book my first acupuncture session.

Here's believing that we will be back to total health! Cheers!
Posted 2/17/2013 5:32 AM (GMT 0)
i went to acupuncture 2 times week for over 2 months for my constant headache and it didnt do squat.
i also tried it for nausea when preggo and didnt do squat.
if your insurance pays, then sure, try it. but i had to pay out of pocket and wish i could get that money back
Posted 2/17/2013 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
My insurance won't cover it. That would be nice if it did. I think I'm.going to try it for my neuropathy which is 90% of my symptoms and for anxiety. Stay tuned for my report on how it went.
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