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Acupuncture for anxiety?

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Anyone ever try acupuncture for the treatment of anxiety?

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I have and I did find it helpful at the time

“There is surprisingly little research with a primary focus on acupuncture for generalised anxiety disorder. Those studies published so far are mostly small and methodologically flawed, hence the reluctance of reviewers to draw conclusions (Pilkington 2010; Pilkington 2007).”

Source: acupuncture.org.uk/a-to-z-o...

It goes on to say “In general, acupuncture is believed to stimulate the nervous system and cause the release of neurochemical messenger molecules. “

I don’t see why it would not work but I would imagine if on its own without addressing the underlying factors, probably not.

I have not tried it myself.

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