Acupuncture ?

[jkdavid99]

Has anyone used acupuncture and did it help? I have a friend who loves it. She does not have MS but she thinks it would be good for me. just curious if it helps or just a fad? Thanks so much

[jimeka]

jkdavid99 i have had acupuncture. If you can find one that understands ms then try it. I found that the results were not instant but if I was patient and waited for it to work, the results were eventually soothing. Blessings Jimeka.🦋 🌈

[Raingrrl]

jkdavid99 a good friend of mine has been telling me to try acupuncture too. I've been thinking about it because maybe it will help the neuropathy I get in my lower legs. I take gabapentin for the pain but that doesn't always work. If you try it, please let us know your experience with it.

[Ponymonroe in reply to Raingrrl]

Hi, my new Neuro just put me on gabapentin. I️ know I️ tried it yes ago and it didn’t help. He said maybe u didn’t get enough. I️ have excruciating pain in my left lower leg. I️ never referred to it as nueropathy. I️ don’t know if that’s what my pain is. I’ve been on the strongest opiates given oxy, then methadone which I️ still take.

[Elle61]

I tried Acupuncture for a year. It did help some things but unfortunately not anything MS related .

[Ponymonroe]

I️ tried it when first dx in 2003, didn’t help and it hurt when he put the needles in my back and ankles ....

[Kitsey]

jkdavid99 I have used acupuncture on and off for years. I really benefit from it. Lately I have been getting trigger point acupuncture that has helped with localized pain. I would like to do much more although my insurance won’t cover anything other than the trigger point. Good luck if you decide to give it a try!

[Fancy1959]

Jkdavid99, it's Fancy1959. I have never had any experience with acupuncture other than doing it on a horse once or twice and I think that's a pretty poor comparison for MS patients. So I just wanted to let you know that I wish I could help but I lacked experience. I simply didn't want to ignore your response however. Hope you find out information you're looking for. I hope to talk to you soon and until then please take care and remember together we are stronger!

[jkdavid99]

Thank you all for your replies. I think I will wait until there is concrete evidence that it might help me. I think I need to pin point something for it to help first, not just overall. My main issue is nystagmus and driving so I might see what dr thinks of that.

Thanks