Acupuncture

Hello all,
Just curious if anyone here has tried acupuncture to solve migraines... I would like to try something non medicinal for a change, seeing as how none of the medications have worked. I have an appt this wkend to get acupuncture and I was reading up on the risks earlier and they all seem to say that the risks are very very rare. Any success with acupuncture? Any bad side effects?

Thanks!!

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
Acupunture when performed by an expert and licensed practitioner is free from any side effects. Please make sure that your acupuncturist is well experienced and licensed.
It is a powerful healing tool but is not a solution to all medical problems. It has shown good results in patients with migraine.
http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/headachemigraine/a/AcupunctureMigr.htm
Hope this helps!

[alagirl]

I tried it at length, and it wasn't helpful for me, but certainly different people are different, and there are also different types of headaches.  No harm in trying it, but make sure you watch them take the clean needles out of packaging.  People have gotten communicable diseases via acupuncture in cases of unscrupulous practitioners.