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Posted by Partlycloudy on September 2, 2008, at 7:36:27
I'm currently getting some acupuncture treatment for stress - what a surprise! - that's resulted in back pain and increased migraines. Treatment is going well, I trust my practioner. I've always experienced euphoria during acupuncture treatments, though, followed by a "crash", when I seem to feel almost as bad as before I started. The difference seems to be that I recover rather quickly and end up feeling better than before I started, so I know I'm making progress.
But what is this euphoria all about? I can't say that I've felt anything quite like it in any drug-induced state. AND I can't say I don't dislike it - apart from knowing that a crash is inevitably coming.
I tried googling and all I could find was that it was common to feel this way - I'm more interested in why.
Anyone?
thanks
PartlyCloudy
Posted by Phillipa on September 2, 2008, at 12:50:18
In reply to Acupuncture and euphoria, posted by Partlycloudy on September 2, 2008, at 7:36:27
Seriously I haven't either the girl I know who receives it just feels better was getting it through chemo and never got sick wears little earring in her ears at different locations depending on the problem. How interesting. Phillipa
Posted by Sigismund on September 2, 2008, at 15:37:13
In reply to Acupuncture and euphoria, posted by Partlycloudy on September 2, 2008, at 7:36:27
I'm too slow to be able to work out
'I can't say I don't dislike it'
at this time of the morning, before tea.Normally with double negatives I say that it's more or less the same as a positive, but with 3 I have to choose which ones to cancel with a positive. So it becomes (with appropriate reservations)
'I can't say I like it'
or
'I can say I do dislike it.'
Of course you may not have meant what you said?
Not that it matters.
Maybe I should just go back to bed?Anyway, acupuncture had often caused euphoria in me. It hasn't lasted very long (no surprises there) but has been quite real. There is, of course, a huge difference between practitioners, even when treating the same complaint.
Some people say it's endorphins.
Posted by Partlycloudy on September 2, 2008, at 15:43:05
In reply to Re: Acupuncture and euphoria, posted by Sigismund on September 2, 2008, at 15:37:13
Sorry but I'm not up to word gymnastics.
I don't mind the euphoria even though I know inevitably I am going to crash. Is that not clear? Otherwise, I would be enjoying the euphoria hands down, no question. Euphoria is a pretty lovely feeling.
pc
Posted by Partlycloudy on September 8, 2008, at 7:00:03
In reply to Acupuncture and euphoria, posted by Partlycloudy on September 2, 2008, at 7:36:27
> I'm currently getting some acupuncture treatment for stress - what a surprise! - that's resulted in back pain and increased migraines. Treatment is going well, I trust my practioner. I've always experienced euphoria during acupuncture treatments, though, followed by a "crash", when I seem to feel almost as bad as before I started. The difference seems to be that I recover rather quickly and end up feeling better than before I started, so I know I'm making progress.
>
> But what is this euphoria all about? I can't say that I've felt anything quite like it in any drug-induced state. AND I can't say I don't dislike it - apart from knowing that a crash is inevitably coming.
>
> I tried googling and all I could find was that it was common to feel this way - I'm more interested in why.
>
> Anyone?
>
> thanks
> PartlyCloudy
Posted by sam K on September 12, 2008, at 21:25:10
In reply to Can we try this again? Any answers out there?, posted by Partlycloudy on September 8, 2008, at 7:00:03
someone already said this, but Ive read that accupuncture causes endorphin release. And if pain killers release endorphins and cause eurphoria.. well i dont know
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