I was looking into accupuncture to help with anxiety and slight depression. The prozac he is now taking me off of and putting me on Xanax Xr 3 times a day. I heard great things about accupunture and wondered if anyone had any advice for me. thanks

I am curious how many people believe in accupunture. Does it really work? If so how powerful is it? Can it heal people from pain or depression? Or is it a more subtle? I would appreciate any info on this subject thanks!

Hey My name is Abby and I am 14 years old, I have recenetly been diagnosed with Depression. My Mom has gotton me a Gift certificate to see a great women in kennebunk that works with Accupuncture. I would like to know where they exactly put the needles when being treated for Depression? Please Respond, and thank you for your time!

My doctor prescribed me prozac today for depression and anxiety. She assured me that despite some bad press it is approved and safe for use while breastfeeding. I have done a few searches regarding this and I am honestly scared, I can't seem to find anyone who recommends taking this while breastfeeding. I haven't started taking it yet and I do intend to ask the pharmacist and my baby's pediatrician I am just hoping someone out there will have had a similar situation and can offer some advice. I know the other option is Zoloft, but I have taken that in the past with no luck. I was still depressed, and very zombie-like. I don't really have the option not to take an antidepressant, I really need it so please don't tell me to drink miracle juice or have accupuncture. I need real advice. So what do you think? Do you have any experience in this matter?
By the way my baby is almost 9 months and does eat baby food also. I basically just nurse 2-3 times a day. I don't know if that really changes anything. I just wonder at what point the risk actually outweighs the benefits of breastfeeding.
I asked the pharmacist today and she said "take with caution" The bottle actually says "Do not breastfeed while taking this medication." I am still waiting to hear back from the pediatrician, but I am really having doubts that this is the right medication for me right now.

Lower back fusion with hardware installed?
so today is my 40th day after a lower lumbar fusion with hardware .after dealing with a herniated disc for a year and a half my doctor opted for the fusion it was a 4 four operation. i am a 32 year old healthy male now my doctor said it would take about a year to fully heal and to take it easy. and i have. i wear my back brace often and i utilize my cane.however if i stand longer than 25min my pain is so bad i have to sit.however sitting im OK i can sit probably for about an hour OK here is my question.i am currently on dilaudid 2mg every four hrs up to five a day. and i am sure they are helpful but i couldn't tell i cant even sleep because i am in so much pain. of course any normal person would say dude talk to your doc about it and i tried but he hired a p.a. physician assistant. which i for better words tolerate. she is a 23 year old fresh out of college graduate in my personal opinion not experienced in life yet alone experienced in chronic pain. i began to see her because my doctors workload was too much. right away i realized she was worthless i told her i did not want to see her again and i would prefer a MD with 20 years experience as opposed to the equivalent of a dental hygienist. fresh out of school. who can write scripts.step in a room(Ive timed her) and in 4min and 37sec refill my script and send me on my way i live in a small town were there is only one pain management as opposed to n.y.c there is one on every block. so i don't really have a choice or much of a option .one night my pain became so severe that my wife rushed me to the er. were upon arrival i explained my situation i was given a shot of dilaudid in my left cheek(butt) and before leaving another in my right as well and they took some x-rays to make sure the implant was OK for the first time in 2 years i felt like the Dr. was actually listening to me he asked me what i was taking i told him he then said OK that's for breakthrough meaning the dilaudid he said what is your pain clinic giving you for extended relief? i said that's all they are given me. he was shocked he immediately wrote me a script for percocet's and asked me to see my family doctor asap he also said to mention to my pain Dr about a drug named opana. so i went and so my family doc and he was also in disbelief he gave me a month's worth of percocet 10/325 and gave me a referral to a different pain clinic in another town away.i went and saw my pain Dr.on DEC 24 and explained all this to him and in a very non nonchalant manner. he tells me well if i put you on opana that means that you have a fusion failure. i which i respond its only Been a month and a couple of days and i just had my x-rays and everything looks normal . i have two doctors opinion who have said i need something for extended release!! to which he responds no im not going to give you anything at this time. but the dilaudid up to five times a day and sends me on my way. my question is this. is he not by law have a legal responsibility. to ease or treat my pain? and if so what can i as a patient do to report him and the p.a. for failure to properly treat my pain? especially after having such a huge surgery? i have never abused my scripts i take them exactly as prescribed. and the only problem i have had is with the p.a. i don't know if the doctor is having a affair with her or what. at this point i don't care i just would like relief. not her stupid options such as accupuncture,which my insurance does not cover or seeing a psychologist. the pain is in my back not my head anyway i am already seeing a psychologist for depression for being in so much pain all the time some days i just want to take my gun and end it all i feels like my pain clinic treats their patients like junkies instead of doing their job and treating us for pain management.what can i do?has anyone else ever experienced this before? if so what steps did you take? please productive answers thank you.

I am a 22 year old mom of a 5 year old and a 9 month old. Their dad and I broke up 2 weeks ago and that day he decided that he was going for a "vacation". I haven't heard from him which is ok for me but I feel bad for the kids because he hasn't called to talk to them or even to ask how they're doing. Now I'm so stressed out because he didn't leave me any money and I don't make enough to cover all the bills. Thank god for my tax refund which will keep me afloat for a while. Anyways my doctor diagnosed me with anxiety and depression 2 months ago (not suprising she though my ex had a lot to do with it) and so I'm taking meds for that and I also have a fast heart rate so she put me on meds for that too. Obviously you can see why I'm so stressed. I've tried everything from massage, to warm baths, yoga, and even accupuncture but the relaxed feeling doesn't last long. Is there anything that will have a longer lasting affect of tranquility? I really want to get off of the medication.
In the headline it supposed to say Need to Relax! No question mark. There is no question about whether I need to relax or not ; )

I have had xrays, mri's, mri arthogram, accupuncture, chiropracting, massage, physsical therapy... the works.
I have been suffering from terrible chronic neck pain for around 5 years and have realized something...

when im stressed I get neck pain, when I get neck pain im stressed.

when im NOT stressed... which is rare. I dont have any pain.

It starts with worrying about my posture. Its a self conscious thought which starts with the posture and leads to neck pain and to degeneration of the disks in my neck and then to stress, and last but not least depression. As I type this right now I have it.

I Dont know how to just stop thinking about it since I can feel it 24/7. Psyching myself out doesnt work either. Anyone have any ideas how to reverse this process and help me overcome all this?

there is a unofficial doctor i know who thinks im very smart and am good at everything and have good personality
but he doesn't know that i have depression(maybe), obsessive compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorder
most of the times, especially after seeing him for accupuncture, i re-wind and think about how i acted in front of him(i have a super memory and could remember every movement or smart things that i've done when he was looking at me)
i feel that im taking advantage of his thoughts
moreover, im reading his and his wife's mind and i feel that i need to tell him the disorders i have plus fainting because of the disorder, to change his mind
by reading their mind, i mean, they have a son, and i think that they might have thought of having me as a daugther-in-law, so im guilty because they're thinking that and they don't know that i have a mental illness, which will change their mind because im abnormal
im even guilty about emailing him, too
im guilty about other things similar to this
when im guilty i can't do anything properly, losing confidence in everything and even movement
im thinking that i'll get punished, so i convince myself that im getting punished in every way
is punishment the difference between heaven and hell only or could people get punished somehow in their lives?

I have been feeling sick from allergy, and just had sinus infection. Went to see my conventional doctor. I still feel just not right, and started to feel aches and pain. I suffer depression and anxiety as well. Anyway, My friends has been telling me to go Holistic, not to go to a MD. So, I started to go to a holistic therapist Accupuncture / massage therapist. today, I went with a different conventional doctor, she said I am fine, but go see a psychiatrist I do not know what medicine is working or doing what and what I need or do not need anymore. And I do not feel just quite right with my body. I do not believe it has nothing to do with depression no anxiety. I am so lost do not know what to do.