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Juicy D. Links · 08-30-2001, 01:26 PM

Acupuncture?

Anybody ever go to one?

If so is it BS or works?

Amputate Your Head · 08-30-2001, 01:28 PM

Does tattooing count?

If so, I'm covered.

Wizzo · 08-30-2001, 01:29 PM

Yea, works well if you go to someone who knows what they are doing...

Juicy D. Links · 08-30-2001, 01:32 PM

Wizzo,

Is it like something i gotta keep on going to for like a few times a month to maintain or is it a few times till I am healed?

spankstrocko · 08-30-2001, 02:29 PM

Juicy,

Whats ailing you? What do you want the acupuncture to help. I have friends that think some traetments work better than others.

Spankstrocko

Juicy D. Links · 08-30-2001, 02:36 PM

Hey Spank ,

I am from Ny also ,
hit me on icq

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Rob Roy · 08-30-2001, 02:51 PM

What is your purpose in going? The benefits will depend upon the nature of the problem.

Like anything else -- if you believe that acupuncture will work, and if you fork over money for the treatment, and if it is somewhat discomforting to go through and/or inconvenient, then it will "work" for a variety of problems in the sense that you will feel that you've gotten somewhat better.
In other words -- a placebo effect. Which is fine, and could even be worth the money.

More controversial is whether acupuncture (being stuck with needles in various places) works better than other placebo treatments for the control of pain, nausea, asthma, etc. It might -- but the evidence is not as strong as most people think. But since it does not harm (except perhaps to your pocketbook) the downside risk is not very great (but don't skip chemotherapy to take acupunture treatments).

Then we get to the issue of whether it actually matters whether the needles are placed exactly where the acupuncture guides say they need to be placed. Very little evidence for this.

Finally, there is the issue of the explanation for acupuncture benefits (if there really are any). The technique itself is supposedly based upon "Qi" or "Chi" a vague kind of internal energy that has never been objectively measured or identified. However, even if there is no such thing as "Qi", acupuncture could still work for other reasons.

Hope you feel better soon, whatever you do

Rob

Juicy D. Links · 08-30-2001, 02:55 PM

My doctor said my hemoglobin levels in blood are high because of excess carbon monoxide from smoking.

Thats was causing less oxygen to get in my brain and thus making me feel dizzy and nauseas.
I have cut down smoking from pack and a half per day to like half a pack

He put me on Zyban but that shit made me more dizzy and shit

I mmaloking for a natural method to stop my nauseausness

Amputate Your Head · 08-30-2001, 02:57 PM

Alcohol always works for me.

eroswebmaster · 08-30-2001, 03:17 PM

Rob Roy I understand what you are saying but in regards to acupuncture being a placebo I can't disagree with you more.

While living in Los Angeles I visited a well known doctor who was rather expensive but effective.

I had suffered migraine headaches that would last for 2+ weeks at a time at least 3 times a year since I was 10 years old.

I had finally grown tired of it and was looking for some help at this point mainstream doctors couldn't do much to help me and I was at a breaking point. It was affecting every aspect of my life.

Well a friend of mine told me of this guy so I went to visit him. He sat down and talked to me for a bit asking me questions. He asked me about my headaches and if I had any other pains. I had been also having a pain in my right arm as well as a few other problems when I showed him where the pain was in my arm he told me I had a "gastrointestinal disorder."

We hadn't even gotten that far in the interview yet and he had already aware that I was having gastrological problems before I even told him based on me telling him I had a pain in my arm. Don't ask me how but he was correct.

Anyway we continued on with the interview and he then put me in a chair and pulled out a tray with a bunch of pins on it.

As he began to stick them in various places throughout my body I noticed what felt like an electrical charge shooting through my body when he would tweak and turn a needle. It wasn't a painful charge, but actually kind of tickled...it felt good.

Anyway I sat there in this chair and after a small amount of time I was sent home with some homeopathic medicine form my gastro problems and an appointment to see him in a few days.

I was already feeling better...relaxed etc.

I awoke the next morning my migraine wasn't completely gone but it sure was a hell of an improvement.

Anyway I went back for one more visit and sure it cost me a lot of money again but after that last visit my migraine was gone and I haven't had another since and it has been 11 years since I went to that doctor.

Well I thought I would just share my experience...good luck Juicy hope you get everything worked out.

eros

ammo325 · 08-30-2001, 04:23 PM

I used to stick needles in my eye, till I died. Does that count?

oscer · 08-30-2001, 04:30 PM

i dont like needles

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magnatique · 08-30-2001, 06:34 PM

when I was a kid I went because of my sinuses, asthma and other nose/lungs related shit..

she would put those freakin' needles all over my HEAD, NOSE, FOREHEAD' BACK, LEGS' etc...

the memories are horrible hehe

I hated it, was taking manganese and other shit like that at the same time....

I thought it didn't work, but I no longer have any of these probs anymore... it' snot painful if I can remmember correctly, just REALLY bugging..

Sex4it · 08-30-2001, 10:38 PM

I've hard that if the guy/gall is no good you might get worst!

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Babagirls · 08-30-2001, 10:59 PM

i was thinkin of doin that to relieve some stress...i dont like getting blood drawn, but i love peircings (i have 4 of them) so i think i would really enjoy it!

Rocky · 08-31-2001, 12:27 AM

once had acupuncture for lower back problems

it worked very well

whenever possible i use holistic medicine

tenletters · 08-31-2001, 12:37 AM

Hehe, Baba, my girlfriend works as a phlaba .. flabata.. oh hell, she takes peoples plasma at a plasma center.

She is all the time looking at my veins saying.. "Oh, that's a good one". It gets kinda freaky when I am nude, hehe.

I stopped letting her take my plasma when she stuck me too far down the arm. There are some places one wasn't meant to be jabbed with a 16 gauge needle!

CoreDump · 08-31-2001, 12:45 AM

I tried it ... but they only stick needles in me

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Blondy · 08-31-2001, 10:47 AM

I used it once.
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Phiber · 08-31-2001, 01:00 PM

My mom used it to stop smoking and trust me she stopped just like that. She didn't smoke for five years after. Well, now she smokes again but that is a diffrent story.

Give it a try, it cant hurt.

08-30-2001, 01:26 PM	#1
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Anybody ever do this sort of thing? Acupuncture? Anybody ever go to one? If so is it BS or works?

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Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Does tattooing count? If so, I'm covered.

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Wizzo 2011 GFY Hall of Fame! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Back in Texas! Posts: 15,224	Yea, works well if you go to someone who knows what they are doing...

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Wizzo, Is it like something i gotta keep on going to for like a few times a month to maintain or is it a few times till I am healed?

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spankstrocko Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 454	Juicy, Whats ailing you? What do you want the acupuncture to help. I have friends that think some traetments work better than others. Spankstrocko

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Hey Spank , I am from Ny also , hit me on icq 116999839

08-30-2001, 02:51 PM	#7
Rob Roy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 87	What is your purpose in going? The benefits will depend upon the nature of the problem. Like anything else -- if you believe that acupuncture will work, and if you fork over money for the treatment, and if it is somewhat discomforting to go through and/or inconvenient, then it will "work" for a variety of problems in the sense that you will feel that you've gotten somewhat better. In other words -- a placebo effect. Which is fine, and could even be worth the money. More controversial is whether acupuncture (being stuck with needles in various places) works better than other placebo treatments for the control of pain, nausea, asthma, etc. It might -- but the evidence is not as strong as most people think. But since it does not harm (except perhaps to your pocketbook) the downside risk is not very great (but don't skip chemotherapy to take acupunture treatments). Then we get to the issue of whether it actually matters whether the needles are placed exactly where the acupuncture guides say they need to be placed. Very little evidence for this. Finally, there is the issue of the explanation for acupuncture benefits (if there really are any). The technique itself is supposedly based upon "Qi" or "Chi" a vague kind of internal energy that has never been objectively measured or identified. However, even if there is no such thing as "Qi", acupuncture could still work for other reasons. Hope you feel better soon, whatever you do Rob

08-30-2001, 02:55 PM	#8
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	My doctor said my hemoglobin levels in blood are high because of excess carbon monoxide from smoking. Thats was causing less oxygen to get in my brain and thus making me feel dizzy and nauseas. I have cut down smoking from pack and a half per day to like half a pack He put me on Zyban but that shit made me more dizzy and shit I mmaloking for a natural method to stop my nauseausness

08-30-2001, 02:57 PM	#9
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Alcohol always works for me.

08-30-2001, 03:17 PM	#10
eroswebmaster March 1st, 2003 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seat 4 @ Venetian Poker Room Posts: 20,295	Rob Roy I understand what you are saying but in regards to acupuncture being a placebo I can't disagree with you more. While living in Los Angeles I visited a well known doctor who was rather expensive but effective. I had suffered migraine headaches that would last for 2+ weeks at a time at least 3 times a year since I was 10 years old. I had finally grown tired of it and was looking for some help at this point mainstream doctors couldn't do much to help me and I was at a breaking point. It was affecting every aspect of my life. Well a friend of mine told me of this guy so I went to visit him. He sat down and talked to me for a bit asking me questions. He asked me about my headaches and if I had any other pains. I had been also having a pain in my right arm as well as a few other problems when I showed him where the pain was in my arm he told me I had a "gastrointestinal disorder." We hadn't even gotten that far in the interview yet and he had already aware that I was having gastrological problems before I even told him based on me telling him I had a pain in my arm. Don't ask me how but he was correct. Anyway we continued on with the interview and he then put me in a chair and pulled out a tray with a bunch of pins on it. As he began to stick them in various places throughout my body I noticed what felt like an electrical charge shooting through my body when he would tweak and turn a needle. It wasn't a painful charge, but actually kind of tickled...it felt good. Anyway I sat there in this chair and after a small amount of time I was sent home with some homeopathic medicine form my gastro problems and an appointment to see him in a few days. I was already feeling better...relaxed etc. I awoke the next morning my migraine wasn't completely gone but it sure was a hell of an improvement. Anyway I went back for one more visit and sure it cost me a lot of money again but after that last visit my migraine was gone and I haven't had another since and it has been 11 years since I went to that doctor. Well I thought I would just share my experience...good luck Juicy hope you get everything worked out. eros

08-30-2001, 04:23 PM	#11
ammo325 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: LV Nev Posts: 467	I used to stick needles in my eye, till I died. Does that count?

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magnatique Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,830	when I was a kid I went because of my sinuses, asthma and other nose/lungs related shit.. she would put those freakin' needles all over my HEAD, NOSE, FOREHEAD' BACK, LEGS' etc... the memories are horrible hehe I hated it, was taking manganese and other shit like that at the same time.... I thought it didn't work, but I no longer have any of these probs anymore... it' snot painful if I can remmember correctly, just REALLY bugging..

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Babagirls Text Writer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 18,812	i was thinkin of doin that to relieve some stress...i dont like getting blood drawn, but i love peircings (i have 4 of them) so i think i would really enjoy it!

08-31-2001, 12:27 AM	#16
Rocky Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Living Off The Grid Posts: 3,022	once had acupuncture for lower back problems it worked very well whenever possible i use holistic medicine

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tenletters Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: the deep south Posts: 2,079	Hehe, Baba, my girlfriend works as a phlaba .. flabata.. oh hell, she takes peoples plasma at a plasma center. She is all the time looking at my veins saying.. "Oh, that's a good one". It gets kinda freaky when I am nude, hehe. I stopped letting her take my plasma when she stuck me too far down the arm. There are some places one wasn't meant to be jabbed with a 16 gauge needle!

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Phiber Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 137	My mom used it to stop smoking and trust me she stopped just like that. She didn't smoke for five years after. Well, now she smokes again but that is a diffrent story. Give it a try, it cant hurt.