Acupuncture Patients Experiencing Unexpected Pain

“Have been getting acupuncture for a couple of months now. The recent few sessions I’ve had intense nerve pain, like a shock sensation when he puts in the needles on the inside of my leg just above ankle. The ones on the shin also hurt like hell. It’s making me not want to go anymore because I’m anticipating that pain. It goes away quick but I do have tiny bruises afterwards submitted by /u/Specialist-King-1318 [link] [comments]”

“I have started acupuncture for ttc/fertility. I had such a bad headache and crazy dreams and nightmares the day after the session. Is this normal and what should I expect. submitted by /u/PersonalGuava5722 [link] [comments]”

“I have a herniated disc L4/L5 with radiating pain down my right leg and pain in my butt/piriformis. I started to feel better again last week around Thursday,after my first acupuncture session.On Friday I felt really good and my pain had gone down significantly.During my 2. acupuncture session on Friday, one needle in my butt hurt a lot while being stimulated and when taken out. About 24 hrs later, the pain in my butt got much worse. Now it's Monday (72 hrs after the session) and I still have”

“And longer than insulin needle tips? I seen both it does appear that insulin needles is thicker but shorter than Acupuncture needle. I am fearful of pain so if I pin only a bit like 1cm in will it have the desired effect especially since something the peptide will be injected in? If I pin like this once per week is it sufficient? How long am I supposed to leave it in? And is it better to take out the stringe and just leave the needle in? submitted by /u/LisanneFroonKrisK [link]”

“About a month and a half ago, I had an acupuncture session. It was my first and only acupuncture session. I decided to try acupuncture because the practitioner had really good reviews, and it was at a traditional Chinese medicine practice. The very next day, I woke up with muscle pain and soreness that I had never had before. My muscles felt tense, sensitive, and uncomfortable in different areas of my body. At first, I assumed it was temporary soreness from the acupuncture. When it didn’t go awa”

“I was hoping to get your opinion as practitioners. I was getting acupuncture for fertility and had 2 sessions. I honestly think they were beneficial and i liked the practitioner, but i am a bit nervous around needles. I am able to calm myself and breathe through this, but there are some things that feel unhelpful. The table i was in feels rickety and narrow. I don’t have much room and feel tense keeping my arms at my side or they’ll fall off. Harder to relax. The first session she said all done!”

“I had my first-ever acupuncture appointment for fertility on Monday, and it was honestly awesome! I felt a sharp sensation when she put the needle between my eyebrows and also in my lower left abdomen (for my left ovary). I thought the left ovary one was especially cool since I had previously been diagnosed with a blocked tube on that side during my laparoscopy. Then I flipped onto my back and she attached electrodes, which was also very cool! BUT… I went to work afterward and was SO ridiculousl”

“Hello all, looking for some reassurance here. I have a practitioner I trust and am a student of Chinese Medicine myself. She has about 12 years of experience and works in a women's health center in addition to private practice. After receiving fertility treatments for a few months in her private practice, I recently learned I am pregnant (4 weeks, 3 days). My acupuncturist said we would shift to a more nourishing, gentler treament now. My diagnosis has been blood deficiency/Taiyin and previo”

“Hey all, just wanting to get advice/hear from people who may have had similar experiences. I have been going for regular acupuncture for over 10 years now for a back injury and have seen the same 2 people the entire time. I’ve had needles just about everywhere so I know what to usually experience. Anywho, my regular acupuncturist wasn’t available last week but she said there was a new one who had been at her practice for the past year that I could see instead, so I said sure. This acupuncturist”

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“It’s me again, I posted about right leg pain after 1.5 days of my first session. I had to cancel my second session because I felt pain and fatigue so I wanted to give my body more time to rest and recover. 9th day today since my first session where it was 2 hrs and it was a combination of electro acupuncture and moxa. At first it was pain on my calf, now it’s also my foot and thigh. It’s like cramping and muscle pain. I’m afraid it might be DVT because i’m taking contraceptive pills to regulate”

“Hi all- I went to acupuncture 2 days ago for mid/upper back pain that I have been experiencing for the last 2 months. After talking to the practitioner she suggested we focus on nervous system release which I agreed to. She was extremely gentle and only left the needles in for 10 minutes since my nervous system is centralized and very sensitive. I felt great at first but by the evening I have pretty bad soreness. It’s been almost 48 hours since I had it done and my back is howling. Only 1 needle”

“I'm a 40yo (m), had a pretty bad tear in my upper back / shoulder while working when I was 20 that went untreated. After some physio, including physio massage last year that helped a bit, I stopped due to coverage maxing and the fact I didn't see real improvement. Cut to now and the upper back pain / discomfort flared up, so I decided to got for a massage to see if it would help. For some context, if I held my arms out in front of me one rested naturally about 1-1.5 in longer than the ot”

“Today I went for NADA acupuncture, as I have many times this year. I took a break over the summer as the clinic was on holiday. About 30 mins into the treatment a needle fell out, blood gushed out of my right ear. My practitioner helped me get cleaned up and identified the point it bled from. A few minutes later they removed the needles from my left ear and same thing happened- blood rushed down my neck instantly. Both were the lower lung points. They explained shortly what could have caused the”

“One needle in my foot was hurting today. It caused some spasms. But, man did it do a good job! I slept for 75 minutes and have zero pain tonight! Thank you Allie! submitted by /u/badbobtn [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I’ve been having Achilles problems recently and seen a physio who performed acupuncture 10 needles in the heel/calf area, one of the pins around the Achilles bent and wouldn’t go in because the muscle was so tight but once it went in, left for few mins then area massaged, top 3 worst pains I’ve felt I had to grit my teeth lol Is this normal?? I have to say afterwards I felt big relief and it feels a lot softer and relaxed in the area, but the pain was absolutely insane, overall positive e”

“After receiving treatment for a flare up of an issue (rhomboid/lev scap seizing), what’s a good protocol for applying heat + ice over the few days following treatment? submitted by /u/fatcatgingercat [link] [comments]”

“Hi I was hoping to get advice on this discomfort I’m feeling after my first session of acupuncture. I went to a TCM university to try out acupuncture with an intern (for affordable sessions) and had a great experience. I had described knee pain, migraines, and sleep difficulty and we agreed to focus on knee and sleep for this first session. Everything felt great during and after, but I did note the needle that went into my left hand (it was side of hand below the thumb) felt most uncomfortable a”

“Hey! I had my first acupuncture session 4 days ago and I don’t really know what to think. I went there as a treatment for my anxiety and panic disorder to calm my nervous system and for the stiffness that built up in my body. Somehow though it gets worse from day to day - I have this weird feeling of numbness and swaying dizziness, like i have taken tranquilizer pills. Since this started my anxiety got much worse and I can’t leave the house anymore. Anyone has some advice for me? Thank you!!! &#”

“20F with diagnosed narcolepsy, hypermobile Ehlers Danlos, hyperadrenergic POTS, and chronic erosive gastritis. I have a long history of having wild reactions to most medications, so I’ve been trying acupuncture as a last resort. I started three weeks ago. First two weeks were done in my back, and I didn’t have any adverse reaction. This last week was done in my legs and forehead. Within 5 minutes, I felt like I had horrible motion sickness. Pushed through the 25 minutes because I figured it was”

“Hi, I’m new to acupuncture and wanted to ask if these reactions are normal. I had my first acupuncture session last Saturday for upper back/neck pain, gastric issues, and pelvic pain. The acupuncturist used electrical stimulation connected to some of the needles. The whole session lasted about 2 hours. There were a few minutes without electricity, then the electrical stimulation, and afterward he put herbs at the tips of some of the needles and lit them. After the session, my right leg felt stif”

“Hello everyone! Apologies for the long post! I am reaching out on behalf of some issues my mother is having. I want to preface that I myself have had a few acupuncture sessions over time, and my mother many more than I. We have used the same highly rated acupuncturist the entire time, and have found great success and miracles with our Dr over the years, and friends and family with other Dr's. This may be a bit much to discuss, and I hope I don't sound crazy, but I'd like some profess”

“Hey, I had acupuncture today for the first time to treat pain in my right rhomboid that can flare up into my neck/trap area. Everything seemed fine immediately afterward. A few hours later, I developed pretty significant tightness on the right side of my chest, which I’ve never experienced before. At one point it was tight enough that I was debating whether I needed to go to the hospital. I also noticed some pain/tightness on that side when taking a deep breath. It mostly subsided after about an”

“I am curious about how people here feel about acupuncture.... I get regular massages to help with the wear and tear... I have tried a little chiro (mine isnt a quack with straps and stuff to yank on limbs more of an intense massage and stretches) so now I am tempted to give acupuncture a try.... And just curious what the communities thoughts are on it.... Thanks submitted by /u/dedevil989 [link] [comments]”

“Seconds then pull out have same effect? submitted by /u/LisanneFroonKrisK [link] [comments]”

“About three weeks ago, I had an acupuncture session. Afterwards I developed generalized muscle soreness and tension, especially around my back, shoulders, and neck. About a week later, I massaged my upper back, neck and shoulder area myself because everything felt so tight. That night, I suddenly couldn’t fall asleep because every time I was about to drift off, I would get this strange heart-drop sensation in the center of my chest. It feels almost like a sudden rush of adrenaline or like my bod”

“I'm looking for some acu points that I can do on myself or other remedies, until I can get in to see acupuncturist. Quick back story... I spent the last week in bed (the likely cause of the spams) dealing with ovarian cyst pain. Last night I went to the ER because, even though the acute pain had subsided the day before, i was having heat building up all around my abdomen and lower back. I thought maybe I had an infection so I went to the ER. Everything was clear. It was likely a ruptured cys”

“Hi people, I am suffering since 4 years with chronic abdominal pain, located under my navel area. It might or might not be connected to the gastritis and duodenitis that was detected on my scopes (no one knows the etiology of these, doctors usually say that they are 'normal variation'). But it might be connected to anxiety, as it all started during a particularly stressful period. I have daily pain, 7-8 on a scale of 10, it is not an exaggeration to say that it ruined my life. I eat 7 sa”

“Hi, earlier today I had an acupuncture treatment. My first since December where I had 4 treatments. It’s been less than twelve hours and my neck has been growing with stiffness. At one point while I was eating dinner, my right ear “popped” and changed pressure. It’s just been getting progressively stiffer since then. I had the ear seeds in both ears but I just took them off in fear this is what was contributing. My right butt cheek is also experiencing some soreness as well. She needled some par”

“I am trying to make sense of an ongoing physical and energetic pattern I have been noticing and I would really appreciate input from people experienced in energy work or chakra movement. The process is not fast. It takes its time moving down through my body in distinct stages. It usually begins as a heavy dense cloud around my head. Some days it causes dizziness while other days it is just heavy pressure. I also get a distinct tingling sensation right on my forehead. Over time the density slowly”

“I recently began acupuncture for lower back pain and other pain. my first appointment she put about 40 needles on my body. a couple days letter, I pulled my left groin muscle, and then two more times the days after (on both sides). today, I knelt down and pulled my front thigh muscle. my activity hasn’t changed, I’ve never had issues with pulling muscles in my daily/normal life before. what is happening??? I saw the Dr. again (we worked on my front for other things) and told her about the groin”

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“I’m kinda new to this, doing acupuncture for chronic neck pain, and only had two sessions so far. My first one was fine, I just felt a little tired after, but this one was a lot more focused on my neck and shoulder, and I was face down instead of face up. My pain was worse this round since my pain comes and goes, and I honestly felt a significant amount of pain relief immediately. HOWEVER, about an hour or so after my session, I began to feel extremely nauseous, to the point where I actually got”

“visited a tcm clinic 2 days ago and it was my first time going to tcm in my life so I kinda sprain my back not sure if sprain is the right word but I felt some discomfort at my lower back after working out.. so the tcm doctor did acupuncture and some tu na then next day now I feel that there is like a tingling sensation that comes and go on my left lower back.. its similar to the sensation I felt when I was doing the acupuncture...is that normal???? is been like this the whole day and im kinda s”

“Hi all. Im writing to ask for opinions/advice/help with a condition that begun after a few rounds of electroacupuncture. I went to a local acupuncturist with the aim of resolving problems with my singing voice. I have a persistent vocal wobble that began after a viral illness that caused what i suspect was damage to my larangeal nerve. The mainstream western treatment path (laryngologist and speech pathologist) had yielded no results, so I decided to try acupuncture. I went to a licensed practit”

“I’ve been going to different acupuncturists on and off for my back and shoulder pain, and acupuncture has helped me somewhat. I actually really liked the last acupuncturist I had been seeing for the past few months until my last session about two months ago. During that session, she put needles around the side of my armpit, upper bicep, and along the side of my neck and shoulder. I felt a sharp pain from the needles the entire time. She also put the heat very close to me, but I didn’t say anythi”

“Last week I had what I thought was an emergency: about 1 hour after my 2nd acupuncture session, I experienced a tightness in my chest. It felt almost like I had trapped air in my chest, and it wouldn't come out. The air took up enough space in my chest that it was hard to take deep breaths. Anytime I stood up, I'd feel a pang...like whoop -- there goes the air bubble again, creating pressure in my chest. This lasted all day, and it had been quietly bothering me. I didn't want to over”

“I recently went to an acupuncturist for neck pain, mind you this is neck pain that I’ve had since my teens. It flares every once in a while and my neck is very painful and it radiates into my right shoulder. The acupuncturist sat me down for a 30 second consultation and then put me immediately on the table. The needles in my neck were starting to hurt but I toughed it out for 30 minutes facedown. Then he asked me to flip over and did some kind of really intense massage and stretched my neck. The”

“Are there any Acupuncturist you recommend or anyone that you think I should avoid? submitted by /u/DeepestWinterBlue [link] [comments]”

“I went to a Chinese acupuncturist almost a week ago. I didn’t originally go in for back pain, but she thought my symptoms might be related to my lower back, so she put needles along my back. She also put some in my belly and feet, I think for circulation. Since the session, my back and especially my lower back have been feeling sore and uncomfortable. I constantly feel like I need to stretch, move around, or crack my back to get some relief. Has anyone experienced this after acupuncture? Is it n”

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“Hi everyone, I’m posting because I started acupuncture about four weeks ago for stomach issues (LPR and functional dyspepsia), and I’m now worried that I may have sustained some kind of nerve injury in my right foot during the very first session. During that first treatment, the practitioner inserted a needle into my right middle toe, roughly between the first and second joints. As the needle went in, I felt a fairly strong, sharp electric shock-like pain . Since it was my first acupuncture sess”

“Has anyone gotten an infection from an acupuncture needle? I received an acupuncture treatment yesterday. This is my fifth treatment with this therapist. And there were some needles placed in my feet. Well on one of the locations on my left foot, I woke up with it being EXTREMELY itchy today and a little red and irritated. I’m sure it will go away, but I’m slightly worried/ concerned it’s becoming infected. The area is becoming raised. Going to the doctor if it’s not better by tomorrow. Edit: ty”

“*I am not requesting an official diagnosis and I understand and accept that no one here can say what happened for sure. :)* I’ve been dealing with some pesky neurological symptoms for a few years now: weakness in limbs, brain fog, sometimes stumbling over words, dizziness. I addressed these symptoms with my new acupuncturist for the first time today (we’d mainly been working on uterine fibroids). He placed an electrode on a needle at each side at the base of my skull. He normally keeps the power”

“Hi, okease is it normal to feel worse? Feels like it is difficult for le to breathe. Feel like i can't get a full breath. Is it a normal sensation? submitted by /u/Character_Fox_6181 [link] [comments]”

“14 days ago, I received 4 needles in my spine—2 at T9 and 2 at T12. I’m very severe ME/CFS, I have pre-existing instability up and down my spine, and I have EDS. I asked my acupuncturist for fewer needles to keep treatment conservative and cautious. The acupuncturist also pulled them out within 5 minutes. The first 8 days I felt pain relief. On day 9, I woke up on my side, and I felt like my T4-T12 couldn’t hold in their normal alignment. Laying on my side felt like T4-T12 were being pushed the”

“To keep it short, I am seeking acupuncture because my nervous system is currently in a constant overdrive & I feel out of control and a lot of anxiety. Many many symptoms. Doc ignored me completely and a psychiatrist takes 8 months to get booked. I found a website that offers a 90minute talk session to discover the problem which costs 130€, followed by acupuncture that costs 60€. Do I need to grt the talk session, would you consider it necessary? submitted by /u/LaNdomSon [link]”

“I just woke up after sleeping 16 hours following my acupuncture treatment yesterday. I do have several health issues and chronic inflammation, I find acupuncture gives me a lot of relief. I’m curious if anyone else has experienced sleeping this long afterward. What was your experience? submitted by /u/geminibaby12 [link] [comments]”

“Has anybody felt lightheaded, off-balance, almost like about to faint after electroacupuncture (SV protocol)? I was prescribed 8 sessions twice a week before an embryo transfer to help address PI>3 on one of my uterine arteries. My acupuncturist recommended alternating between a constitution-focused session and the SV protocol (4 sessions each). But I am opting to do solely 8 sessions of the SV protocol (as recommended by my RE) even though I felt so relaxed after the constitution-focused ses”

“I had my second modern acupuncture session this afternoon. I am being treated for tight leg and back muscles caused by a combination of underlying conditions. She used the biggest needles on me today (the ones you have to cough for) and, although some of them were quite painful, I do definitely feel looser tonight compared to last week's session. I am therefore hoping that my muscles are looser for longer. If I am looser for longer this time, is it likely to be because she used the larger ne”

“I think another term is vagus nerve PT, they teach certain head exercises like gaze stabilization, tipping your head, breathing exercises, a bunch of techniques to target and calm the vagus nerve, which gets over-stimulated with strong emotions and causes a car crash in your head and body. With my mental health therapy we did brainspotting and there's a type of program you listen to with headphones where the music has specific barely discernible tone and volume shifts that re align your perc”

“9 days ago, I finished my 4th acupuncture session. It went well, and like the others, my system felt more relaxed after. But twice now, I’ve had really poor, fragmented sleep starting around day 3-6 after a session. I’ll fall asleep fine, but wake up a couple hours later and just kind of hover in and out of REM sleep the rest of the night. I’ll wake up feeling exhausted, despite my Apple Watch telling me I slept, which I clearly didn’t since I was awake and tossing and turning so much. I’ve neve”

“I have a question for you all. I went to an acupuncturist who has 60+ reviews that are all 5 stars. She does acupuncture, dry needling, cupping, electric stim and guasha/massage therapy. I have no prior experience with acupuncture and on my second session, she placed a needle in my arm that felt really different than all the other needles currently placed. The other needles I would feel a really brief pinch, and then a soft pressure that slowly disappeared over 2-5 minutes. This one needle thoug”

“Hey guys, I just tried acupuncture for the first a few days ago to target my weak quads/glutes. I had the needles placed in my lower back, glutes, and other areas. However, I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid and noticing these things more, but I feel like my whole body has been "cracking" more. Like you know when you've been sitting for awhile and you get up and you feel a crack? It's not painful, but it's super weird. I'm noticing it in my upper back too.”

“Firstly I'm very sorry if this has been asked lots before; I've tried lots of searches but couldn't find anything that matched! I've been having trouble with a knee and was referred to a physio. In the second session he suggested trying acupuncture. He used maybe a dozen or so needles around the knee. Most were fine, but with a couple, it felt like the needle was going into something under the surface, and then the slightest movement of the needle felt like it was moving somethin”

“I decided to have scalp electroacupuncture after hearing about how it was beneficial to essential tremor. I had it in the morning and the session only lasted 18 minutes after she inserted the needle and the machine sent the electric impulses. During the night I had insomnia. I reviewed my day and it was calm. Nothing to keep me up. It felt like my mind was more stimulated than normal. It's a distinct feeling because I'm sensitive and it's what I get trying most treatments. It's w”

“I have been going to acupuncture for a few weeks now and have had 4 sessions. I am going mainly for shoulder pain (which I have had for about a year) and he is addressing some other issues as well. The other issues are improving, but the shoulder pain has gotten worse since starting. At first it was only for the day of a session. But following the last two sessions the pain flared up significantly and moved to other areas for about 3 days then calmed down a bit. The last flare up was not as bad”

“I started acupuncture about a month ago and she told me that I’ve got a lot of stagnation in my liver and gall bladder and she suggested cupping as well. I looked into it and seems some people can get a lot of relief from cupping so despite my fears I gave it a go last Monday. It felt AMAZING however I have not felt good for a whole week now. Extreme fatigue like can’t get off the couch. Had a migraine coming on when I went in to get it done. It took me out of work for 2 days. Then I got another”

“I’ve been going to acupuncture on/off for 4 years to manage fibromyalgia. More recently I’ve been going 5-6 times a month. I’m thinking about drawing on myself with a washable marker to help communicate the areas that have been really bothering me ahead of my next appointment. Sometimes in the moment I forget all the areas I need even though I try to take notes. TIA submitted by /u/AMESTATION [link] [comments]”