Acupuncture for Nonstop bleeding

Generally speaking menorrhagia is commonly treated with both acupuncture and Chinese herbal Medicine and responds well. The exact time frame would be difficult to even remotely state without knowing all of the details and being able to physically see you, but you are generally talking about weeks certainly to a few months to slow or stop the bleeding, and, again, considering many possibilities upwards of about 9 months to 1.5 years to completely resolve (not that you would be bleeding that whole time, of course, but to rectify the deeper hormonal issues that are most certainly a part of it).

So 3 days in, I wouldn’t worry. I am worried a little that a practitioner would treat you daily, however. I just don’t see the purpose in that, twice a week at the most (which I personally would never do either), once a week would be sufficient. There probably should be some herbs tailored for you as well, so if you are seeing an acupuncturist who doesn’t practice Chinese herbal medicine, and you have options, I would strongly consider switching practitioners. Also, generally, if a practitioner gives you the option of choosing to use or not use certain points that makes me a little nervous. If she felt that what I’m assuming is PC 9 was clinically valid for you, she should have just needled it, it’s not that painful, just slightly more so than the majority of the other points. That said, as you are clearly anxious about the situation and about acupuncture, she may have just been playing on the safe side and didn’t feel it warranted a complex conversation about trusting her experience, etc.

As far as acupuncture making you worse, the simple answer is no. It may not make you better in the time frame that meets with your expectations, but remember that acupuncture is doing nothing more than helping your body make certain choices, it is not forcing anything like a western medication. In that sense, among a million others, it generally only has an up side. Generally speaking about the worst that can happen besides some localized bruising, or temporary tissue irritation is that they might not make you better - this by not having enough skill to properly tailor the treatment to what your body needs - and this isn’t a judgement on any particular practitioner this is just how something that is both a science and effectively an art form works.

Long story short, with a properly trained and licensed acupuncturist who also practices Chinese herbal medicine you should be in a very good place with the hormonal issues within 4 weeks to 3 months.