Adrenal exhaustion symptoms worse after accupuncture

Fatigue after acupuncture is quite common and can be on the stronger side during the first 1-3 treatments. Afterwards these stronger responses tend to ease up and people then begin to consistently improve. This is somewhat less common with Japanese styles of acupuncture, but common nonetheless.

It&#39s hard to comment on your case specifically without knowing all of your symptoms and having your Chinese/Japanese diagnosis. But the majority of people who complain of "adrenal fatigue" have what we call Kidney Yin Deficiency in Chinese Medicine (there are other possible patterns though). With yin deficiency the body is essentially "tired and wired" so it is overstimulated internally leading to fatigue in other aspects. When treatments start usually the overstimulation part is eased first and often quickly leaving the weakness below. Over time the top end of the overstimulation drops and the weakness below builds up so the variability becomes much more balanced. This, however, takes some time usually 3 months as a minimum. Sometimes it can be strongly assisted with proper herbal formulas (require a clear diagnosis), sometimes it just takes time.

Hope you have made much progress since your post. Having children and not sleeping through the night can spiral almost any woman into a cycle of adrenal overload and adrenal exhaustion. For some, taking 1,000 mg. high quality Vitamin C 2x per day along with magnesium/calcium 2:1 ratio at bedtime can help. But in most cases it is insufficient melatonin production that launches the person into this vicious cycle.

Avoid sugar and caffeine. Bladder points should also be used to insure sleeping through the night. Another factor is: after going to bed NEVER turn the lights back on, (unless its an emergency). Light immediately halts melatonin production which can lead to adrenal induced hypoglycemia. Even a night light or alarm clock can be enough to disturb the sleep cycle. Get plenty of sunshine in the day, and plenty of darkness at night;)

Since we've changed our forum and these are archived the likelihood of hearing back from the poster from 2 years ago is slim to none. Either way, if you'd like some advice generally you could start a new post on our new forums https://community.yinyanghouse... and we can look further into your case. Without a lot of specifics, there isn't much I can say, but I can say exacerbation of symptoms within the first few treatments is not common, but not unlikely either - it's maybe about 5% in my practice and then things work out. With these types of Kidney related imbalances, however, you have to be certain you are seeing someone who does not use very strong needling techniques as that may often make you much worse as your nervous system cannot handle the extra stimulation. Generally I would give a practitioner 3-5 treatments and if you are not seeing some improvement, however mild, particularly following after the treatment I would move on.