Can acupuncture drain too much energy?

Without knowing your case overall or the points used there is little I can recommend to do on your own. I will comment generally in that nothing you are saying (or to be more correct, that your acupuncturist is saying) has any real meaning. Acupuncture is far more scientific than draining energy or giving energy and it doesn&#39t really work that way anyhow. I realize that this is not your "fault" in any way but a side effect of acupuncturists trying too hard to explain things in simple terms.

All that is a preface to say that acupuncture is not a one way street - i.e. always better. There can be ups and downs during initial treatments depending on the condition(s) treated - similar to any medication or other treatment modality. So a period where you feel worse is certainly not required but far from uncommon and it shouldn&#39t be read into too much initially. You do need to communicate this with your practitioner as they -may- change what they are doing and a negative response to a treatment -might- indicate they are on the wrong track diagnostically speaking. So communication with him/her is important.

Now if this continues to happen for more than a few treatments you need to find another practitioner - perhaps of a different style. No judgement on your current one but sometimes either certain methods are not right for people or the diagnosis overall is entirely wrong - either of which (or all of which) will mean the treatments will not be helpful to you. While you should expect (although it doesn&#39t always happen) some up and down initially - after 3-5 treatments or so things should be improving rather steadily.

Generally some exercise (brisk walking, etc.) can "clear" the effects of an incorrect or too strong treatment. Either way the effects should pass within a few days on their own.

Chad said: &#39I will comment generally in that nothing you are saying (or to be more correct, that your acupuncturist is saying) has any real meaning. Acupuncture is far more scientific than draining energy or giving energy and it doesn&#39t really work that way anyhow.&#39

The above is a very questionable statement. This is not a generally helpful comment. In terms of 5 Element acupuncture the practitioners comments were completely normal in regard to that particular training. To then go on to advise possible changing practitioner is unfortunate. A patient can always ak their practitioner for more information but we cannot make such judgements about a situation when we are not in the treatmenrt room with someone and not in full command of the facts.