Acupuncture for menopause a personal experience

Before pharmaceuticals there were alternatives. Acupuncture helped me to quit smoking so I know it has value. It is inexpensive and relatively painless given the benefits. Thank for sharing your experience.

The next drug of choice for my western doctor to prescribe for hot flashes was clonidine. Oh hell no.I'm taking 3 different chinese herbs...45 little pills a day. Sounds like a terrible amount of pills to take but its not really that bad considering the alternative. I feel much better and have had no side effects.

right now i am in perimenopause, and about 2 years ago, while using acupuncture for tennis elbow, i told the acupunturist i was having hot flashes and she treated that also with acupunture, so my hot flashes dissapeared. now i have not done acupuncture. I have tried black cohosh-didnt help. i have now returned to aerobic exercise, about 3x/week and the hot flashes have diminished significantly in intensity. so i will continue with cardio exercise:spin:, plus the exercise is helping with S.A.D..

What herbs help?

Thank you for sharing your personal experience with acupuncture and for your honesty with your struggles. I too, am going through the change and am in nursing school (one more year left), I exercise 3-4 x week, receive massage therapy, and just started taking a low dose antidepressant (with some reservations). I have considered acupuncture for these issues before and now will look into it more seriously. Thank you again for sharing!