ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT IN ANXIETY

Jihe Zhu*, Blagica Arsovska and Kristina Kozovska

ABSTRACT

Anxiety is a natural response of the body to stress and it is most common form of emotional disorder, accompanied with constant and intense feeling of fear. Anxiety is a key element of several other disorders: phobia, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), separation and illness anxiety disorders. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) anxiety occurs due to excessive (heat) energy in the head. Symptoms include excessive worry, insomnia, racing thoughts and other. In this research are included 10 patients, 5 female and 5 male, aged from 25 to 59. All patients were experiencing anxiety in their everyday life. Other accompanied symptoms were fear, insomnia, restlessness, panic attacks, stress and other. Most of the patients were on age from 20 to 40. Most of them have made 1-5 treatments. Treatments were made in a clinic for TCM and acupuncture in Skopje, Macedonia by a doctor specialist in acupuncture. Treatment were with duration of 30-45 minutes, one treatment per week. Acupoints used in the treatment are: Ex-HN-1(SiShenCong), DU24 (ShenTing), DU3 (YaoYangGuan), DU6 (JiZhong), DU7 (ZhongShu), HN3 (YinTang), HN5 (TaiYang), HN14 (YiMing), ST25 (TIanShu), RN11 (JianLi), RN4 (QuanYuan), LI4 (HeGu), SP6 (SanYinJiao), ST36 (ZuSanLi) and LI3 (SanJian). Anxiety can be successfully treated with acupuncture. The treatment is directed more on treating the patient on a deeper level, treating both physical and emotional symptoms and nourishing all the organs and parts of the body.

Keywords: Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, treatment, anxiety.