# Acupuncture & EM

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/acupuncture-em/569>\
**Category:** Complementary Therapies\
**Created:** [January 25, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/acupuncture-em/569 "2014-01-25T18:40:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![scanfield1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/scanfield1/32/184_2.png) [@scanfield1](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/scanfield1)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/acupuncture-em/569/1 "2014-01-25T18:40:20Z")

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Hello. Wanted to pulse the group to see if anyone has tried acupuncture for their EM. thanks!

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**Author:** ![Nel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/nel/32/194_2.png) [@Nel](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Nel)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/acupuncture-em/569/2 "2014-01-25T18:47:28Z")

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I hate to reply negatively to this question because I have heard of someone who speaks highly of 5-Element Acupuncture which I believe she has weekly for EM, but I had acupuncture for three months and it didn’t make any difference sadly. It was a pleasure to go as I enjoyed the rest and the lovely music and the practitioner was helpful with medical knowledge but that was as far as it went. He said if I persevered at least for six months, maybe a year, I would see improvement but the cost and the journeying were too much for me.  
Nel

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**Author:** ![Davipot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/davipot/32/548_2.png) [@Davipot](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/u/Davipot)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.livingwitherythromelalgia.org/t/acupuncture-em/569/3 "2014-01-26T01:42:42Z")

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Hi We tried my Daughter with acupuncture, it made no difference however because of the nature of this disease it may work for you , I would definitely give it a try as there is nothing to lose. we have also looked into Hypnotherapy but we have ruled this out for the moment , we will look at Hypnotherapy if all other drug treatments fail.