Acupuncture for depression
Depression is a mental health disorder that occurs because of the brain’s chemical transmitters’ imbalance. Acupuncture helps to stimulate nerve impulses and conduction and restore the normal balance of brain transmitters. In treating depression, electro-puncture is an excellent way to start; the electrical current stimulates the brain function and releases chemical transmitters such as dopamine and serotonin which help to elevate the mood and reduce the depression. Research shows that people who have been treated with electro-puncture reported that the treatment was efficient as taking anti-depressants medication. Acupuncture can be combined with other traditional Chinese medicine or anti-depressants medication to get the best result. Acupuncture can also help with increasing the effectiveness of anti-depressant medication and reduce their tolerance. In the case of moderate or severe depression, the patient should ask the doctor before stopping the medication and replace it with acupuncture. The acupuncture points that help in treating depression are heart channel points CV4, 6, and 12, lung channel point L14, gallbladder point GB34, stomach channel point ST36, kidney channel point K13, urinary bladder channel point BL65, and spleen channel point SP6.