Most of my patients come to see me for a natural treatment for anxiety and depression, as their doctors are readily prescribing medication to deal with their issues. Common prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, and Paxil have left many patients dealing with more symptoms like headaches, dry mouth, nausea, insomnia, nervousness, and sexual dysfunction. Sometimes, medication does little to improve anxiety and patients are told to “wait it out.” It’s no wonder people are searching for natural treatments for anxiety and depression, especially for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Depression and anxiety treatments without depending on life long prescription medications should be every patient’s goal.

The real struggle with curing anxiety, for most, is breaking away from daily habits and relationships that cause the anxiety in the first place. An even bigger hurdle is that most patients don’t actually realize the source of their distress. This allows the distress to store itself within the body, causing numerous somatic responses like racing heart, profuse sweating, lack of appetite, diarrhea, etc…

• What triggers lead me to feel anxious?
• Who contributes to my anxious state?
• What emotion is truly buried deep down in my depression?
• What trauma lies deep within this pain?
• What dream do I have that I am not living?
• What love do I need that I am not receiving?

These questions are rarely given any weight when speaking to conventional western physicians who rarely cure Depression and anxiety treatment without medication. Our goal is to help the patient both psych-emotionally and physically. Through the acupuncturists extensive schooling and experience, we are able to access parts of the psyche that are in a protective hiding state, trapped within our bodies.