My husband and I went for our first Saahm appointment yesterday. We both have continuing pain from a car accident 16 years ago. Most of my pain is left sided migraines, neck pain and right ear tinnitus. I also tend to be stressed out and have a trauma background that I’ve already done a lot of emotional work on. My husband has low back and hip pain, neuropathy, and anxiety.
During the session, my pain kept . . . shifting. I thought that was strange, but I kept my acupuncturist informed as the pain sensations slowly moved. The migraine is usually behind my left eye, shifted to more forehead, top of my head. The tinnitus shifted from right ear to left, slowly back and forth. The neck pain mostly alleviated during the session, but came back this morning.
During the session, the bottom of my left foot had brief pain, then I felt pain in my left knee. I also tend to be high stress, and toward the end, I felt my body trying to relax, but my mind seemed to impede the relaxation. Right after that, I began feeling nauseous and lightheaded. The needles came out shortly after, as the session was over. It was 2.5 hours for the initial session.
I didn’t know what was happening in my body. My husband started with much more pain than I have, but didn’t seem nearly as affected by the treatment in terms of shifting pain, nausea, etc.
When I got home, I just felt tired. This morning, I have terrible nausea, pain on the right temple, right tinnitus (less than yesterday), neck pain, and low back pain. We are supposed to go back in 2 days for a second treatment. I’m so sick today, I’m wondering if 2 days is too soon. I also feel like crying.
Am I just sensitive to acupuncture? Is this a common reaction?