So I went to acupuncture today for the first time. Pretty cool & interesting experience overall. I will see how it benefits me throughout the week.
First thing that happened was the doctor checked the pulse in both my arms with his fingers. He took his time in doing so. After he did it, he basically said, "Okay before you tell me what is wrong with you, let me tell you what I think is wrong with you." I was like, oh shit alright man, let me hear it. He listed 4 symptoms which were spot on to what I was feeling: pain, stress, trouble sleeping, and unfortunately I can't remember the 4th one. My eyes opened wide up when he listed those because I wasn't expecting that. This guy has had 30 years experience in the field. Sure, that's a pretty broad diagnosis, but for just checking the pulse in my arm, that's pretty darn accurate.
I let him know I was suffering from head pressure and headaches from a bad drug experience (too much ecstasy in one weekend) which happened 4 months ago, and that his diagnosis was very accurate to everything that was going on with me.
So he had me lay down and he stuck a bunch of needles in me. I didn't keep count, as I was a little nervous and didn't wanna whine like a bitch. He put one in each of my feet, several on my arms, a good amount in and around my head & ears, and some on my hands. The only ones that kind of made me flinch were the ones on my feet.
I stayed like that for about 30 minutes. What it felt like during that time: My head felt like a balloon ready to burst. It was pretty weird. I remained very still and closed my eyes the entire time. I almost drifted off into sleep about 4-5 times, and I jolted instantly as soon as I felt myself drifting off. I was not going to allow myself to sleep with needles in me. No way lol. So I ended up jolting like 5 times. I just basically tried to keep my mind clear and stay very still for those 30 minutes.
The doctor came back in, took the needles out, had me sit down, and rough-massaged my neck area & head, & twisted my neck around a bit. He also rough massaged my shoulders. After the appointment, I felt very calm and relaxed & slightly euphoric. I remember feeling differently when I walked out than before, but in a positive way. I went to the gym afterwards, and had pretty good mental clarity on the drive back home. Head pressure was not very noticeable at all.
Most likely, my head tension is not going to be cured after this one session, but I feel like it helped, and we will see how I feel tomorrow & the next day. It is very probable that I'm going to seek a second treatment next week. I really enjoyed the experience & I have faith in its mechanism of action. I also trust the doctor a lot. Wish me luck guys!
.. They also do electro-acupuncture which I'm willing to give a try. I hate that it's kind of expensive & insurance won't cover, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Hopefully this can be one of the things to treat my constant headaches & head pains. 
