Women who are pregnant are just as likely as other women their age to be depressed. According to research, about "10 percent meet the criteria for major depression and almost 20 percent have increased symptoms of depression." Since it is not advisable for pregnant women to take medication, many have turned to acupuncture for relief from their depression.
At the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago, researchers presented the results of a study. See Acupuncture for pregnancy depression
The following is a quote from the article:
"Schnyer and colleagues conducted an evaluator-blinded randomized trial in which 150 pregnant women who met the criteria of major depressive disorder received either eight weeks of acupuncture specific for depression or one of two active controls -- control acupuncture or massage. Women receiving acupuncture specific for depression experienced a significantly greater decrease in depression severity compared to the controls."
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Ya i agree with you completely...Acupuncture can help us a lot in treating depression.
Thanks,
Bryan
Acupuncture and Depression
Acupuncture certainly has lots of benefits. If it can aid in ditching out depression, then I'd prefer this over any SSRI that can potentially cause birth defects.
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