tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post7411506740039969462..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Anxiety Bustin'Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17972496229757828832020-11-09T02:56:58.106-05:002020-11-09T02:56:58.106-05:00I always check back here frequently to see if you ...I always check back here frequently to see if you have updatedMichael Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547070311046082252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-9166804526408909352015-02-24T01:42:24.049-05:002015-02-24T01:42:24.049-05:00Thank you for this post. I've had similar succ...Thank you for this post. I've had similar success with chiropractic care. What a series of doctors could not diagnose or treat (anxiety, abdominal cramps, back aches) a chiropractor who practices active release technique (it's very gentle) fixed with a few visits. I see him every three weeks. I tell people -- and him -- that he saved me from a life lived on pain killers and anxiety meds. Barbara Pilcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813766833112344912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-78291266174596145712014-04-22T22:58:27.820-04:002014-04-22T22:58:27.820-04:00My parents initially started taking my siblings an...My parents initially started taking my siblings and I to a chiropractor because a couple of my sisters had relatively constant and repeating middle ear infections (the part behind your eardrum, but before the cochlea) and had to have tubes inserted to drain the infection. We started going when my sister Katt, who was getting the worst infections, was about four or five. She has never had another ear infection. I've been going since I was about two weeks old, I'm almost twenty now. Never had ear infections, persistent back problems, and it helps with my joints. I have hyper-flexible joints, mainly my knees, elbows, ankles, and wrists and a minor birth defect in my knees that occasionally causes nerve irritation. I go less frequently than I did as a kid, and I can go several months without any problem, but I always know when a something bothers me for more than a couple of days, whether I've had a persistent headache, or my back feels weird, or my knees are achey, that I need to see my chiropractor. I didn't realize for many years that it was considered "alternative" medicine. I called the chiropractor I went to as a child Dr. Heer (pronounce hair). He had certificates on his wall. He was just another doctor that I went to. My point, however, is that chiropractors are awesome and more people should see one. Proper alignment can help with many ails.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556537279043643104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68869760179384691402014-03-10T19:59:59.146-04:002014-03-10T19:59:59.146-04:00Hi Jen! I take care of this by lying on my back on...Hi Jen! I take care of this by lying on my back on my bed with my head hanging over the edge, and a towel rolled up under my neck. Do this 20 mins a day until your neck is back to a nice curve, then once a week or so after to maintain. I learned this from a chiropractor. It's basically homemade traction. Works just as well and is free. You must do it for 20 minutes though. It doesn't work if you do it for five minutes four times a day -- it has to be 20 minutes all at once. Somehow your tendons need that much time to get the message to change their shape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83717535409251273112014-03-08T21:20:43.919-05:002014-03-08T21:20:43.919-05:00I've never heard of different branches in chir...I've never heard of different branches in chiropractic, tbh, so I don't know! I do know each doctor seems to have his or her own slightly different methods, though. Mine does all our manipulations by hand (as opposed to using machinery, like some do) but beyond that, I don't have a basis of comparison to go off of. Sorry I'm not more help! o.0Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20940546065557011982014-03-08T08:28:46.902-05:002014-03-08T08:28:46.902-05:00Hi Jen,
I started seeing a NUCCA chiropractor for ...Hi Jen,<br />I started seeing a NUCCA chiropractor for my vestibular migraine anxiety and depression. What type of chirodoes your doctor do? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672210438960553172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-43007560965275046702013-11-13T14:32:57.584-05:002013-11-13T14:32:57.584-05:00I am in Atlanta. Who is your chiro? KatI am in Atlanta. Who is your chiro? KatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18049694955027884622013-11-13T13:22:29.597-05:002013-11-13T13:22:29.597-05:00This is me! I started having panic attacks this p...This is me! I started having panic attacks this past spring when I laid my head in certain positions. It was driving me crazy. Chiropractor did help. Acupuncture also. I started having that because of interstitial cystitis. Acupuncture works wonders on stress! Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-10003285224580924712013-11-09T02:00:05.770-05:002013-11-09T02:00:05.770-05:00I'm glad to hear you're able to get treatm...I'm glad to hear you're able to get treatment, Lord knows I wish I could!!!! I know exactly what you go through!!! My neck is almost exactly like yours (side & front view) except.....mine is straight up until the last 2 vertebra & then it curves in the opposite direction that a normal spine should, So not only do I have the pain & all that goes with a straight spine but I also have the little extra from the curve of the wrong direction. I have tried chiropractors & massage therapy, however, my muscles stay so tender that the pain is to much to let them do anything. I have a VERY high tolerance to pain, but this is beyond my thresh hold. Same goes for my back...it's even worse. I also have degenerative, herniated & bulging disks of the neck & back. I've been told since 1999 at the age of 21 I needed back surgery, but I refused because I watched my father go through 15...YES, 15 of them. However now at 35, I can barely move without feeling like I'm being electrocuted either from the base of my scull down my arms & hands or my L5S1 down both legs to my feet. I have to move slow when turning cause when it hits, I literally drop to my knees. I get laughed at by everyone when I SNEEZE because of the position I have to get in...that is the most excruciating pain if I don't get into that position soon enough. I'm a good sport about it though, I laugh at myself along with those who laugh at me. HAHA BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR TREATMENT!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016174015898167678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-71282300838868100722013-08-30T11:11:58.421-04:002013-08-30T11:11:58.421-04:00One other suggestions that's good for all emot...One other suggestions that's good for all emotional things from anxiety to PTSD to depression is called tapping or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Look it up, it's amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-3723214009163945472013-07-24T08:31:33.491-04:002013-07-24T08:31:33.491-04:00You are really helping me understand my daughter w...You are really helping me understand my daughter who suffers from migraines and anxiety. Love, love, love you!!!<br />PS - I hope she finds someone like John someday. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379568293214218283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72435725678756825182013-07-13T21:47:48.178-04:002013-07-13T21:47:48.178-04:00Thank you so much for writing this! I'm going ...Thank you so much for writing this! I'm going to share it with a friend who has bad anxiety. Even if chiropractic treatment doesn't help I feel like just knowing that someone else is going through what you are going through can be helpful. I suffer from mild anxiety myself and use yoga and meditation to help control it but I found it really interesting that I could really feel my heart rate elevating as I read this :s. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-71911027982413380432013-06-10T09:36:15.601-04:002013-06-10T09:36:15.601-04:00Thanks for sharing your story in detail, it's ...Thanks for sharing your story in detail, it's very informative.<br />I was searching information on how much % of people with anxiety have Straight Neck as I have ( mine is pretty perfectly straight one, too, a result of working 9-10 hours in front of PC a day for years.. ), and here you are with a success story, and I'm excited.<br /><br />This is really encouraging news. I know how you had not much expectation on the treatment when you first went to the chiropractic session. Panic sufferers like us have been trying many methods that might reduce our symptoms, and it usually do not help us much. <br /><br />I have a couple of Panic/anxiety friends who I met on the internet, and they too have straight neck. <br />I always have stiff shoulder since I was a young teen, and I have stiff neck, dizziness, eye tension/pressure, can hear blood stream in my ear, nausea, etc along with other Panic symptoms. I've once guessed of my posture to be the cause of all this, and went to see a chiropractor myself. But my experience did not go well. The chiro-doctor only taped my neck and it caused more tension building up, eventually induced me to have a major attack after I left the place, the experience really traumatized me because I was in a crowded train when I had it, and I still can't get on a train... I think the chiropractor didn't know what he was doing. <br /><br />I have no intention of scaring people off, but I wanted people to know that we should look for a good practitioner who really can fix it. <br /><br />Do you think it will help if we stretch our neck backward? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29750991713742343822013-05-23T09:01:25.600-04:002013-05-23T09:01:25.600-04:00I don't normally comment on these things, but ...I don't normally comment on these things, but I just wanted to share my story. I started seeing a chiropractor in order to help with headaches and migraines and back pain. I had daily, constant headaches for years and suffered from migraines multiple times per week. I then started suffering from back pain that would come and go but was completely debilitating. I was on multiple over the counter pain killers, plus prescription drugs for migraines. I also suffered from panic attacks and had been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder 10 years prior. In short, I was miserable. I started seeing a chiropractor and after about 2 months I (and everyone else around me) noticed I was much calmer. It took me about six months until I mentioned it to my chiropractor - mostly because I thought it sounded ridiculous! <br /><br />I have managed to stay off drugs for my anxiety by seeing a therapist, regular exercise, and getting adjusted weekly or every two weeks. If I push it any longer and am under a lot of stress, then my panic attacks resume. However, they're different somehow and I can still function without the use of drugs, which previously I never could. I think as in any profession, there are good people and not so good people. I've been really lucky that my chiro is just a genuinely nice person. He was very adamant that my adjustments be tailored back after the first few months. When my anxiety started getting really bad after about a year (I was being adjusted once a month at that point but also going through some stressful events), he was excited that I wanted to try adjustments rather than medication but he also didn't jump at the chance to up the number of adjustments I was getting. Instead, he had me come in when I felt I needed it and didn't charge me (there were times that I was such a complete mess, I'm surprised he let me through his door!). Once things got under control and we both agreed that the adjustments (in addition to regular therapy sessions that I was already having with a psychologist) were helping, only then did he formally change my adjustment schedule. <br /><br />Chiropractic for anxiety may not work for everyone (and I would never suggest it as a solution on its own), but it has worked for me somehow. And I don't think it's a placebo since I wasn't expecting it in the first place. My anxiety is not completely gone - it's just different but I feel like I have more control when panic strikes. I'm glad to hear that others have had similar experiences! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-86207811638689276122013-02-17T18:46:16.591-05:002013-02-17T18:46:16.591-05:00When I was a teenager I had panic attacks. My Dad...When I was a teenager I had panic attacks. My Dad gave me that very same book. I know this might sound weird, but thank you for mentioning it, him giving me that book is a nice memory all these years later.Crunchy Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574161465881766596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81190480308868964982013-02-14T19:43:28.193-05:002013-02-14T19:43:28.193-05:00Jen,
I wanted to tell you that you've done a g...Jen,<br />I wanted to tell you that you've done a great thing opening this topic up with your very positive experience. As a practicing chiropractor, I have some documentation that may help to explain more of the specifics of why and how your are really getting your results. I would be happy to send it to you with your permission. You can then go over it with your current provider. I may not get back to check this in the near future, so if you are interested contact me at dr.robert (at) bamachiro.com and I'll get the report titled, "Restoring the Balance" to you ASAP. You'd do me a favor if you mentioned the title in your email so I send you the right one.<br /><br />My mother had a similar experience with chiropractic and panic attacks. Robert Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093733883625625519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19144093019385398632013-01-24T03:53:12.873-05:002013-01-24T03:53:12.873-05:00Thanks to your post Jen, I went and saw my osteop...Thanks to your post Jen, I went and saw my osteopath/chiropractor today. And for the first time in 6 weeks , my adrenal gland is not going into overload. <br />Thank you thank you thank you !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-35760140373006822952013-01-23T22:10:42.907-05:002013-01-23T22:10:42.907-05:00@Joelle: Please do some research before speaking ...@Joelle: Please do some research before speaking against pediatric chiropractic. I understand that you've had health issues, but have they been proven to be an effect of your treatment? You possibly got a "bad" doctor. I got into the field because I started seeing a chiropractor at age 8. I was having migraines bad enough that I would pass out and end up in the ER. I few trips to the chiropractor and I was migraine free and off my meds. I've been adjusted every week or so since then. I haven't taken any medication for migraines in over 27 years now. Many chiropractors treat children successfully on a regular basis and the children grow up to be happy and healthy adults. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339609217278030375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-37396928443840880112013-01-23T21:59:50.022-05:002013-01-23T21:59:50.022-05:00Hi Jen, Just wanted to thank you for posting this....Hi Jen, Just wanted to thank you for posting this. I am a Chiropractor and am so happy that you're doing well with treatment. I love that you've opened up to share your tale with others. So many people don't realize that chiropractic helps more than just neck or back pain. It's always great to hear of a success story. I wish you nothing but the best!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339609217278030375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-34192305111501051782013-01-22T19:16:00.879-05:002013-01-22T19:16:00.879-05:00I have been under chiropractic care for years for ...I have been under chiropractic care for years for migraines. Previous drug therapy from traditional medicine was useless. However, I have to say the Xray or some other imaging procedure is key to treatment. Be very careful about choosing a practioner, talk to friends and strangers and gather information. Chiropractors adjust your spine - they do no perscribe drugs or sell extraneous products. Evalynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83188945896673247772013-01-22T18:22:06.370-05:002013-01-22T18:22:06.370-05:00I also grew up with a mom who's an RN and our ...I also grew up with a mom who's an RN and our family had a very dim view of chiropractors in general. But a friend of mine who was 7 months pregnant was in a car accident and couldn't take any pain meds; a chiropractor saved the day. So when I switched from an active job to a desk job some years ago and started having all kinds of back pain, I rather reluctantly went myself. It absolutely helped and almost immediately. I only had to go a few times and the pain was gone. <br /><br />I'm now back in a sedentary job again so I try to get to the gym when I can but what has helped me the most is Iyengar yoga. I LOVE it--I have regained flexibility and strength and just feel so much better when I practice. The focus is on posture and alignment and is just amazing. <br /> http://www.iyengar-yoga.com/iyengaryoga/<br /><br />All this to say: You are a smart and careful person,Jen. I never feel as though you're putting forth some "agenda" or espousing some weird and hurtful practice (well, other than some of those cakes!) If going to a chiropractor works for you, I am really glad. I appreciate you sharing your experiences with us and hope you continue to do so. Here's to your continued health and happiness!FMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49483519723724622972013-01-22T11:29:33.025-05:002013-01-22T11:29:33.025-05:00I have to advise anyone out there who is intereste...I have to advise anyone out there who is interested in Chiropractics to be advised that although it can be helpful for many adults, children should not have it done. I was 10 when my mother started taking me to a chiropractor to stop me from passing out all the time (I have low blood pressure which wasn't found out for another 6 years) and the only result was 20 years of chronic back pain instead of curing me. I think it had to do with the fact that my body hadn't yet finished growing. An MRI 20 years later showed excessive damage to my spine. So go ahead and take care of your back any way you wish, but please avoid taking a child until they have finished growing.Joellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-91802397254479596282013-01-21T19:40:40.005-05:002013-01-21T19:40:40.005-05:00Another MD (your e-friend to whom you once recomme...Another MD (your e-friend to whom you once recommended the school bread from Norway) here, and a psychiatrist to boot, chiming in with:<br />1. I'm so glad that you found something that works! There are risks, as people have already shown, and I think anyone entering into any kind of long-term Tx (traditional or non) should know them. I also know that relieving pain, stretching and exercising can alleviate 20-30% of depression and anxiety Sx. I totally agree with those touting YOGA! Also, the people who mentioned vitamin are SPOT on, there are multiple studies to back that up!<br />2. Just want people to know that chiros DO NOT go through the same training as MDs and DOs, otherwise they could Rx meds, and they would have done the same things as us such as surgeries, birthing babies, etc. The drs who DO go through the same training as MD ("allopathic") drs are DOs ("osteopathic"), with an emphasis on adjusting and manipulative medicine. I work with a lot of DOs and they are AWESOME. With your cool personality and particular issues, I'd highly recommend that you check out one locally! *looks at more comments* Ooooh, you're getting a Dole Whip with a cool DO-to-be chica, I am so happy yet so jealous.<br />3. I'm not a huge fan of Xanax because it gives immediate relief but no long-term solution, and people can get hooked on it WAY too easily. Instead, I like a steady diet of CBT, DBT and anxiolutics/antidepressants as needed.<br />All told, though, I'm super glad that you found something that works for you!<br />Hugs!Allison Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914269008965248498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81240177671756796542013-01-21T17:50:04.175-05:002013-01-21T17:50:04.175-05:00Jen, Chiropractic is indeed a great thing. I have...Jen, Chiropractic is indeed a great thing. I have bulging disks, genetically fused vertabrae, and scoliosois that causes me to suffer from migraines. My top two vertabrae do NOT like to stay in alignment, and when ever I'm in pain, I feel almost immediately better. It's amazing what else is affected by your nerves though. I'm so glad you tried chiropractic and found some relief.<br /><br />It was also a chiropractor that discovered my high blood pressure a few years ago and it lead to me being diagnosed with a very rare and dangerous tumor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-52628163986735424172013-01-20T19:33:31.484-05:002013-01-20T19:33:31.484-05:00Chiropractic is excellent for physical ailments, b...Chiropractic is excellent for physical ailments, but I didn't know it could help with something such as anxiety. My daughter gave up going to our chiropractor when he moved his office out of town 6 years ago. She is now a college freshman with anxiety issues. I am going to try my darndest to get her to go back to him (or someone closer) when she comes home at the end of term. Thank you, Jen!Noreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741933156155729858noreply@blogger.com