The major life transition of menopause isn’t just a “phase”, it’s so much more than that. The effects that women feel during this time in their lives can be confusing, frustrating, and they can even feel isolated. The feeling of a hot flash, feeling like you are trapped in a sauna in a wet towel. Then comes the night sweats wondering if you’ll ever be able to get a full night’s sleep. Walking into a room and wondering why you are there in the first place. The emotional rollercoaster that feels like it never ends. You are not alone. Many women are forced to feel like they just have to tough out this transition in their life, take medications and supplements to help cope through, but what if there was another option that didn’t add to the stress on the body? Acupuncture offers a natural, effective, and safe way to help you through your menopause journey.

Acupuncture is known for helping many individuals during all stages in their life for a variety of reasons such as nerve conditions, chronic pain, hormonal imbalances, etc. In fact, most of the symptoms that you experience during this transition in your life comes from hormonal imbalance. In a study conducted back in 2011, researchers found that acupuncture is just as effective as Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (BHT) for helping women with hormone imbalance during menopause. 

Symptoms Of Menopause & How Acupuncture Can Help

The natural transition of menopause affects women usually between the ages of 45-55 but can occur before or even after that. There are a numerous amount of symptoms that impact menopausal women during their day to day life.

These symptoms can include:

• Night Sweats & Hot Flashes: Acupuncture → stimulates points that can help regulate the body’s temperatures (hot & cold), improves circulation
• Anxiety, Depression & Mood Swings: Acupuncture → regulates cortisol levels, balances serotonin and dopamine in the body to improve mood, improves emotional stability
• Insomnia & Trouble Sleeping: Acupuncture → regulates serotonin and melatonin production, calms the nervous system, calms anxiety and stress
• Brain Fog & Memory Loss: Acupuncture & Ozone Therapy → enhances blood flow to the brain, balances hormone levels, manages stress
• Joint Pain: Acupuncture → improves circulation and reduces any inflammation, relieves pain, supports bone density
• Vaginal Changes: Acupuncture → increases blood flow to the pelvic area, reduces stress, enhances hormone production
• Bladder Changes: Acupuncture → strengthens pelvic muscles, reduces inflammation, enhances kidney function

These are just a few of the symptoms that women experience during this time, there are still many more that acupuncture can help relieve and regulate. At Westbury Acupuncture, we understand that menopause is very difficult for our patients and is very delicate. What one woman may experience, another woman may experience symptoms that are completely different. Our approach to treatment is not a one size fits all, our specialist Jae Won creates customized treatment plans for every patient that walks into our office no matter what condition. We have had a great success rate of helping many women alleviate symptoms caused from menopause. 

If you are looking for a natural way to help you through your menopause journey and don’t want the risk of side effects from all the supplements and medications you have found the right place. Schedule a consultation today with Westbury Acupuncture and let us help you through your journey today!