The Treatment of Facial Flushing and Hot Flashes with Acupuncture
Chief Complaint: Facial Flushing
Western Diagnosis: Hot Flashes
Medical History: This patient, (a male), complains of hot facial flushing. This patient complains of blurred vision which is worse when he is tired. He states that he is irritable, is easily disturbed by situations, and is easily frustrated. He states that he has a dry mouth, dry lips, and dry skin. He states that he has palpitations. He has perspiration on his palms and soles, He complains of not having time to exercise or time for recreational activities, He also states that he feels moody, and occasionally has a sinking feeling from his heart. The flushing is located on both cheeks and lower portions of his ears. The flushing is intermittent, it feels hot to the patient, and is warm to the touch. No other treatment or medication has been taken. This patient does not smoke, use drugs or drink alcohol. His diet consists of “fast foods” and sometimes he skips breakfast. His blood pressure is 120/90. His pulse is 66BPM.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anger, flushing, hot flashes · Posted in: Well-Being
Acupuncture Treatment of Hot Flashes
Chief Complaint: Hot flashes
Western Diagnosis: Menopause
Medical History: A forty-nine year old patient, experiencing menopausal symptoms, was on Hormone Replacement Therapy for eight months. She felt great, had no hot flashes, but developed an ovarian cyst. The entire ovary had to be surgically removed. She’d been off of HRT for 11 months when she came in for acupuncture. Hot flashes were getting more frequent and more intense, moving from the groin up to her head. She did not want to take any medications or herbs. Her mother died of ovarian cancer. She had been on HRT since the age of 50.
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Tags: Acupuncture, hot flashes, menopause · Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture and Herbs for Menopausal Hot Flashes
Chief Complaint: Hot flashes
Western Diagnosis: Menopause
Medical History: A 56 year old female presented with hot flashes. She had undergone mastectomy and chemo therapy a year prior to her first visit at my office.
She had also undergone a series of Tibetan and Chinese herbal therapies for cancer treatment with a practitioner in another state.
With her history the patient wanted to avoid anything that might cause a recurrence of her breast cancer; that is she wanted to avoid any food and/or herbs with phytoestrogens.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anxiety, hot flashes, menopause · Posted in: Gynecological, Metabolic, Well-Being
