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Chinese Herb Blend: Xiao Yao Wan

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Yesterday we had Rye’s second acupuncture session and Xiao Yao Wan is the herbal supplement we have now added to Rye’s regime.  Normally one takes a dose 3 times a day but we are baby stepping in and right now he only takes one dose during the day.  So far, so good.  Yesterday it helped [...]

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Acupuncture, Here We Come

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Rye has his first acupuncture appointment tomorrow.
He has been revving at a pretty high rate lately so we thought we would try this before upping his Seroquel and/or before I jab him with a bunch of sharp objects myself.  Best to leave it to the professionals.  And, who knows, maybe it will work.  And maybe [...]

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Chinese Medicine and Bipolar Disorder

Monday, December 21, 2009

The more I think about Rye and watch him and how he relates to emotion I wonder, is bipolar disorder only a brain disorder or is it an extreme body system imbalance?  I mean, sometimes he just seems so off center – like the scale has completely tipped and his body is revolting or stagnated [...]

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