Acupuncture gave me a hormonal breakdown for 48 hours - anyone experienced this?

[Luckyladybird1]

So I’ve been trying for 9 months for baby #2, and after some tests showing low amh I decided to try acupuncture, which I know has clinical evidence to support conception - I had 1 session a week for 3 weeks and then came on my period. It was a tough one because I had felt hopeful, but this month I just totally lost it - crying uncontrollably, feeling totally desperate and completely irrational thoughts. It was a real hormonal outburst - and passed after a couple of days and now I feel like myself again - sad it didn’t happen this month but thinking rationally and allowing myself to enjoy my life alongside ttc. The only other time I had this was when I fell pregnant with dc1 - hormonal breakdown for 48 hours and then it passed.
i also bled heavier this month than usual.
just wondering if anyone else had this experience with their first or second period after acupuncture? I’m kind of hoping it’s a positive sign - hormones rebalancing? Any experiences or thoughts would be greatly welcomed to help me understand what happened?

I’ve had a healing crises a couple of times in decades of acupuncture. I felt really awful and ill. And then it passed and I felt totally fine. That’s what I was told it was, a healing crises.

Thanks @RentalWoesNotFun - have just googled this and seems to be exactly what I experienced!
Seems I had other symptoms I blamed on other factors too like excessive heat and and upset stomach. Thank you for this it was very validating. So is it a regular thing to happen or quite rare in your opinion?

Update: I contacted my acupuncturist and she said it was a sign of change and that my symptoms signalled a shift of energy in liver qi stagnation. I’m really hoping this has been the barrier between my struggle to conceive this time round and that the coming couple of months will bring the BFP!

I get told I’ve got liver chi stagnation a lot. Seems to be a thing with me. I know it’s needing treated again when I start crying for no reason and can’t seem to get a grip on my emotions.

I got told that a healing crises doesnt happen to everyone. Just some patients. And it’s better out than in kind of thing. And once you’re past it all good. Most of the time I feel ok after treatments. Depends what they do. Sometimes I take a dip and then I get better. As long as it works Im happy! It’s the only thing that really makes a difference.

hopefully it will lead to a better hormonal balance for you to get the result you want too :-)