Thank you for your response, Dr. Smith.

I guess I should have mentioned that I checked out those links prior to posting, and from the previous posts I gather that according to xyz studies, acupuncture can be helpful, though mostly indirectly by decreasing pain and inflammation in general. Posters who have experience with acupuncture tended to say it didn't work for them, or people they knew.

I guess I was hoping to connect with someone who had a similar experience where acupuncture seems to be activating my PN on a low level. Does this mean that I'm in the 76% for whom acupuncture is helpful, or the 10% for whom acupuncture aggravates PN? I just can't tell if this is the nerves healing, or yelling at me to stop going to acupuncture. 3 sessions seems too early to stop, but these electrical zaps and pricks would be much more bearable if I was convinced they were representative of healing.

Maybe I should just stick to my vitamins and supplements...