THE FOLLOWING ARE SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS COMMONLY TREATED BY THE WASHINGTON ACUPUNCTURE CENTER. NERVOUSNESS Almost everyone feels nervous occasionally, but nervousness may be a serious and chronic problem for some people. Such people are often highly intelligent but lack self- The anxiety symptoms from nervousness may cause blushing, excessive perspiration, palpation of the heart, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea. These symptoms may be very disabling and make a person think he has a serious disease. Such fear produces worry which may keep the nervous person awake at night and actually impair his physical health. Acupuncture is very effective for promoting relaxation and relieving all the symptoms of nervousness. Most patients experience a feeling of well-being after the first treatment and usually have relief from nervousness by the time they have had 6 - 10 treatments. Many drugs for relieving nervousness are advertised on radio and television. Although they are available without a prescription, they may have serious side effects. Prescription drugs for nervousness, such as Thorazine and other tranquilizers, damage the basal ganglia of the brain. There is increasing medical evidence that Valium, Librium and other 'minortranquilizers' are addicting as well as dangerous. Acupuncture is more effective and safer than any drug for nervousness. next