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Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women with Anxiety: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, and Controlled Pilot Study
We tested effects of auricular acupressure on peri- and early postmenopausal women with anxiety (PPWA). Fifty PPWA were randomly assigned to the auricular acupressure group (AG) or the sham group (SG). After 3 meals and before sleep every day for 4 weeks, the AG received auricular acupressure on the bilateral ear shenmen and subcortex points for 3âmin per point on alternating ears. The SG received sham auricular acupressure. The Alprazolam was reduced from 0.5âmg/day at baseline to 0.3âmg/day 4 weeks after auricular acupressure (4âW) in the AG (P < .05) whereas maintained at 0.5âmg/day in the SG (P > .05). The Zolpidem was reduced from 3.0âmg/day at baseline to 1.5âmg/day at 4âW (P < .05) whereas was reduced from 2.4âmg/day to 1.9âmg/day at 4âW in the SG (P > .05), thus, significant tapering medication, suggesting auricular acupressure is helpful to PPWA
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