Kimberly Saul is an acupuncturist from Sun Wellness that operates on Tuesdays at Morningside…read moreHealthcare. I have used Dr. Talley, the chiropractor at Morningside, for years and when he recommended her to me, I decided "why not?". I was completely miserable with multiple symptoms. I had been to many doctors and not gotten any relief. I had no expectation that it would actually work but I was becoming suicidal and would try anything at that point.
Kimberly was very easy to talk to. I know I sounded crazy because I had so many symptoms. One of the major ones was a severe insomnia I had been experiencing for 2 months. I was extremely tired, and nervous about having to take Lunesta to get any sleep at all. I was very fidgety and anxious whenever I tried to rest. Kimberly said that due to the severity of my symptoms (the insomnia wasn't all), she would need to see me at least weekly for 5 or 6 weeks in a row in order to get results.
The first session was relaxing. She gave me some herbs called Best Rest, to take home. They have a combination of melatonin, chamomile, hops, GABA, valerian, etc. The herbs were very helpful. She also advised me to cut my caffeine and sugar to reduce my anxiety. At the time I needed 2 of the herb pills per night. By the end of the 6 weeks, my sleep was much much better!
I continued to see her every two weeks for a while and have now gone to 3-4 weeks between sessions.
The other major symptom she has helped me with is the incredible problems I had as my hormones changed. I am 48 and was beginning to have signs in 2015 of perimenopause. I have always suffered from depression (I take Zoloft and get therapy), and some definite PMS. However, in 2015 my PMS became PMDD. I had about 4 days a month where I could barely function. I cried constantly and wanted to die. It was frightening. The insomnia, of course, exacerbated this. As I continued to see Kimberly, my symptoms continued to lessen. By November of 2015, I started to have periods and be surprised by them because I had not experienced the hell beforehand. I get very tired in the days before I start, but I am not having the food cravings, tears, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts.
It is now early March of 2016 and I cannot believe how much better life is. I was absolutely terrified last year and the doctors had no options for me but birth control pills, which I hated, and Lunesta, which is no substitute for actually being able to sleep. I am now well rested, catching up at work, and so relieved not to fear my periods. While I can sleep without the Best Rest, I do still take a capsule each night for better rest.
I would highly recommend trying Kimberly.
Re insurance: My BCBS policy covers visits to her. I pay my co-pay, and she files the claim. BCBS mails the check to me and I have to sign them over to Kimberly. This has something to do with her being out of network because they only accept M.D.s in the network.