MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE · PORTLAND, OREGON
Acupuncture designed to work alongside your GLP-1 medication easing side effects, protecting muscle, supporting digestion, and helping your body thrive while you reach your goals.
GLP-1 Support
Works with your medication
We complement your GLP-1 protocol never interfere with it. We coordinate with your prescriber.
Eases the rough edges
Support for nausea, queasiness, constipation, and the appetite swings that come with dosing.
Protects what matters
Muscle preservation, energy, and tissue elasticity are a focus of every treatment plan.
Your medication does the heavy lifting. We help your body keep up.
WHY GLP-1 SUPPORT
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are transforming weight management but they can come with a real cost to how you feel day to day. Rapid weight loss and appetite suppression often leave digestion slow, energy low, and muscle mass at risk.
Acupuncture is a uniquely well-suited partner here. It targets the systems GLP-1 medications affect most digestion, circulation, energy, and stress supporting you through dosing changes and helping you feel steady as your body changes.
OUR APPROACH
1. Nausea and queasiness, especially around dose days
2. Muscle loss and loss of strength
3. Appetite swings and food aversio
4. Loose or thinning skin as weight drops
5. Constipation and sluggish digestion
5. Fatigue and low energy
5. Headaches and hydration issues
5. Mood dips and disrupted sleep
This is supportive care, not a replacement for your medication or your prescriber's guidance. Always speak with your physician about your treatment plan.
HOW ACUPUNCTURE HELPS
Support for the parts of the journey no one warns you about
Every treatment is tailored to how you are feeling right now — and adjusted as your dosage and your body change.
Calms the stomach
Targeted points that settle nausea and ease the queasiness many people feel after a dose.
Supports digestion
Gentle abdominal work to encourage regularity and relieve the slowed digestion GLP-1s can cause.
Rebuilds energy
Support for the fatigue and low drive that often accompany a suppressed appetite.
Skin & tissue support
Attention to elasticity and hydration so your skin keeps pace as your body changes shape.
Safe alongside your meds
Non-invasive, drug-free, and designed to complement never conflict with your GLP-1 plan.
Preserves muscle
Treatment and guidance focused on keeping strength and lean tissue while weight comes down.
Balances metabolism
A steadying hand on circulation and metabolic function throughout your weight-loss phase.
Steadies mood & sleep
Calming the nervous system to help with mood dips, sleep, and stress around dosing days.
A simple, steady rhythm of support
WHAT TO EXPECT
A thorough intake
We review your GLP-1 medication, dosage, how long you have been on it, your side effects, and your goals plus your broader health history.
Your first treatment
A tailored session focused on your most pressing concern, whether that is nausea, digestion, energy, or muscle support.
A rhythm that fits
Most patients come every one to two weeks during active dose changes, then move to a comfortable maintenance schedule.
Support that adapts
As your dosage changes and your body adjusts, your protocol evolves with you — including nutrition and lifestyle guidance.
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
If any of this sounds familiar, we can help
1. You have just started a GLP-1 and the side effects are hitting hard.
2. You have been on a GLP-1 for months and want to protect muscle and energy.
3. You are stepping up or down a dose and want to feel steady through the change.
4. You are approaching your goal weight and want support maintaining results.
5. You want a drug-free way to feel better on top of your existing protocol.
A note from your practitioner
"GLP-1 medications can be genuinely life-changing, but they ask a lot of your body. My role is to help you feel well through the process — not just thinner. We look at digestion, energy, muscle, and stress together, so the changes you're making actually last."
Anne Carruth
Licensed Acupuncturist, AURUM
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Answers before you book
Still unsure whether GLP-1 support is right for you? Give us a call and we will talk it through no pressure, no obligation.
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No. Acupuncture is non-invasive and drug-free, so it does not interact with your medication. We work alongside your GLP-1 protocol as supportive care and are happy to coordinate with your prescriber.
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Many patients feel a shift in nausea, digestion, or sleep within one to three sessions. Muscle, energy, and metabolic support tend to build over a longer course of consistent treatment.
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During active dose changes, most patients visit every one to two weeks. Once you feel settled, we move to a maintenance rhythm that fits your life and your goals.
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No the metabolic, digestive, and energy support we provide is valuable whether you are on a GLP-1 or considering one. We tailor the plan to wherever you are in your journey.
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Acupuncture is generally very comfortable. Most people feel a brief, mild sensation at insertion and then deep relaxation. Many patients drift off during treatment.
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Many plans cover medical acupuncture. We verify your benefits before your first visit so you know what to expect. Call us at (503) 225-9033 and we will check for you.
READY TO FEEL BETTER
Support your body while you transform it
Book a 90-minute new patient visit — a full consultation, exam, and your first treatment, tailored to wherever you are in your GLP-1 journey. We verify your insurance before you arrive.