Meg McDowell, LAc

Boy oh boy! Shame on me for thinking I had left Meg a review! Perhaps I left it for the Kensington Acupuncture clinic instead?
Anyhow today as I looked for her phone number I came across this page so I’m leaving her review as well!
Years ago I went to Meg desperately seeking help. I had been struck down with some odd but aggressive lower back, hip and leg pain. I called Meg (because of her referrals), and she asked me to come in. It was the best decision ever! Even though my insurance covers this treatment anywhere in the Bay Area and my usual acupuncturist is in Oakland, I couldn’t bare the thought of driving with this pain!
Meg diagnosed me with similarities to Sciatica and wishing a few visits I felt almost 100 percent! I can easily say this pain never returned. Today I’m calling her for a different issue…
She’s warm, kind, and concerned and very well trained to help you feel better. Highly recommended!

Best acupuncturist I’ve ever seen! She is more than just a practitioner, she is a healer with energy that is very special and rare. I highly recommend her for migraine headaches, irregular periods, stress, joint pain, and more!

I would give her 6 star if i can. I highly recommend her and you will have best nap ever at her office.
Meg has been my primary doctor since 2011 and she helped me and my fiancé with every sickness we came cross in last 3 years.
I rarely go to western medicine doctor anymore. I don’t need a medicine to cover up symptom, I need a cure!
Meg is compassionate, smiley, knowledgeable, very warm, great at what she does and care. She cares! I have gone to several acupuncturist in past but Meg treats patient with her kind and warm care.
I was comfortable when i saw talked to her first time and ever since, i see her every other week.
Here is a list of symptom i had in past 3 years and she treated and i had a great improvement.
I went to see her first time with ovally cysts problem. She treated with herb and needle.
I had several flu and cold. She took me in same day and treated me.
I woke up with numbness of my arm, from my shoulder to my wrist. (I was working on computer for long hours prior to that.)She treated me and pain subdued same day. She told me a different way to stretch while I work and since then, my arm has no problem.
I pulled my back out. She fixed it. My pain is gone.
Other reasons are stress, seasonal allergies, fatigue.
My fiancé went to get treatment with Meg for shingle, sinus infection, hemorrhoid, Lower back ache. He is back in health now.
I have been seeing her last 4 weeks intensively to treat Steroid Withdraw Symptom. My face, neck and arm is puffed up red, scale, ooz, itch, burns. It is awful symptom. She has been treating me with herb and needle. Symptom support to last over 6 month but I think I am almost recover now. My swell has gone down and it is much manageable I can finally go back to work after 4 weeks.
I just want to say, Meg is great and love her for keeping me healthy and thank you!

Meg is beyond skilled! I have had some on going pain in my foot and was at my wits end. Meg was able to help me find the relief I was searching for. I felt she really listened to my needs and handled me with grace and understanding.

Meg always astounds me! Whether I am stressed, have back pain, or abdominal pain, she has a remedy, or at the least, a fast start on the way to better health.
I have been seeing 2, that’s 2, internal med people, for the past 4 months, to determine what the pain in my right side was… we did all the usual tests; ultrasound, colonoscopy, CAT scan, etc.,…(I am glad those were done, just to rule out certain things).
However. I went to Meg, she asked me questions that neither Dr (?) did, touched me in my pain area, ‘needled’ me, and after wards, suggested that I try probiotics in conjunction with more needle-​ing…
I am a new women!
Meg allowed me to have a virtually symptom-​free menopause change-​over. Needles and Chinese herbs were/​are the only way to ‘get-​over’ these common issues. She saw me thru the whole journey.
I have been seeing Meg for over 10 years… She has NEVER hurt me with any needle, is caring, and incredibly funny. I will toot her horn always!

Usually I try things like this twice before I Unilocal,but in this case, holy smoley I want to tell people how great this is RIGHT MEOW.
So I have this random incurable disease, no big whoop. I’ve been dealing with it now for 2+ years and have seen more doctors than anyone could shake a stick at. Or 2 sticks really.
Finally I’ve reached a point where I feel good enough to supplement my western treatment with some eastern, and I started with Dr. McDowell.
Located just off Kensington Circle, she is super easy to get to and like a lot of business in this area, her practice is in a converted house that is lovely on the inside– I especially liked their reception desk with neat patina-​d bronze-​y action and wood.
So Dr. McDowell wanted the story of Jessica, and she got it, and made copies of some documents I brought in and took notes all the while. By the time she got ready to poke me with needles I was really comfortable with her.
I have had quite a few tattoos and piercings so the needles going in didn’t bother me very much. And I didn’t really feel anything that strange by the time I had rested with them and then had them removed… but I got in the car, a good song was on the olé’ pod, and man… I was groovin. For a solid hour I felt a wash of warm honey-​like relaxation washing over me… I may have even referred to this as reminiscent of post-​coital bliss… and that’s it. I’m hooked. Sign me up, poke me stick me, I’m all about it.
Made me wish I’d given Meg a big old hug– if only I’d known!
But I guess I can save that for next time.

I love Meg. I have been seeing her as needed for 8 years. She was me through my entire pregnancy. Acupuncture was the only thing that helped with my morning sickness. She is wonderful, relaxing and fun to be around. She is now of those people you feel like you can really tell anything. I always feel relaxed and happy when I walk out the door after seeing Meg. I would go a couple times a week if I could. The needles rarely hurt. She was able to get my very scared husband to love needles. He was sad to have to miss our sons first appointment with Meg when he was around 7 months old.

Meg has a breadth of knowledge about herbal remedies, acupuncture, and sensible advice for whatever ails you! She often treats you for multiple problems, and I now «get it» that I should consider the herb/​acupuncture route first, instead of exhausting all other remedies. Meg is a attentive, smart, caring, a good listener, and knows her stuff. I’m a more than satisfied patient, I’m a healthier one because of Meg!

I’ve been seeing Meg for years after having been to two other acupuncturists. She’s the best, with her warmth, humor, and of course, the needles she always makes me feel better.

Meg has been treating my teenage daughter for skin irritations that flare up each winter over the last three years. She is just wonderful! My daughter was a bit squeamish about the whole needle thing and Meg put her right as ease. She is gentle and caring, but can be tough and no-​nonsense when needed.
I have found that Meg is very intuitive in her practice and seems to know just what the patient needs. The needles help my kid so we keep going back!

Wonderful & Compassionate. I highly recommend Meg if you are looking for an acupuncturist.