Well, with respect Craft, anecdotal evidence does not count for much as objective evidence, although obviously for you it will seem different.
Acupuncture has been around and available for hundreds of years - possibly thousands. In all that time, there have been no large scale, properly controlled trials of acupuncture that prove its worth, beyond the acknowledged placebo effect -and remember, the more ritual, the more equipment involved, the greater the placebo effect.
Nor, in all those hundreds of years, has anyone shown a plausible mechanism by which acupuncture can actually work.
Indeed, there have been several trials comparing acupuncture using real needles alongside a group of patients receiving therapy via a sham needle - and the results for both groups are the same.The NHS do actually offer acupuncture for interested parties, but for very specific circumstances - chronic lower back pain - and this is because there some evidence beyond placebo, and is an alternative to the current drug regimens. Doesn't really say a great deal though, because our current drug therapies are pretty useless in treating the same condition, to be honest ;)
Now, if it works for you, then that's perfectly fine, and anyone is entitled to spend there money however they want with respect to their healthcare - but people should be aware that there is little evidence to support its efficacy.