 Methods: Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Acupuncture was performed in group I during four weeks, 3 times per week on the points ST 8, GB 2, TB 21, SI 19, SI 18, LI 4 on both sides of the body as well as GV 20, each session lasted half an hour.Group II patients took clonazepam two times a day 0.5 mg in the morning and after two weeks two tablets 0.5 mg in the morning and in the evening during the next two weeks. Prior to and one month after either therapy, participants fulfilled questionnaires: visual analogue scale, Beck depression inventory, LANSS pain scale, 36-item short form Health Survey SF-36 and Montreal Cognitive Assessment MoCA. Statistical analysis was performed by use of Student t test and Pearsons correlation test. P values lower than 0.05 were considered significant. 