Neurasthenia refers to the weakening of the mental activity ability of the brain due to long-term emotional tension and mental stress. Its main characteristics are mental excitability and mental fatigue, sleep disorder, headache and so on. , accompanied by various physical discomfort and other symptoms. The course of the disease is prolonged, and the symptoms are mild and severe. The fluctuation of illness is related to social and psychological factors.

From the clinical manifestations, the symptoms of neurasthenia can be summarized as follows:

(1) The brain is easily excited. For example, no matter work or study, it is easy to arouse excitement, increase memory and association, and it is uncontrollable, so it is difficult to concentrate on one thing. At the same time, patients are also unwell or particularly sensitive, and are tired of strong light and noise. If you are slightly dissatisfied, you will fly into a rage, easily quarrel with others, make yourself irritable, and regret it afterwards.

(2) mental fatigue. Especially when using the brain, it is easy to get tired. If you read and study for a long time, you will feel bloated, dizzy and have a headache. At the same time, you can't concentrate, it is difficult to grasp the central content of reading, it is difficult to last, and your memory is poor. Over time, I feel weak, too lazy to go out for activities, work and study efficiency is reduced, and I often feel overwhelmed.

(3) headache. It is distending pain or tension headache, with no fixed position, generally tolerable, occasionally accompanied by nausea, but not vomiting. Headache is aggravated when reading and studying, such as emotional relaxation and adequate rest, which can be significantly reduced, accompanied by a sense of pressure or tension in the head.

(4) Sleep disorder. Most of them have difficulty falling asleep, falling asleep or waking up early. They don't feel tired after waking up. They often complain about MUBI. They are troubled by nightmares and think that MUBI has affected their sleep.

(5) Autonomic nerve dysfunction. Tachycardia, hyperhidrosis, chills in limbs, anorexia, constipation or diarrhea, frequent urination, irregular menstruation, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation or impotence may occur.

People have a misconception that strengthening physical exercise and strengthening physical fitness can cure neurasthenia. Actually, it is not. A patient said to me when he graduated from his senior year: "When he first entered the university, he had a nervous breakdown. At that time, the doctor gave him a prescription to keep exercising; He believed it. In the past four years, he spent nearly two hours exercising every day. As a result, his neurasthenia has not been alleviated, but he is more prone to fatigue, his temper is getting worse and worse, and even his hair is almost gone.

One of the best treatments for neurasthenia: standing piles for health.

I suggest that the elderly patient give up the original exercise method and stand on the pile instead. Half a month later, he said to me, "Professor Yang, I practiced in your way for less than ten days. My neurasthenia symptoms disappeared, I slept well, my attention was concentrated, my head stopped hurting, and my whole body was strong. " "

He asked me: "Health preservation is also a kind of Qigong. I used to spend two hours exercising every day. Besides running and playing ball, I also practice Qigong with a Qigong master most of the time. Why is it that only standing piles can cure neurasthenia? "

I explained: "The essence of neurasthenia is that excitement is greater than inhibition, and people's self-discipline function is impaired. Therefore, to cure neurasthenia, we must start with relieving tension, overcoming anxiety, improving sleep and coordinating body functions. Generally speaking, practicing qigong can achieve this goal. You may have practiced in the wrong way before, which naturally can't blame you. The main responsibility lies in the qigong master, whose educational level is too low. As for running and playing ball, it is desirable to adjust people's interest in life. If it is the main treatment, it is wrong, because running and playing ball make the whole body excited, and the brain is inevitably not excited, which is unfavorable for curing neurasthenia. "

In my previous blog "The Best Method for Treating Nervous Insomnia", I have introduced the specific practice methods of standing piles. This practice method is simple and easy to master, so no matter who practices it, there will be nothing inappropriate.

There is also a junior who is going to take the postgraduate exam, but suffers from neurasthenia and the review efficiency is not high. He asks me for advice. I suggested that he practice standing piles for health preservation and teach him specific practice methods. I taught him to practice every morning, and he hoped to cure his eagerness. After returning home, he got up and practiced for half an hour. He felt good, relaxed, cheerful and sober, and his review efficiency was good that night. But he was glad that he didn't sleep all night, but he was not upset. I practiced for half an hour the next morning, and I didn't feel tired all day. I practiced again at eight o'clock in the evening, read a book for a while, went to bed, fell asleep, and didn't dream. It was dawn when I woke up again, and all the symptoms of neurasthenia disappeared. A week later, he told me that he had practiced back and forth for three times and was afraid to practice again, for fear that he would not be able to practice again after neurasthenia.

The second best way to treat neurasthenia is to drink health tea regularly.

According to the viewpoint of health psychology, neurasthenia is caused by excessive emotions. Or depressed anger hurts the liver, making liver blood deficiency unable to see clearly; Deficiency of liver yin and blood can lead to hyperactivity of liver yang, followed by dizziness, headache, dry mouth and throat; Liver depression turns into fire, and liver fire goes up against heart fire, which is characterized by restlessness, redness, head swelling and headache; If the liver-qi invades the spleen and stomach, it will cause stomach disharmony and irritability. Or long-term anxiety, consumption of the spleen, so that the heart and spleen blood deficiency, blood deficiency and no nutrients, then listless, lazy, less movement and easy to lie down, flustered, palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia; Blood deficiency is restless, and dreams are easy to wake up after sleep; Women have menstrual blood disorder.

Bi Dayong, male, age 19, sophomore in a university. Insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, dreaminess and easy to wake up before the college entrance examination; In recent years, I often quarrel with my classmates because of trivial impulses, such as dizziness, headache, decreased memory, decreased learning efficiency and even make-up exams; Irritability, chest tightness, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, yellow urine and dry mouth. After taking western medicine in the hospital, there is no obvious effect. After taking sleeping pills, patients find it more difficult to study during the day and don't want to take them again. I saw his impatience, and his tongue was red and yellow; The number of pulse trains. The combination of the four diagnoses is due to yin deficiency and liver heat, and the mind is uneasy. Treatment should nourish yin, clear liver and soothe the nerves. Therefore, it was treated with Qinggan anshen decoction.

The patient took the medicine according to the prescription for a week, and his condition improved obviously. After two weeks, all symptoms disappeared. In order to consolidate the curative effect, the patient himself asked to continue taking health tea for more than one month.