The number of patients with psychosomatic symptoms prone to "mania" increased by 30% in spring.
Dr. Lin, director of the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Zhongshan Affiliated Hospital, said that recently, with the alternation of seasons, the brain is prone to imbalance due to large weather changes, resulting in mania in bipolar disorder, also known as "peach blossom epilepsy". In addition to insomnia, talkativeness and high mood, bipolar disorder may also have symptoms such as * * * rising and make abnormal behavior. Peach blossom epilepsy is a manic disorder in bipolar disorder in psychiatry. Because the symptoms mostly occur in spring, it is named after the peach blossom in spring. Recently, such patients have surged by 30%.
Clinical experience also shows that the time of acute attack of bipolar disorder is mostly in spring, but the reason is unknown. In addition to traditional antidepressants, there are so-called phototherapy that can improve symptoms, so season and climate can affect a person's psychological activities and emotions, indirectly affecting health. However, China traditional medicine attaches great importance to this aspect in its basic medical theory.
Treatment of "Peach Blossom Epilepsy" with Chinese Herbal Acupoint Relaxation and Self-care
Manic depression, referred to as bipolar disorder, is one of the common diseases in physical and mental departments. Manic depression belongs to different syndromes of traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Lin pointed out that manic type is equivalent to "irritability" and "madness syndrome" in traditional Chinese medicine, while depressive type belongs to "depression syndrome" and "epilepsy syndrome" Traditional Chinese medicine adopts the method of soothing the liver and relieving depression for treatment and conditioning. Commonly used drugs include Cortex Albizziae, Fructus Toosendan, Semen Nelumbinis, Curcuma Rhizome, etc., with proper acupuncture points and exercise, to help people return to normal life as soon as possible.
1. Neiguan point is located inside the forearm, three fingers wide from the wrist and between the middle two tendons. It has the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves, and can also relieve the discomfort caused by bloating when you are nervous.
2. Taichong point is located on the instep, in the depression above the joint of the first phalanx and the second phalanx, which has the function of soothing the liver and relieving depression. Above, you can press the acupoints with your thumb until you feel sore, and press them on both sides for 30 seconds, which can be used for health care or mood relief.
Self-made rose tea and Ningxin Anshen tea can keep calm and relieve stress.
Dr. Lin said that in the part of health tea, Chinese medicine often uses roses, lilies, floating wheat and other medicinal materials as daily tea, which can always maintain emotional peace and relieve stress. There are two ways to make tea.
rose tea
Ingredients: 6 rose buds, appropriate amount of honey and 500CC of water.
Practice: put the roses in a thermos pot, brew them with 500CC hot water, cover them with simmering 10 minute, then add honey and drink them warm.
Efficacy: soothing the liver and relieving depression, calming the heart and calming the nerves.
Ningxin anshen tea
Ingredients: 5 yuan Flour Wheat, 3 yuan Lily, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch/KLOC-0 Yuan, 5 Chinese dates.
Practice: decoct the medicinal materials with 1000CC water fire, then remove the residue and take the juice for drinking.
Efficacy: Calm and soothe the nerves, relieve anxiety and depression.
Health rule: keep calm in life and exercise, and regulate the mind.
Patients in manic episode often show behaviors different from normal physical and mental state, such as impulsively buying things beyond their financial ability, staying awake at night but still full of energy, suppressing high emotions by drinking a lot, or making high-risk behaviors due to decreased self-discipline. In addition, patients themselves lack disease awareness, and if relatives and friends around them fail to find abnormalities in time, it may lead to irreparable regret.
In addition to the above treatment methods, keeping calm and adjusting the mentality is the foundation of health preservation. When the seasons alternate, besides keeping warm, we should also pay attention to physical and mental health. More importantly, patients should feel sick, realize that they are sick, and actively cooperate with doctors for treatment. They should not stop taking drugs without authorization, try to maintain a regular life, avoid staying up late, cultivate regular exercise habits and appropriate decompression channels to avoid the recurrence of symptoms.