Due to endocrine changes, many women will have symptoms such as hot flashes, bipolar disorder, and insomnia. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine "state target discrimination", the causes of insomnia, in addition to liver qi discomfort, as well as qi yin deficiency, wet stasis heat, etc., after targeted conditioning, the symptoms can be alleviated.
Recently, I have a deep impression of a patient, 51 years old, is in the menopausal stage, she fell asleep is very difficult, finally fell asleep, sleep is also very light, sometimes in the middle of the night a little movement she wakes up, or at three or four o'clock in the morning to wake up, wake up after more can not sleep, every night sleep time is often only about 3 hours.
Because of long-term insomnia, emotions also begin to become irritable, the whole person's complexion is not good, usually the appetite is not good, eat something to swell the stomach, acid reflux, belching, stool is not formed, the tongue is thick, and the tone is relatively heavy.
Moreover, this patient did not start to have a bad stomach during menopause, she has a bad stomach for many years, phlegm and moisture have accumulated in the body for a long time, phlegm is wet and heated, phlegm is disturbing the mind, and stomach qi is out of harmony, resulting in stomach discord and restlessness.
Therefore, this patient is a typical phlegm wet constitution. In response to her situation, the first choice is to rationalize qi and phlegm, and stomach choleretic formulas, on this basis, add calming medicines, the spleen and stomach are lucky, water moisture is normal, and sleep is better.
When I came to the follow-up clinic a few days ago, the patient's sleep quality was significantly improved, although he often woke up at night, but he could fall asleep again soon after waking up, his sleep was not so shallow, his gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms were also improved a lot, and the whole person's complexion was much better. It is believed that after follow-up conditioning, her sleep will soon be completely improved.