The root cause of schizophrenia is not only in the brain, but also in all internal organs.
Why do people go to the hospital after they have schizophrenia and take some drugs to control their minds, but they find that the effect is not good, why?
It is generally believed that self-talk, visual and auditory hallucinations, beatings, and silence manifested by schizophrenia are all related to the brain, and of course they should be treated from the brain, but this is not necessarily the case.
For example, headache is a symptom, but there are many causes of headaches, such as colds, fevers, and trauma.
The same is true for schizophrenia, it is not only a problem of the brain, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it may be liver qi stagnation, it may be qi and blood disharmony, or it may be phlegm and fire disturbance.
For example, one of my patients was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the hospital half a year ago, and the patient became insane at the onset of the disease, feeling that the people around him were talking about him, and sometimes he was alone and giggling and irritable. After taking Western medicine, I still have frequent seizures, and I don't dare to stop taking medicine. His doctor at the time recommended him to be referred to TCM for a better effect.
Diagnosis: the tongue coating is white and thick, the center is yellow, and the pulse is slippery.
Syndrome differentiation: phlegm and fire disturb the heart
After that, I prescribed him a prescription, and we didn't stop using Western medicine, and we used it together.
After 4 doses, the symptoms were slightly reduced, and the symptoms such as dizziness, headache, limb numbness, and tinnitus were reduced a lot. Follow-up: I don't scold anymore, my spirit is clearer than before, I don't go wildly, my tongue is half gone, and my pulse has eased slightly. After 3 months of conditioning, although there are still signs of depression in the pulse, the symptoms subside. After a period of consolidation, the drug can be gradually withdrawn.
That's why I tell many patients that when they see a doctor, they need to find the root cause, and blindly taking medicine will only aggravate the symptoms. If it doesn't go back and forth, it's likely to be in the wrong direction!