There are too many misconceptions about menopause, and society deliberately ignores the physical harm faced by menopausal women, only as an emotional problem, as if menopausal women are "crazy", and even the closest family members avoid it.
Every time I am faced with this misunderstanding, I have to explain for a long time that the physical pain that menopausal women suffer is something that most people simply can't imagine!
One of my patients, Ms. Zhao, has a typical story.
Ms. Zhao is 48 years old this year, and since menopause, she has become more and more nagging, facing her husband sleeping and snoring, the toilet is dirty, the dishes in the refrigerator are not put away, the trash can is not emptied in time, and the shampoo bottle is not covered.
Over time, Ms. Zhao also felt bored, and she didn't like to communicate with people, she couldn't sleep with insomnia all night, she couldn't eat a few bites, her memory deteriorated, and the whole person was "wilted".
When I came to my clinic, I found that Ms. Zhao's tongue was red, her tongue coating was thin and white, and her pulse was thin, and I probably understood what was going on.
I asked her if her waist and knees were sore or not, whether she was dizzy and tinnitus, and sometimes people sweated like a steamer, etc., Ms. Zhao's chatterbox opened at once, saying that sometimes her knees suddenly softened and she almost fell, and she had a lot of nocturia, and she finally fell asleep at night and woke up as soon as she moved.
It was the first time that the family who accompanied her knew about these situations, and the family only felt that Ms. Zhao's emotions were wrong, and they didn't realize that Ms. Zhao was also suffering so much physically. Ms. Zhao's family blamed themselves vigorously, and they were cold and perfunctory to Ms. Zhao during such a difficult period.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that essence, qi and blood are the basic substances that make up the human body, and menopausal women have consumed too much qi and blood due to childbirth.
Life is like an oil lamp, the essence and blood are the lamp oil, and when this essence and blood are exhausted, the light of the oil lamp will dim and make a crackling sound. Just like Ms. Zhao, the whole person suddenly "wilted", and her emotions fluctuated very much.
Now you have to hurry up and add lamp oil!
I prescribed this recipe for her: [Rehmannia rehmannia, Yam meat, Yam, Danpi, Ze Yuan, Poria cocos, Aconite, Cinnamon, Angelica, White Peony. You should see that this recipe is derived from the addition and subtraction of the ancestral recipe "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" that nourishes kidney yin.
Among them, "rehmannia rehmannia, yam meat, yam" is used to replenish yin!
The kidneys contain the innate essence, so to replenish the sperm is to replenish the kidneys. Rehmannia rehmannia tonifies kidney essence, dogwood tonifies liver and kidney, yam spleen and kidney double tonifies, and the three medicines are combined to mainly tonify kidney yin, and the liver and spleen are also supplemented by yin.
And "Danpi, Zexiao, Poria Cocos" are used for fire!
Poria cocos strengthens the spleen and relieves dampness, Ze Epsom water infiltrates dampness and dissipates heat, and peony skin clears heat and cools blood, all three of which can treat night sweats and insomnia caused by yin deficiency and fire, and to a certain extent, it can also prevent a large number of greasy drugs from becoming damp.
In the end, I added "cinnamon, aconite" and "angelica, white peony", which are two pairs of classic medicines, cinnamon and aconite can warm the kidneys and help yang, and invigorate yang. Angelica sinensis and white peony can nourish the blood and soften the liver, invigorate blood and remove blood stasis.
The combination of various medicines, replenishing yin, yang, and blood at the same time, also clearing heat and expelling fire, taking into account the specimens, the efficacy is naturally not to be said. After Ms. Zhao drank a course of treatment, her sleep condition improved significantly. After three courses of treatment, other problems such as soreness in the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, night sweats, hot flashes, and nocturia are basically cured.
If left unchecked, the menopausal process often lasts for 5 to 15 years, and can even lead to gynecological diseases such as fibroids, hyperplasia, and cysts.
Therefore, I hope that the majority of female compatriots can care for their own health, and when they encounter menopausal problems, they can be treated in time, do not stay up and endure it, and love themselves in order to love life, family and friends more.