When it comes to depression, many TCM doctors like to treat it from the perspective of regulating the liver.
Being in a bad mood for a long time can really hurt your liver. But we have to understand that not all depression is due to liver problems.
Some doctors think about how to dredge the liver qi when they encounter depression, and if the effect is not good, they say that the course of treatment is not enough, which may cause the patient to be treated for a long time.
For example, a patient I saw before, she had been depressed for three years, she had been unstable on Western medicine, and she was very pessimistic and anxious when she encountered things. Later, she switched to Chinese medicine.
She came to me later, and I looked at her carefully and found that she was not only suffering from mood problems, but also symptoms of yang deficiency.
The hands and feet are cold, the tip of the tongue is red, and the tongue coating is a little yellow and greasy, which is a manifestation of phlegm and dampness in the body. I felt that it was not enough to treat the liver alone, so I had to give her warm yang, dissipate cold, and dissolve phlegm
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After eating for a while, when she came back for a follow-up visit, I could see that she was in much better condition, slept soundly, and communicated with people smoothly. Later, I adjusted the medicine several times according to her situation, and finally she was completely cured, and the western medicine also stopped, and she went back to work.
Why does yang deficiency make people depressed?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, yang energy is like the energy of the body, and people with sufficient yang energy have good health and sufficient spirit; People who do not have enough yang energy are prone to lack energy, feel depressed, and may also suffer from insomnia, slow reactions, and even pessimism.
This patient's cold hands and feet and weak pulse are signs of lack of yang energy. I used some medicine to help her lift her yang energy, and her body slowly recovered.
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