TCM treatment of depression

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Recently, I feel depressed, silent, often wake up early in the morning, depressed during the day, have no appetite to eat, and always think about negative things. The doctor says that I suffer from depression. The doctor has been much better after treatment. I'd like to share my experience with you

TCM treatment of depression

Treatment one: to find out the cause of depression is the key to treatment. There are two common causes of depression, namely psychosocial factors and serious physical disease factors. The former is mainly related to husband and wife quarrel, divorce, separation of relatives, sudden death of relatives, bad work, interpersonal tension and many other reasons; the latter is mainly related to the anxiety of patients with serious illness. It is very important to communicate with patients, learn to listen, understand the focus of patients' inner entanglement, and give timely counseling, really find out the cause of depression, and carry out targeted resolution and treatment of bad emotions.

Treatment 2: symptomatic treatment, patients with depression often have some physical abnormalities, such as loss of appetite, mental depression, speechless, growing thin, or overeating, sudden increase of appetite, irritability, etc., and even serious non substantive disease symptoms such as palpitation, shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, high blood pressure, etc. Timely correction and treatment for the symptoms of patients can effectively alleviate the disease, maintain the health of patients, and prevent the long-term occurrence of such symptoms from causing substantial lesions, such as gastrointestinal diseases.

Treatment 3: the treatment of patients with depression should be based on psychotherapy, to create a comfortable living environment for patients, so that they can try to relax, have more rest, listen to soothing music, take a walk, relax, so that the mental tension and anxiety can be gradually relieved. In addition, more communication with patients, understand the focus of their worries, listen patiently, and give timely counseling, so that the negative emotions of patients can be effectively resolved, and seek the help of a psychologist when necessary.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that we should pay attention to: the lack of copper in the body will also make the inhibition process of nerve cells imbalance, so that the endocrine system is excited and insomnia. Squid, shrimp, mutton and mushroom are rich in copper. Selenium is rich in dried fruits, chicken, seafood, cereals and so on. Complex carbohydrates, such as whole wheat bread and soda biscuits, can also improve mood.