Treatment of anxiety depression requires symptomatic treatment based on the theoretical system of Chinese medicine’s identification, the patient’s symptoms and manifestations. Specific diagnosis can be divided into liver-qi depression, qi depression and fire, phlegm-qi depression, heart-spirit failure and other evidence types.
Anxiety depression mostly belongs to the category of TCM depression, with depression, emotional restlessness, fullness in the chest, distension and pain in the ribs and chest, or easy to get angry and cry, as well as the pharynx has a foreign body obstruction, insomnia, etc. as the main clinical manifestations.
1. Liver qi stagnation: accompanied by mental depression, emotional restlessness, good tai yi, chest fullness, coercive and rib distension and pain, etc. Its treatment method is to dredge the liver to relieve depression, regulate qi and zhong (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach to make the function of the spleen and stomach smooth), and it can be used in the form of Chai Hu Shuo Hepatitis Dispersion.
2. Qi Depression and Fire: accompanied by irritability, chest tightness and distension, dry and bitter mouth, or headache, red eyes, tinnitus and other symptoms. The treatment is to detoxify the liver, clear the liver and expel fire. Prescription: Add flavor to loose powder.
3. Phlegm-qi stagnation: accompanied by mental depression, chest tightness, distension and fullness in the chest and ribs, and obstruction of the pharynx with foreign matter. The treatment method is to move qi and open up depression, dissolve phlegm and disperse knots, and the formula is Half-summer and Houpu Tang.
4. Loss of nourishment of the heart and spirit: accompanied by trance, restlessness of the heart and spirit, suspicious and easily startled, sadness and sorrow, crying, moodiness and anger, and other symptoms. The treatment is to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind with Ganmai Dazao Tang.
If the condition worsens, please consult a doctor accompanied by a guardian, and do not take medicines on your own.