1.What drugs do you take regularly? See if they are suitable for you? Eszopiclone: It is one of the most widely used sleeping pills in clinical practice, and is a medium-acting drug according to its duration of action, especially suitable for patients with shallow and dreamy sleep. It has the dual effect of anti-anxiety and insomnia, generally 1-2mg, taken before bedtime. However, dry mouth, dizziness, weakness and other adverse effects are common. And after long-term application, there is dependence and drug resistance, withdrawal symptoms can occur after stopping the drug, manifested as agitation and depression. Zopiclone: It is the representative of the third generation of sedative-hypnotic drugs, which has sedative, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxation effects. It is similar to long-acting benzodiazepines in improving sleep quality and similar to short-acting benzodiazepines in shortening the time to sleep, with less residual effects and hangover after administration than benzodiazepines. It has been reported that when the drug is discontinued after long-term use, there is no significant rebound phenomenon, and occasional anxiety and difficulty in falling asleep on the night of discontinuation are seen. However, in clinical observation, it was found that there were still more patients who reported more obvious discomfort symptoms after stopping the drug, and there was also a certain dependence. Clonazepam: It is mainly used to treat d epilepsy and convulsions, but can also be used to treat anxiety states and insomnia. This product has a strong sedative effect and is suitable for patients who are prone to early awakening from sleep. However, adverse reactions are also more frequent. Drowsiness, dizziness, headache, excitement, restlessness, fatigue, slurred speech, and behavioral disturbances are common. Long-term use of the drug has tolerance and dependence. Long-term medication can also lead to weight gain, depressive states, abnormal sexual function, etc. Antidepressants: Commonly used antidepressants include Dextran, clozapine and others, which are suitable for patients with both depressive symptoms and insomnia. But some of the antidepressants themselves have adverse reactions that lead to insomnia; others: there are also clinical use of drugs such as phenobarbital, melatonin, and even some anti-schizophrenic powerful sedative drugs, etc., due to the large side effects of the above drugs, not as commonly used in clinical practice, here also do not comment. 2, it seems that Western drugs have dependence, so how to take Western drugs are not prone to dependence? The basic principle is: take an adequate amount intermittently. Although the above western medicine sounds terrible, but there is no need to worry too much, for patients with serious sleep disorders, taking a certain amount of western medicine is necessary, and is helpful to the recovery of the disease, as long as you grasp the principles of medication and clinical contraindications and precautions, can be taken with complete confidence. Adequate amount is the smallest dose that can make you fall asleep normally, for example, you can’t sleep with half a tablet of eszopiclone, take one to fall asleep, then take one directly to ensure a better sleep. But not the larger the amount the better, the dosage should not exceed the upper limit of the recommended dose. Intermittent is not to continue to take, for example, after taking three days to sleep better improvement, then stop taking the drug for a day or two to try, in between must be intermittent. Even if the middle sleep is not ideal do not worry, to adjust and relax the mind, so that will help you recover from the disease, but also less likely to produce dependence on drugs and tolerance. 3, take Chinese medicine Western medicine can be stopped immediately? How do I stop? Of course not immediately! Many patients often ask me if they can stop western medicine today after choosing Chinese medicine treatment. I will patiently tell him that Chinese medicine treatment needs a process, Chinese medicine is through the adjustment of the function of the internal organs and the state of qi and blood, gradually through the adjustment of your internal environment to treat insomnia, rather than directly acting on the brain nerve sedation and tranquilization effect, so Western medicine can not be stopped immediately. You need to take the Chinese medicine sleep significantly improved, gradually reduce the amount (such as half a piece of half a piece of reduction, or even a quarter of a piece of reduction), until the discontinuation of the drug, the general patients need about 2 courses (a month and a half) to be able to completely reduce the Western medicine, and for those patients with persistent insomnia, the course of treatment may be up to about 3 months. Therefore, it is necessary to vary from person to person and from disease to disease. The principle is to gradually reduce the dosage after the efficacy is stabilized until the medication is stopped.4. How long does it take to treat insomnia in Chinese medicine? Is it effective? Can the root cause be removed? This is different from person to person, depending on the severity of the disease, the length of time and the causes of insomnia. Generally, young patients with short insomnia and good sleep quality in the past can improve significantly in 2-3 weeks; for persistent insomnia patients with perennial sleep disorders, it may take 1-2 months to have significant improvement; for persistent insomnia patients with frequent sleepless nights, accompanied by hyperthyroidism, diabetes, rheumatism, depression, anxiety disorders and other diseases, and often taking Chinese and Western medicines, it will take more than 2-3 months to have significant improvement. significant improvement. Therefore, the treatment of insomnia is a battle that needs to be persevered, a battle against insomnia, either you are beaten by it or you overcome it. For perennial insomnia, the treatment of just a few months is short, we must learn to persist, persistence is victory, to have the confidence to win over insomnia. Through standardized Chinese medicine treatment, most patients will improve their sleep quality significantly in about 2-3 months, and insomnia after Chinese medicine treatment is not easy to relapse, and even if relapse treatment is easier to improve the symptoms, the most important thing is that Chinese medicine treatment has no obvious side effects, and there is no dependence and drug resistance occur. Through medication, the function of the internal organs and qi and blood is improved, which has a huge role in preventing the occurrence of insomnia. Moreover, I will tell you what the most important causes of insomnia are in the clinic in order to eliminate the occurrence of insomnia and say goodbye to it completely. In addition, sleep is not only caused by dysfunction of internal organs and qi and blood, but also closely related to bad habits and behaviors. To get rid of insomnia completely, it is crucial to actively adjust your habits according to your doctor’s prescriptions while taking medication. I wish all insomnia patients can have a sweet sleep through reasonable treatment!