Acupuncture for anxiety

Nowadays, with the increase in work and life pressure, many people have begun to have mental problems, and anxiety disorder is one of the most common problems. Anxiety disorder can cause emotional instability in patients and even have a great impact on their daily life and work, so it needs timely treatment. Acupuncture is a very good traditional Chinese medicine method for treating anxiety disorder and can effectively relieve anxiety!

1. TCM Acupuncture for Anxiety Disorders

You can take the Shenmen and Taichong points on both sides and leave the needles in for 20 minutes, or you can combine it with electroacupuncture.

2. TCM relaxation therapy for anxiety

The anxiety patient lies back in a comfortable position on a sofa or recliner with eyes closed. Focus the attention of the anxiety patient on the head, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, abdomen, and legs, and relax them one by one. Eventually, the whole body is relaxed and maintained for one or two minutes. Follow this method to learn how to relax all the muscles in your body and remember the relaxation procedure. Patients with anxiety disorders can do this twice a day and persist in doing it. This will definitely relax their mood and body. Doing it once before going to bed will help them fall asleep.

3. TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

1. Anxiety disorder caused by guilty conscience

This type of anxiety disorder often presents symptoms such as palpitations, fright, restlessness, and frequent dreams. What are the specific methods of traditional Chinese medicine for treating anxiety? Therefore, the basic prescription of traditional Chinese medicine for treating anxiety is 30 grams of dragon teeth, 30 grams of amber, 30 grams of magnet, 0.3 grams of cinnabar, 15 grams of calamus, and 15 grams of polygala, decocted in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

2. Anxiety disorder caused by liver depression and fire

Patients with anxiety disorders often have symptoms such as irritability, poor sleep, easy awakening, nightmares, and even insomnia, loss of appetite, thirst, mouth ulcers, red eyes and bitter taste in the mouth, yellow and red urine, constipation, and bloating and pain in the ribs. Therefore, the basic prescription of traditional Chinese medicine for treating this type of anxiety disorder is 6 grams of gentian, 10 grams of scutellaria, 10 grams of gardenia, 10 grams of oriental rhizome, 10 grams of bupleurum, 10 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of rehmannia root, 10 grams of angelica, and 15 grams of stir-fried jujube kernel. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

3. Anxiety disorder caused by Yin deficiency and excessive fire

Palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, hot hands and feet, tinnitus and back pain. Basic prescription for treating anxiety disorder: 15 grams of raw rehmannia, 15 grams of Scrophularia, 15 grams of Ophiopogon, 15 grams of Asparagus, 9 grams of Angelica, 9 grams of Salvia, 15 grams of Codonopsis, 20 grams of Poria, 15 grams of Polygala, and 15 grams of stir-fried jujube seeds. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.