What are the Chinese patent medicines that can relieve anxiety and tension

Currently, most of the Chinese patent medicines commonly used in clinical practice to relieve anxiety and stress are based on the ideas of soothing the liver, calming the nerves, and nourishing the heart and spleen. Commonly used medicines include Xiaoyao Pills, Modified Xiaoyao Pills, Baizi Yangxin Pills, Guipi Pills, Zhusha Anshen Pills, etc. However, there is no "universal model" that can cover all situations. All drugs need to be selected based on syndrome differentiation. It is not recommended to blindly purchase and take based on symptoms.

When I was rotating in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I met many patients who came to see the doctor with anxiety due to high work and academic pressure. The one who left a deep impression was a young girl who had just joined an Internet company. She was working on projects for three consecutive months, sighing every day, her chest always felt blocked, and her menstrual period was delayed. For more than ten days, she still couldn't help but shed tears over trivial matters. Her tongue was pale red and the coating was thin and white. The diagnosis was typical of liver stagnation and qi stagnation. She was prescribed Xiaoyao Pills along with weekly psychological counseling. Within half a month, she came back for a follow-up visit and said that the feeling of blockage in her chest had basically disappeared, and she no longer felt irritable and wanted to cry.

In fact, there are quite a lot of differences in suitable medications for anxiety induced by different reasons. Just like the air conditioner at home is not cooling, you must first find out whether it is not on the right mode or is lacking fluoride, and you cannot adjust the temperature randomly when it is turned on. If you are not only irritable recently, but also can't help but get angry, with a bitter taste in your mouth, yellow urine, and dry and hard stools. This is a situation where liver stagnation turns into fire, so it is more suitable to use Xiaoyao Pills with the addition of paeonol and gardenia. If your main symptom of anxiety is palpitation, your heartbeat can't stop even if there is nothing urgent, your mind can't stop playing a movie when you lie in bed, and your palms and soles are always warm, it's probably because you've been through too much recently, spent too much effort, and have insufficient heart yin. Use Baizi Yangxin Pills to replenish your efforts and calm your mind, and the discomfort will be relieved a lot. There are also people who get stomachaches and diarrhea when they are nervous. They always feel weak and have no appetite, and they feel dizzy when they stand up after squatting for a long time. For this kind of situation where the heart and spleen are weak, Guipi Wan will be more symptomatic.

Oh yes, I have to mention the Cinnabar Anshen Pill here. This medicine is aimed at the irritability and anxiety caused by real fire disturbing the mind. For example, after a quarrel with someone, you will be so angry that you can’t sit still, and your mind is full of troubles and you can’t sleep at all. The short-term effect is very good, but because it contains cinnabar in the ingredients, it will not last long. There may be a risk of accumulation of heavy metals when taken regularly, and people with liver and kidney dysfunction should be especially careful when using it. A patient previously bought Cinnabar Anshen Pills according to the recommendations on the Internet and took them for almost a month. Later, he went for a checkup because of dizziness and nausea, and found that the transaminase was elevated. The gain outweighed the gain.

There are also some different views in the industry on the treatment of anxiety with Chinese patent medicines. Some doctors believe that mild to moderate emotional anxiety can be improved very well by using Chinese patent medicines combined with rest adjustment and emotional counseling. Some doctors also suggest that if the anxiety state has lasted for more than two weeks, it will seriously affect sleep. Sleep, diet and normal work, or even physical symptoms such as hand tremors, near-death feelings, and inexplicable fear. Don’t just rely on Chinese patent medicines to deal with it. It is best to go to a psychiatric department to check whether it is a pathological anxiety disorder. If necessary, cooperate with psychological treatment and Western medicine intervention to avoid becoming a chronic problem and making it more difficult to treat.

To put it bluntly, using Chinese patent medicines to relieve anxiety is like lubricating a clockwork that is too tight. You must first find out whether the clockwork is stuck or rusted before it can be useful for the symptoms. If you are not sure about the type of syndrome, ask a regular Chinese medicine practitioner or doctor to ask for details before taking it. Don't follow the trend and stock up on medicines to try blindly.