A review of a person who started using herbal medicine to treat chronic insomnia.

How to treat insomnia
I am someone who has suffered from insomnia for a long time since I was a student in my teens.
I have posted my concerns on Cashdoc before.
My insomnia had become chronic, and no matter how much I changed my lifestyle, it didn't get better. I felt uncomfortable in my daily life, so I decided to get treatment for insomnia.
First, I started using oriental medicine to treat insomnia!

 

Actually, I didn't really believe in oriental medicine or herbal medicine.

I prefer Western medicine...

But when it comes to insomnia, the only thing I can think of is sleeping pills.

Of course, I don't have an unconditionally negative view of sleeping pills, but I hesitate to use them to treat my insomnia for fear that I might become too dependent on the medication.

At first, I tried taking sleeping pills.

 

It's called Cool Dream sleeping pills Those who know will know.

This medicine is readily available at pharmacies without a prescription.

This has cold medicine in it, so I took it and slept well at first. But then I started getting headaches as a side effect, so I stopped taking it...

 

It helps you fall asleep quickly and is good for sleep. Melatonin I stopped eating it too.

The side effect of melatonin is a nightmare. It's funny, but nightmares are such a common side effect that I experienced them myself and had to stop taking them.

 

In addition, as for lifestyle habits,

I never nap during the day on weekends, and on weekdays, I move around constantly, deliberately making myself tired. But then I noticed a strange phenomenon: when I'm too tired, I can't sleep.

Those of you who suffer from insomnia will know that if insomnia persists for a long time, it is impossible to cure it through lifestyle changes alone.

 

Then I found out that there was a sleep clinic at the Oriental Medicine Clinic that provided Oriental medicine treatment.

I had been receiving moxibustion and acupuncture treatment at that clinic for my carpal tunnel syndrome, and my wrist got much better with that treatment, so I trusted the clinic. Since herbal medicine isn't bad for the body, I thought I'd be fooled and get treatment, so I decided to get herbal medicine treatment.

 

 

Oriental medicine treatment for insomnia

When you go to a Korean medicine clinic, they start by taking your pulse.

As soon as I touched it, I said my pulse was racing too fast.

Actually, when I wake up from a lack of sleep, my heart beats faster. They say that sleep deprivation can actually cause heart palpitations!!

And they asked me very carefully what time I went to bed and what time I woke up, how many times I woke up in the middle of the night, my usual eating habits, whether I had any other muscle pains, and whether any of my family members had insomnia.

I told her about my various symptoms and decided to try herbal medicine, acupuncture, and Chinese medicine.

 

It's electrotherapy.

After the electrotherapy is over I also received acupuncture treatment.

After receiving acupuncture, I definitely felt more flexible when stretching.

But when I receive chiropractic treatment, I feel uncomfortable because my bones crackle. I'm not sure if it's effective in treating insomnia, so I'm going to skip the acupuncture next time.

This is my first time trying moxibustion. You place it on your stomach for 30 minutes. It's supposed to help improve blood circulation and relieve insomnia.

And the needle hit my head and the back of my hand.

I thought it would hurt because my scalp and hands have thin skin, but it didn't hurt!

I received the herbal medicine by courier~

There are a lot of foods to be careful about, so I'm trying to be as careful as possible.

The effects of herbal medicine

It hasn't even been a month since I started taking the herbal medicine, so I haven't seen any dramatic results, but it has helped somewhat.

If you woke up five times during the night, you'll only wake up once or twice. It would be better if you didn't wake up at all! I'm still grateful for this amountㅜㅜ

At first I was skeptical, but I guess there's a reason there's traditional Korean medicine treatment.

 

 

Other management methods

In my case, I tried sleeping pills, melatonin supplements, and a lifestyle that involved using a lot of energy during the day and not napping, but all failed, so I decided to try oriental medicine treatment as a last resort.

There are quite a few people like me who go to a Korean medicine clinic to treat insomnia.

First of all, the most important thing is not to get stressed, but that's not easy.

Another way I'm managing my condition is by taking tart cherry supplements.

I'm steadily working out at home, managing my diet, getting rid of my compulsive need to sleep, and taking up hobbies that help me relieve stress, all of which I'm slowly starting to do, starting with easy things.

The last resort is ultimately Western medicine, but I will try as much as I can.

Until the day comes when I close my eyes and open them again, I'll try my best.