Week 6- Sleep Flashcards
what type of insomnia (excess or deficiency has the following): Acute onset, short period, difficulty falling asleep with activity dream or nightmare, irritability or anxiety
excess
what type of insomnia (excess or deficiency has the following): chronic onset, long period, easily awaken, or difficulty falling asleep. More depressed dream, worry and fear
deficiency
what types of excess do we see in insomnia
- Liver qi stagnation
- Heat phlegm misting the heart
- Food stagnation
- Blood stagnation
Insomina
- dream disturb
- restless sleep which induce or worse after emotion stress
Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat
insomnia
- toss and turn in bed
- dream a lot
- easy to wake
phlegm misting the heart
- diffcult to fall asleep
- abdomnal discomfort from overeating
Food Stagnation
- can’t sleep
- severe agitation/anxiety
- severe pain
blood stagnation
insomnia
- can’t fall asleep
- can’t stay asleep (intermittent waking)
Heart and Kidney Disharmony
- fall asleep well
- sleep is shallow and they easily wake up
heart and spleen deficiency
- hard to fall asleep alone because of fear
- easily awakened and frightened
heart and gallbladder disharmony
Excess sleep
- tired/sleepy
- heaviness of the head and limbs
- brain fog
Damp-heat accumulation in spleen
Sleepiness
-wants to sleep after eating
Spleen/Stomach Qi Deficiency
Sleepy
- severe fatigue
- disoriented (not enough Shen)
- cold limbs
Kidney Yang Deficiency
Sleepy
- mental fatigue
- dizzy
- slow to respond, poor memory
Kidney Jing deficiency
