Chinese medicine experts remind that there are three major symptoms, so we should be alert to depression.

Depression has three core symptoms, which are clinically called "three noes", namely "uselessness", "boredom" and "hopelessness", and are manifested as the following three points: first, long-term depression and unhappiness, feeling that life and work are meaningless, hopeless and full of despair; Second, my interest has declined, and I have lost interest in many things, and I have lost interest in things I used to be interested in. Third, the willpower drops and the energy drops; I can't finish what I used to be competent, but now I feel useless and can't see any value of myself.

In addition, there is a typical symptom of depression, namely insomnia, which is mainly manifested as difficulty in falling asleep and waking up early, mostly between 2 o'clock and 5 o'clock, and then it is difficult to fall asleep after waking up. And long-term insomnia will also bring a series of physical discomfort, such as dizziness, headache, fatigue, burnout and so on. There are also some depressed patients who are sleepy and don't want to move or get up.

Depression is "depression" in the eyes of Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine believes that the liver governs qi and regulates the whole body's emotions. If you are in a bad mood, unhappy, sulky, nervous, stressed, etc. After a long time, the liver will be depressed and depressed. Liver qi invading the spleen and stomach can also lead to digestive problems such as acid regurgitation, belching, vomiting and fullness. Therefore, in the treatment of depression, Chinese medicine usually starts with soothing the liver, but it is more necessary to judge the specific syndrome types of patients according to the patient's looking, smelling, asking, pulse and four diagnostic parameters, such as liver depression and qi stagnation, liver depression and spleen deficiency, liver and kidney deficiency, heart and kidney disharmony and so on. Different syndromes will definitely lead to different prescriptions and drugs used in treatment; In addition, we should also "adapt to three factors", that is, adjust the treatment methods according to people, places and times.