Insomnia

Question 1

Insomnia

Answer 1

too much energy above the diaphram

Question 2

Sleep

Answer 2

Most yin activity we do

Question 3

Excess Insomnia Patterns

Answer 3

heat entering Ying Qi
Disharmony of ST Qi
Depressed GB phlegm
Phlegm Fire harassing the heart
liver Fire Flaming up
heart Fire Flaming up

Question 4

Heat entering Ying Qi

Answer 4

difficulty falling asleep
waking easily after sleeping
restless sleep + body heat at night

Question 5

Disharmony of ST Qi

Answer 5

difficulty in falling asleep at night generally after full meal
+ signs of food stag in ST: oppression of ST duct, belching, uncomfortable abd, spitting sour fluids, clamoring ST, pain and Distention of ST

Question 6

Depressed GB phlegm

Answer 6

difficulty falling asleep
easily waking after falling asleep and difficulty returning to sleep or frequently waking in fright
+ dizziness, vexation, agitation, palpitations
T: yellow
P: string like/slippery

Question 7

phlegm Fire harassing HT

Answer 7

pronounced and not subtle/strong psycho emotional component

difficulty entering sleep, fearful dreaming, frequently waking from fright
+ vexation, agitation, nonsensical talk, abnormal crying, laughing, scolding, raving, dark urine, constipation
T: red, fur yellow and slimy
P: string like, slippery, rapid and replete

Question 8

Liver Fire Flaming Up

Answer 8

Insomnia, fearful dreaming, restless sleep
+ pain and distention in the head, dizziness, redness, ringing in ears, rashness, impatience, irascibility, ribside pain. Maybe constipation, reddish urine
T: redishw/yellow fur
P: string like/rapid

Question 9

Upward flaming heart fire

Answer 9

difficulty falling asleep at night
easily waking up after falling asleep w/ difficulty getting back to sleep
+ heart vexation, mania, rashness, delirious speech, red face, red tongue tip, possibly painful ulcers on the mouth and tongue. Heat signs: thirst, reddish urine,
P: rapid

Question 10

differentiating Fires

Answer 10

HT: hard to fall asleep, mania, rashness, delirious speech, sores mouth/tongue, red tip

LV: angry/impatience, rib side distention

Phlegm: more phlegm signs: slippery pulse, sticky coat on tongue, sips

Question 11

Deficiency Insomnia Patterns

Answer 11

Heart Blood Xu
Liver Blood Xu
Kidney Jing Xu
Yin Xu

Question 12

Heart Blood Xu

Answer 12

Frequ dreaming and restless sleep
forgetfulness, dizziness (HT Bld Def Sx), palps
T: pale
P: fine/weak

Question 13

LV Blood Xu

Answer 13

frequent dreaming and easily waking w/ fright
+ sinews and eytes lacking blood: dry and rough eye sockets, blurred vision, pale nails. pale complexion w/o luster, dizziness, pale lips and tongue
P: fine/forceless

Question 14

KI Jing Xu

Answer 14

frequent dreaming, easily waking and restless sleep
+ lack of luster in complexion, hair loss, early greying, loose teeth that easily fallout, poor memory, soreness of th waist and knees and spirit fatigue. lack of strength

Question 15

Yin vacuity

Answer 15

Insomnia w/ frequent dreaming that continues throughout the night or possibly not sleeping at all at night and HT vexation severe at night + vexing heat of the 5 palms, red tongue, scanty fluid
P: fine and rapid
+ signs of HT/KI yin depletion: HT Palps, forgetfulness, dizziness. low back/knee pain, seminal emissions

Question 16

combined patterns

Answer 16

HT+
GB
SP
KI

Ht and GB vacuity timidity
HT and SP Dual lvacuity
HT and KI not communicating

Question 17

HT + GB

Answer 17

vacuity
timidity
fearful dreams, wake from fright, PTSD pattern, trauma, -nervous system shot, low appetite, heart pounding, palpitations
T: pale
P: wiry

Question 18

HT+ SP

Answer 18

insomnia w/ frequ dreaming and easily waking

HT palps, forgetfulness, yellow complexion, reduced appetite