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KMID : 0387420060170030117
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2006 Volume.17 No. 3 p.117 ~ p.129
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A case of insomnia incurable by neuropsychiatric medication alone, but made possible with Sarn-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang
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Kim Joo-Ho
Kim Geun-Woo
Koo Byung-Su
Seok Seon-Hee
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Abstract
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Insomnia is one of the most common clinical symptom those almost patients with neuropsychiatric disorder complain. and the most common cause of insomnia in neuropsychiatric disorder is the major depressive disorder. We experienced a 59 year-old male who complained of recurrent insomnia in spite of taking medicines(nervines, antidepressants, etc,) during 30 years. We had given herbal medicine, acupuncture treatment and aroma therapy with continuing medications. The patient had several sypmtoms as anxiety, agitation, feeling thirsty, chronic constipation, and etc. beside the insomnia. After the patient took the herbal medicine, especially Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang, he could have a sound sleep and be relaxed. In this case, we concluded that oriental medical treatment can be an effective remedy of chronic insomnia that responds to neuropsychiatric medications incompletely and Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang is effective to a kind of insomnia with agitation, anxiety, thirsty, constipation, and etc.
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KEYWORD
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Insomnia, Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang, neuropsychiatric disorder, case study
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