Heart palpitations and dizziness, this symptom is not uncommon in daily life, reminding us to pay attention to our own health condition. In the realm of traditional Chinese medicine, heart palpitations include palpitations and dizziness, manifested as accelerated heartbeats and unsettled emotions, and can even affect daily life when severe. This phenomenon is usually associated with emotional excitement, fatigue, often accompanied by chest tightness, insomnia, decreased memory, dizziness, and tinnitus.
Palpitations are mostly triggered by external factors, short-lived, and can return to normal after emotions calm down; whereas dizziness originates from within, such as inadequate heart blood, with symptoms persisting and worsening after activity, and the condition being relatively more serious. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of heart palpitations and dizziness are diverse, including weak constitution, emotional fluctuations, improper diet, external pathogen invasion, and side effects of medication.
When diagnosing heart palpitations and dizziness, doctors will differentiate between occasional and frequent episodes, and check for any underlying heart structural problems. Occasional palpitations, especially in young and middle-aged adults, generally do not require special treatment if they can self-resolve quickly. On the contrary, if they occur frequently with other symptoms, seek medical attention early to rule out organic diseases. For non-organic heart palpitations, traditional Chinese medicine therapy can often achieve good results.
In treatment, traditional Chinese medicine categorizes heart palpitations and dizziness into various types based on different causes, such as heart and gallbladder deficiency, heart blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, heart yang deficiency, and qi stagnation and blood stasis, and prescribes corresponding formulas such as Ping Bu Zhen Xin Dan, Gui Pi Tang, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, modified Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang, and Tao Ren Hong Hua Decoction to nourish the heart and calm the mind, tonify blood and nourish yin, clear fire and strengthen yang, or activate blood circulation and dissolve stasis.
In conclusion, heart palpitations and dizziness are not only warning signals from the body but also reflect the influence of psychological state and lifestyle habits. Maintaining a good mentality, a balanced diet, moderate exercise, and avoiding overwork are crucial for the prevention and alleviation of heart palpitations and dizziness. At the same time, having a correct understanding of the disease, seeking timely medical attention, and adopting targeted treatments are key to maintaining cardiovascular health.
