Q Once a cluster period ends, can I go without any treatment until the next one?
A Even during remission, continuing constitutional improvement and preventive management can delay or weaken the next cluster period.
Detailed Answer
The Importance of Treatment During Remission
Many patients stop treatment once a cluster period ends. However, the timing and intensity of the next cluster period are influenced by lifestyle habits and constitutional management during remission. In conventional medicine, too, some patients are advised to maintain a low-dose preventive medication during remission.
Dongjedang's Remission-Period Management Strategy
During remission, the treatment we provide at Dongjedang consists of a reduced-strength maintenance herbal decoction and pharmacopuncture once or twice a month. By gradually improving the Liver-Fire constitution itself, we guide the body so that even when the next cluster period arrives, the remission has been longer and the attack intensity is lower than before.
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