Question 1

Because of menopause, heat waves keep me from sleeping at night.

Accepted Answer

The main culprit of menopausal insomnia is hot flashes. Melatonin is produced when body temperature drops at night, but frequent heat surges interrupt sleep. Treatment to replenish depleted hormones and extinguish deficiency-heat brings deep sleep.

Question 2

When severely stressed, my period stops.

Accepted Answer

The hypothalamus governs both stress and reproductive hormones. When stress is too high, the brain temporarily suspends reproductive functions (menstruation) for survival. When stress resolves and qi-blood circulates, menstruation returns.

Question 3

My parent suddenly started talking nonsense and seems like a different person (delirium).

Accepted Answer

Unlike dementia, this is an acute brain failure that appears suddenly and can improve within days. It commonly occurs in the elderly after major surgery, hospitalization, or as a medication side effect. Most return to normal by removing the cause and restoring vitality with tonic medicine.

Question 4

Is the bowel also an autonomic nerve problem? (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

Accepted Answer

Yes, the intestines are the organ most governed by the autonomic nervous system. Sympathetic stimulation (stress) stops intestinal movement, causing gas and pain, which triggers parasympathetic compensation leading to diarrhea. Treating the nerves, not the intestines, heals it.

Question 5

They say the injury has healed, but it still hurts (chronic pain).

Accepted Answer

This is central sensitization — the pain circuit has been imprinted in the brain. The wound has healed but the brain keeps sending the wrong pain signal. Now it is treatment to calm brain nerves, not painkillers, that controls the pain.

Question 6

There is no specific disease, but my whole body hurts and feels difficult (autonomic dysfunction).

Accepted Answer

The body's automatic control system (autonomic nervous system) has broken down. The balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is disrupted, causing inability to regulate body temperature, digestion, sleep, and heart rate. Spinal adjustment, herbal acupuncture, and Korean medicine restore nervous system balance.

Question 7

I feel dizzy when getting up from sitting (orthostatic hypotension) — is it anemia?

Accepted Answer

It is different from anemia. When standing, blood vessels should quickly constrict to send blood to the head, but the slow autonomic response keeps blood pooled in the legs. Treatment to restore autonomic nervous system function is needed rather than blood-strengthening agents.

Question 8

My hands and feet are very cold and even change color (Raynaud's syndrome).

Accepted Answer

Peripheral blood vessels constrict excessively, cutting off blood flow. This is due to sympathetic nerve overactivation from autonomic imbalance. The root solution is warming the abdomen to open whole-body circulation through Korean medicine and moxibustion, not just warming the hands and feet.

Question 9

I am an adult but I cannot concentrate and am easily distracted (Adult ADHD).

Accepted Answer

This is ADHD left untreated from childhood. Frequent work mistakes, inability to stick to plans, and impulsiveness. The frontal lobe of the brain has low arousal. Korean medicine to enhance brain focus and suppress impulsivity is possible.

Question 10

After COVID, I feel like my autonomic nervous system has broken (Long COVID).

Accepted Answer

The virus attacked the nervous system, or autonomic regulation ability declined from illness-related stress. If brain fog, chronic fatigue, and palpitations persist, treatment to expel viral remnants and replenish essence is effective.

⚡Autonomic Dysfunction