Question
I am 36 years old, and I’ve been feeling unwell recently. Sometimes I get dizzy during the day, which affects my work, and I can’t sleep at night. The medication I’ve taken doesn’t seem to work. What’s going on with my hands and arms being swollen for a whole day?
Answer
Hello, for this situation, it’s mainly about preventing infection at the moment. You can apply some gentian violet or iodine alcohol. Your diet should be light, avoid spicy and irritating foods, drink plenty of water, and get some sun exposure. Your condition might be due to qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating, with poor defense mechanisms leading to continuous sweating. You can use a large dose of Astragalus decoction to invigorate qi and strengthen the exterior to stop sweating, or add floating wheat to enhance the effect of stopping sweating.