What are the symptoms of neurasthenia?
Disease description:
I have been experiencing particularly poor sleep quality recently, and later found out that it was due to neurasthenia. What are the symptoms of neurasthenia?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Lv Zhiqin
The symptoms of neurasthenia mainly include the following aspects:
1. Mental fatigue and lethargy: Patients often feel lack of energy, listlessness, mental dullness, difficulty concentrating, decreased memory, and reduced work efficiency.
2. Mood swings and irritability: Emotional instability, easily annoyed, excited or angry, poor tolerance, and prone to irritability even over minor issues.
3. Tension-related pain: Often表现为 heaviness or pressure in the head, a sensation of tightness, neck stiffness, as well as muscle aches in the back, waist, and limbs.
4. Sleep disturbances: Difficulty falling asleep, frequent dreams, easy awakening, or early morning awakening, resulting in reduced sleep quality that affects daytime mental condition.
5. Psychophysiological disorders: Some patients may also experience dizziness, vertigo, palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, frequent urination, excessive sweating, menstrual irregularities, and other physical symptoms, which may represent autonomic nervous system dysfunction caused by excessive psychological stress.
Although these symptoms do not directly threaten life, they can significantly impair the patient's quality of life; therefore, timely medical treatment is necessary.
