失眠看 中醫？ 西醫？

在網上搜尋不到昨天國內新聞網頁說的那篇 SCMP 報導文章，卻找到兩個年青人爭論中醫好或西醫好的記錄……

論據都頗有水準……中方、男方 一針見血地說 西醫藥 只是壓抑 症狀，並沒有治好疾病，更會引至身體其它問題出現……中醫藥 是身體總體治療 令症狀減輕與消失… 

西方、女方 舉自己 兩週失眠 作為反証，說嘗試過中醫藥、但並無幫助，之後轉看西醫，一粒藥丸便馬上解決問題；西醫有科學儀器檢驗身體、西藥快，中藥慢……

我當然支持男方，女方的無效例子是很值得商榷……中醫的水準太參差，失眠的中醫病理病機頗為複雜，沒有一定水準的中醫很難會奏效。

因為碰到一個失準的便作結論說中醫慢、中醫無效 並不合理。

很多倚賴西藥、精神科藥物的失眠病人，開始時也如女方一樣開心滿意，但日久藥物效能漸減，對身體的副作用也逐漸浮現加重……這亦正正是男方所說的關鍵……只是壓抑症狀，並沒有治療疾病，解決問題。

我碰到的失眠病人幾乎都能在服藥當晚或第二晚便能入睡。




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雙方爭論原文如下：


In this week's Rumble Box, Wong Yat-hei and Joyee Chan are engaged in an argument about Chinese vs Western medicine.

Chinese medicine

Ever seen the ads on how this or that cold medicine can help you clear your nose and stop the fever dead in a short time? You can get well quickly and resume all your activities in your jam-packed schedule without a hitch, the ads promise. But if you ask me, that's a tall order, creating unreasonable expectations in sick people.
Many people think of Western medicine as a storehouse of miracle cures because drugs make symptoms disappear quickly. But does making the symptoms go away mean a person is cured?
Definitely not. Western medicine is an illness suppressor, not a curer. It makes patients believe they have recovered after they no longer have the symptoms. However, the illness continues to linger undetected in their bodies.
Patients who have undergone major surgery or have been on Western medication for a long period may even develop other health problems, such as irregular heart beat or a bad stomach. This is a result of the nature of Western medicine; its aim is to kill all the germs, but in doing so, it also damages the body. With Western medicine, it's always a trade-off: if you want a certain part of your body to get better, you have to risk problems in another part in return.
So if you are serious about your health, you should consider taking Chinese medicine, which helps your body recover fully. Chinese medicine takes a whole-body approach towards healing, and does not isolate only the "infected area", as Western medicine does.
Because Western culture has dominated the world for the past few centuries, Western medicine plays a major role in today's health-care system. But if you take a closer look, you'll find glaring flaws that need to be addressed. After all, Chinese medicine, founded on 5,000 years of wisdom, has not been around for so long for nothing.

Wong Yat-hei

Western medicine

It's not fun to go two weeks without sleep. You can imagine how my health and mood suffer when insomnia strikes me once every two months or so. I mean I do go to bed and close my eyes, but I just can't get to sleep deeply enough. So I wake up every day feeling restless, exhausted and irritated.
My Chinese doctor prescribed me some very strong and bitter herbal powder, which I needed to dissolve in hot water and drink. But it did not help.
So I turned to Western medicine. I took just one pill and I soon collapsed in deep, sweet sleep.
So don't knock the idea of quick remedies. When you're on the verge of serious illness or a nervous breakdown, a quick remedy is most welcome. Herbs just don't work fast enough.
And if my insomnia persists despite the pills, there are hi-tech facilities at hospitals that can analyse my sleep patterns, brain activity and breathing.
The data can help doctors trained in Western medicine pinpoint the problem. That is a lot more scientific and reliable approach than just measuring your pulse. The medication and equipment used in Western medicine are well-tested before they are used for diagnosis and treatment. Doctors don't just operate on a hunch.
Besides, in Western medicine, most doctors specialise in a specific part of the body or a specific type of illness. They know your problem much better than someone who practises general medicine. I trust Western medicine to cure my insomnia, and many others trust it to cure their cancers, heart problems and lung infections.

Joyee Chan