Two Cases of Dizziness with Sleep Disorder Successfully Treated with Keishikaryukotsuboreito / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

Sleep disorders may be involved in unexplained dizziness. This time, we report 2 cases of dizziness with sleep disorders improved with keishikaryukotsuboreito. Case 1 is a 67-year-old woman. She had had vertigo attacks for 4 years, was very anxious about the attacks, had trouble falling asleep, and was aware of dizziness even between the attacks. After 4 weeks of administration of keishikaryukotsuboreito, her anxiety disappeared and she was able to sleep soundly. After 10 weeks, the lightheadedness disappeared and the medication was terminated at 17 weeks. Case 2 is a 38-year-old woman. She was exhausted because she had a personnel change in her workplace 3 months ago and she was concerned about many things. From 2 months ago, she had trouble falling asleep at night. After 2 weeks of administration of keishikaryukotsuboreito, she was able to sleep soundly. The dizziness disappeared after 6 weeks, and the medication was terminated at 10 weeks.