Why does schizophrenia get worse in winter?

The cold weather has certain influence and harm to patients with diseases. Because of the sudden change of the weather, we normal people can't accept it, not to mention that people have mental and psychological diseases. They are easily stimulated mentally and psychologically. Schizophrenia is a stubborn mental illness. No matter what causes the patient, drug treatment is always a necessary means to control schizophrenia and a condition for treating schizophrenia. Of course, whether schizophrenia can end is not only related to the cooperation of patients and the supervision and treatment of family members, but also depends on the choice of therapy and drugs. Of course, with the change of seasons, the symptoms of schizophrenia will be different. Why does schizophrenia get worse in winter?

In general, schizophrenia changes frequently in autumn and winter or winter and spring, and the probability of aggravation or recurrence is high, which is generally manifested in the following aspects:

First of all, cold is the main gas in winter. In the cold winter, the human body is full of yin, and yang is suppressed, which leads to yin excess, yin-yang imbalance, visceral dysfunction, physiological dysfunction and internal environment disorder, which leads to the recurrence or aggravation of schizophrenia.

Secondly, when cold pathogen invades human body in winter, it will lead to congenital and acquired disorders of spleen and kidney, decreased function, insufficient warmth and transport, leading to stagnation and obstruction of qi and blood, and abnormal operation of qi, blood and body fluid. So people with blood stasis are prone to madness, that is, mental illness.

In addition, many people are prone to catch a cold in winter, which is caused by the decline of Wei Ying ability in the lungs and low body resistance. During this period, if they can't cope with mental stimulation, they will gradually cause mental illness.

After that, exercise is necessary. Life lies in exercise. If you want to have a healthy life, you must have enough exercise. It is unhealthy for people not to exercise. At present, most people lack physical exercise, little activity, poor health, or lack of sleep, overeating, unbalanced work and rest and other factors. In addition, individuals with different innate endowments are prone to mental illness, and they are prone to mental illness in autumn and winter.

These are the reasons why schizophrenia will get worse in winter. Schizophrenia itself will be affected by external factors, and it will be easily stimulated when the weather gets cold, which will aggravate the condition. Therefore, we should pay attention to this and take preventive measures before the condition worsens. Schizophrenia is a stubborn mental illness, and the incidence of schizophrenia also has certain rules. Therefore, once the family members are found to have this tendency, it is the premise of mental illness to go to the specialist in time and choose a reasonable treatment plan.