A 47-year-old woman developed insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, forgetfulness, palpitations, poor appetite, and fatigue after years of caregiving stress. Her menses are also scanty. Tongue is pale. Pulse is thin and weak. What is the most likely pattern?
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Weak Pulse
A weak pulse usually indicates deficiency of qi, blood, or yang and feels forceless on palpation.
Palpitations
Palpitations can appear in both deficiency and excess patterns involving the Heart.
Pale Tongue
A pale tongue usually points toward deficiency, especially qi deficiency, blood deficiency, or yang deficiency.
Heart–Spleen Deficiency
Deficient Spleen transformation leads to insufficient blood production, failing to nourish the Heart and causing insomnia, palpitations, poor appetite, and fatigue.