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Hmm...you can go ahead with the 1M dose as below:

2 pellets in 120 ml water, and take a teaspoon from there once.

Report in 2 weeks.
 
sameervermani last decade
Okay, it's been two weeks now since I've taken the dose, and the dose has definately improved things, especially on the mental level. It affected the mental level significantly more than the 200c dose. Most of the time I'm feeling more relaxed and at ease than before.

The dose is definately still working, the physical symptoms have been up and down, generally better but some of them such as low back pain are still worse, but I hope that is just an aggravation and will sort itself out in the days to come as they did on a shorter timescale after the 200c dose. Especially on the mental level, this is the most positive remedy by far I've ever taken.

I guess I should update again after a certain length of time?
 
Quercus last decade
Good to know.

Please update in another 2 weeks.
 
sameervermani last decade
It's actually been three weeks, due to my being away last weekend and then not having internet for a bit. There's good news and bad news, the good news being most of the improvements I reported before have lasted, the bad news is that another symptom group that was always present and never much helped by the natrum mur has persisted and even been worsening. I guess another layer might have been uncovered, but despite my earlier thinking I highly doubt it's causticum because that remedy had worsened many of these very symptoms. My current biggest issues are

Mental -
My anxieties seem to be taking a bit of a different form, it's mostly in the form of overwhelm, which goes along with my environmental sensitivitise, which the natrum mur never helped even though it did help some of my digestive sensitivities. I have had bursts of energy over the last few weeks where I've been quite social, but the majority of the time am not because of overwhelm, in fact I think that's probably the theme of much of my symptoms, the environment whether chemical or just the energy of people is too much to take for more than short periods, and I've had mood swings that have gone from really good to really bad, always set off by some environmental trigger but often small ones that many people would not notice.

Current physical symptoms

Digestive symptoms better but still discomfort in the liver area, although more of a dull feeling of congestion now.

Appetite quite high, still very skinny and not gaining any weight. Digestive symptoms definately better than before but still some trouble there, dairy specifically cheese has been an aggravator if eaten in quantity, also any sugar (but that's the same as always)

Cravings still for salt, also meat (not all meat, my likings of meat can be somewhat strange, for instance I like ground beef dishes like meatballs, sausage and hamburger but am not and have never been a fan of steak), chocolate, peanut butter, spicy food, fats, also cold drinks if I'm not already cold, as they temporarily ameliorate digestive symptoms.

Aversion to sweets (chocolate and a few other things are exceptions, since sweets aggravate my symptoms I might just have grown averse to them as I used to like more of them although not usually as strong as many people. Also averse to fish, and anything bitter.

Chilly much of the time, although sometimes unusually warm. The sun still aggravates a few symptoms but only when it first gets strong in the morning, mostly I'm actually better from the sun. Don't usually get the intense chills I used to get, but still often chillier than others around, especially in the evenings and night.

Much of the pain in the muscles and joints has gone away, but not the weakness, I still get pains from the weakness (such as overexerting) and get sore easily. My feet and knees are cold especially in the evening and night, and I also have recurring burning sensations in my feet, knees, and occasionally other parts of my body too.

Recurring discomfort and mild pain in the jaw, especially in the back ends of the lower jaw.

Discomfort in the kidney area.

Heart and respiratory symptoms significantly better than before, but still rapid heartbeat and breathing too easily with exertion.


Thank you for your help so far, even though I still have these symptoms, there is a world of difference from last fall.
 
Quercus last decade
A list of symptoms (on the lines of a post by Tintintin on 2008-12-10 in the following thread) would help me decide best:

http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/112097/4

I need all information in one place so that I can sit and repertorize this accurately.
 
sameervermani last decade
Current mental characteristics and symptoms

-Easily mentally overwhelmed, social in small bursts of energy but often the external world is too intense and have to sit on the sidelines and watch. Small changes in the external environment can set up mood swings. I think this overwhelm is the basis for much of my symptoms, both physical and mental. I tend to experience both the good and the bad pretty intensely.
-Like people but don't make friends very easily, and can only handle social situations in short bursts, need o be alone with minimal stimulation at times to recharge my energy.
-Idealistic, concerned about lots of issues going on, that's part of the overwhelm too.
-Often feeling that something very bad will happen, can also be a bit paranoid in certain situations.
-Difficulty sharing feelings, I have strong emotions and especially since the natrum doses have more wanted to share them with certain people but have much trouble doing so.
-I have high standards for myself, and am often annoyed at myself when I don't live up to them, occasionally at other people too but hold myself to way higher standards than others.
-Difficulty with words and stammering, the natrum mur did help this some, it was the only remedy that affected this symptom much so far, but I do still get it especially when I'm trying to express the things I think are most important.
-Memory and concentration problems, I sometimes have good memory but sometimes forget things too easily too, it tends to be the mundane, 'automatic' things that I do all the time but then for some reason or another forget to do at certain times.
-Horrible at multi-tasking, it's just too much to handle at once and I again get the overwhelm.
-Mental symptoms generally ameliorated by the sun.

Physical characteristics and current symptoms

-Tall and skinny, cannot gain weight even though I have a large appetite.
-Thick, somewhat curly medium brown hair,
-Dandruff problems
-Many moles and several birthmarks
-Darker skin than the rest of my family
-Tendency to be chilly, although sometimes the opposite, the chilliness is most marked in the evening and at night, tend to use much more blankets than most people.
-Discomfort and congestion feelings in the liver and kidney areas.
-Weakness, particularly in extremeties, pain if overexerted, and get sore easily.
-Heart and respiration get rapid too easily with exertion.
-Digestive difficulties, have been helped significantly by the natrum mur but still there, especially aggravated by sugar and to a lesser amount dairy, especially cheese in significant quantities.
-Environmental sensitivities to odors, subtle things in environment, goes along with the overwhelm in general I think, this was not helped by the natrum mur unlike the digestive sensitivities.
-Coldness in the knees and feet, particularly in the evenings.
-Recurring burning sensation in the knees and feet, and occasionally other parts of the body too.
-Cracking in the knee joins, occasionally in hips also.
-Recurring irritated sensation in the throat (adam's apple area)
-Irritation and mild pain in the jaw, especially in the back ends of the lower jaw.
-Craving for salt, certain meats (ground beef dishes, sometimes chicken), chocolate, peanut butter, spicy food, sometimes fats
-Craving for cold drinks, unless I'm chilly already, cold drinks temporarily ameliorate digestive symptoms.
-Averse to most sweets with certain exceptions such as chocolate, anything bitter or the least bit burnt, fish, green vegetables in quantity
 
Quercus last decade
Two other symptoms that have been bothering me recently, although I've had both to a certain extent as long as I can remember,

-Dizziness and blacking out upon standing quickly
-Hands and feet fall asleep easily
 
Quercus last decade
Tell me how fastidious are you ?

How much do you worry about cleanliness and order ?

Any perfectionist traits ?

How are you with spending money ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Fastidiousness and perfectionism? It all depends on what it is. I hate tidying and my personal spaces are a mess to most people. However they're not total disorder, I keep them in ways that I typically know where to find what's important, but it's not a system that anyone else would recognise as orderly. I'm not big into cleanliness, some people think I'm dirty. I often just don't notice dirtyness or if I do I won't care, someone else will point it out.

Perfectionism is a real hard question, I can be a perfectionist in certain ways, one is in dealing with other people, I try my hardest to treat people who I want to be on good terms with to the point of being overly nervous about it. However in other ways I am not perfectionist, I guess it matters whether it's something I really care about or not.

About money, I'm pretty conservative with it, most of the time try to use it on things I think I really need and not on impulses, and can really make the most of small amounts. I'm really a minimalist about most things however, and the main reason I don't spend it quickly isn't restraint but values and the fact that the things I enjoy most don't need lots of money. I'd rather have happiness and time to do what I like to do over money, of course I need some money but I try to live simply and money is not my primary goal.
 
Quercus last decade
Hi Quercus,

I do not want to move on from Nat-m before trying another scale of potency.

Please procure Nat-m LM1 and LM2 both in 30 ml teat dropper bottle from Helios UK.

Update me when you have the remedy with you.

Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade
The LM remedies have arrived. No major canges since my last update, some ups and downs, feeling a bit better than a week ago overall, but no better than certain other times in the last month, my symptoms have been coming and going. Still definately better than before the natrum doses though. I do really hope the LM potencies will work better, I have read up on them since the last update and I do think I'm the sort of hypersensitive person they were designed for, and I do believe on the mental level I fit natrum mur almost exactly and a pretty good match on the physicals too.
 
Quercus last decade
First dose:

Take out 3 drops from LM1 bottle in 250 ml spring water in a disposable cup, stir with a disposable spoon, and take a spoon from there ONCE.

Report in 72 hours.
 
sameervermani last decade
Dispose the cup, its contents and the spoon away after the dose.
 
sameervermani last decade
I took the remedy Monday evening. Mental symptoms improved immediately, I felt tired and went to sleep.

Tuesday, I was still tired in the morning but calm and had a bit of an aggravation of some physical symptoms around mid-morning, then those were significantly better.

Wednesday, I felt exceptionally better, the best I've felt in a long time, both physically and mentally, the only exception being the legs which were a bit weak. I did wake up with a sore throat and developed a bit of a cough too, it was mild but significant in that I rarely get colds. I haven't gotten a bad cold in years, since before the chronic symptoms got bad.

Today I felt pretty good at first, many of the symptoms still better although a little worse on the mental front. However, I developed a headache in the afternoon which I still have some of, and had at points recurring sharp pains in the jaw and throat. Some of this however may be however from mold exposure this morning. The leg symptoms are still improving.

Overall it's definately been a positive effect so far.
 
Quercus last decade
Please wait for 3 more days without any further doses and report back.
 
sameervermani last decade
The past three days I have had some intensified cold symptoms, they come and go, worse at night and on waking, and after eating. Still nothing real bad, just an annoyance, cough, headache, sore throat in mornings, etc. Despite this, I'm still definately feeling better than before the dose, most of the chronic symptoms have come back a little bit form the last update though, except the legs which further improved, the legs just took longer than the rest to improve in the first place.
 
Quercus last decade
Excellent, we are definitely right on track.

Repeat another dose tomorrow but this time, please give the LM1 30 ml bottle 10 hard thumps on the palm of your hand before the dose. From now on, we will always do this before each dose.

AFTER thumping, take out 3 drops from LM1 bottle in 250 ml spring water in a disposable cup, stir with a disposable spoon, and take a spoon from there ONCE.

Report in 5 days.
 
sameervermani last decade
My reaction to this dose was a bit different than the last dose, I have had much more of a n aggravation, specifically a few physical symptoms. It's consisted of feeling unusually hot, except upon waking in the morning, but knees still cold. I've been more tired too, and feeling weak. It peaked 2 or 3 days after the dose, but is still going on to a lesser extent now. I did have this same aggravation briefly after the previous dose, but this one lasts way longer.

Today my mouth tasted a bit metallic for a time, which I also had more strongly in an aggravation way back after the 200c dose.

I have had more prolonged improvement in some other symptoms though, my digestive symptoms the most striking example. Mentally I do feel calmer, but no huge mental differences.

Overall, I still feel worse than before the dose, although better than before the first LM dose, but I am hoping the aggravation is easing and I'll feel better afterward.

The cold symptoms I had after the previous dose are gone now and have been for several days.
 
Quercus last decade
Hi Qeurcus,

Let us leave this for 5 more days, and then decide.
 
sameervermani last decade
The aggravation I mentioned before ended pretty abruptly the day after my previous update. Unfortunately, some of the other chronic symptoms have come back more. I'm still feeling better than before the LM doses, but no progress since the previous dose. I'm pretty much in a state similar to that several weeks after the 1M dose, the difference being I do have a bit more energy. Little difference on the mental level, after every Natrum mur dose regardless of the potency I've had a period of feeling calmer, but it never lasts that long.


I do wonder if the remedy Natrum Carbonicum is actually my remesy, from reading about it recently I think it may fit me even better than Natrum mur, several things to consider,

I do have a strong reaction to thunderstorms, this year it's been even more, although I don't have the outright fear of them, my anxiety level is significantly worse then, especially right before and at the beginning of the storm.

As a child and for quite a while I would never touch milk (although I did like some other dairy products), althuogh I don't have that extreme aversion anymore, I'm still not a milk drinker and don't digest it too well, large amounts of cheese do the same thing too.

I saw several other weird natrum carb symptoms listed that I have too, itching between the scrotum and the thighs, I never had that one much until this past winter, I was meaning to mention it to you before since it started after one of the Thuja doses, but it was pretty minor so I forgot, but it's persisted on and off and is still going on.

Craving for starches, yet aggravated by them. That describes me very well, although my bread craving isn't quite as strong as it used to be it's till there, and as I understand it natrum mur is usually averse to bread.

Those a re just a few examples I'm pointing out, I think what I've read of the mental/emotional type of natrum carb fits me almost perfectly too. Just something to possibly consider.
 
Quercus last decade
Little change in dosage.

Repeat another dose but this time, please give the LM1 30 ml bottle 8 thumps on the palm of your hand before the dose. From now on, we will always do this before each dose.

AFTER thumping, take out 2 drops from LM1 bottle in 250 ml spring water in a disposable cup, stir with a disposable spoon, and take a spoon from there ONCE.

Report in 5 days.
 
sameervermani last decade
Well, I didn't get too much of an aggravation and it didn't last long, but I haven't seen any improvements either, in fact I'm feeling worse, back to a similar level as before the first LM dose (but still better than before the original Natrum dose). It seems the helpful doses so far have really only been the 200c and then for a while the first LM1, but as I said above the improvements form that one have pretty much gone away.

Right now I doubt anymore LM1 dose will help at all, I do have the LM2 that I ordered at the same time, do you think that would help at all in this situation? Also what do you think of my idea above if I'm possibly actually a Natrum Carbonicum, I'm still wondering?
 
Quercus last decade
Hi,

If I repertorize, here are the rankings

1)Ars
2)Nat-m
3)Calc
4)Sil
5)Nat-c

However, repertorization should only be used as a tool to help, as sum of the parts is always much more..

The main thing is for the mental essence to match. Since you are good at reading about remedies, you can try reading up on all of the above, and tell me your thoughts.

Before, we move on, we can try a single dose of Nat-m LM2..

No sucussions, take out 3 drops from LM2 bottle in 250 ml spring water in a disposable cup, stir with a disposable spoon, and take a spoon from there ONCE.

Report in 3 days.
 
sameervermani last decade
I will take the LM2 dose today,

Looking at the remedies listed, I still think Natrum Crabonicum is the best fit. As far as the mental esssence goes, I don't think arsenicum fits me at all, calcarea a bit better but not great (although some of the bold type physicals of calcarea I'm the sxtreme opposite of, like I can't gain weight), silica seems an alright fit but still not as good as the natrums. I listed some of the reasons in my earlier post of why I think I'm natrum carb, here's one of the articles I looked at about it, from Dr. Luc Schepper, it's actually about children but described my childhood experience so much it was unnerving, and many of those same things I'm still dealing with, it's

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He expresses the central theme of natrum carb the illusion of a division between himself and others, which really is a central theme in my life, I've always felt that there is some sort of 'flow of life' that other people are in but I'm not, and I've had to learn lots of social things that come natural to most people. The only things even a little off about that article are that I've never been too into classical music, and thunderstorms, while they do have a marked effect on me and increase my general anxiety levels, I don't have an outright fear of them, except for the severe kind.

I also believe the physicals of natrum carb fit me best. There are too many to mention them all right now, but feel free to ask about any in particular.

The natrum mur, I believe, fits me better than any of the other three remedies, I have gotten significant improvements from it and maybe the LM2 will get them going again, but for now it seems like none of them have lasted except much from the very first dose.
 
Quercus last decade
Hmm.. things like 'cant gain weight' are covered very well by Calcarea as it covers both emaciated and corpulent states.

So, that is not a counter indication at all.

Let us see the response to Natrum Mur, and then make a call.

I dont think Arsenicum is a fit, infact I had ruled it out last time as well, but still I wanted to mention the results of the repertorization for the sake of completeness.
 
sameervermani last decade
My 3 day update is no major changes. I have seen some improvement on a few symptoms, such as certain digestive ones, but other doses that have affected these even more in the past did not last all that long. Certain other symptoms are worse. I have gradually been getting more and more of a sensation of ears being clogged, sometimes affecting my hearing especially in the morning. I have had this recurring for several years, but it had not bothered me for six months or so before the Natrum mur, and after this dose I have had two days where it has affected both ears in the morning. It might just be the summer weather too as it affects me more at this time of year.

No major differences in any mental symptoms.

Another thing I should note is that I have lost over 5 pounds since the first natrum mur dose, not too good a thing for me how skinny I am, my weight does fluctuate so it might not have to do with the remedy, but the weird part is I've been hungrier than ever and eating even more than before, yet this happened despite that.
 
Quercus last decade

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