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Dr Sameer for my Mother

Hi Dr Sameer,

I was finally able to persuade my mother to try homeopathy. Here's what I have gathered thus far...

age: 63

Mentals:
Quiet, doesn't hold a grudge, high patience, shy, work ethic/persistant, quick to get upset, gullible, worries, sensitive, when she has to go somewhere important or if someone is supposed to come over to her home she gets very anxious, anxiety about paying bills, very responsible for herself and others which she gets anxiety until its done. she's anxious until she can get what ever she has in her head resolved or done. She worries sometimes about having another aneurism. Doesn't like anyone to be mad at her or disappointed in her or talking behind her back, worries about her credibility. She likes to give, it makes her feel good.


Physicals:
Had an Aneurism on the right hemisphere of her brain about 20 years ago.
Migraine all her life and has decreased substantially after her menopause.
She has a hereditary itch on her right thumb. Her father had the same itch in the same location.
Also itches other areas as well.
Severe Arthritis, pain in hands/fingers. Fingers are deformed. The pain is everything from a pulsating to sharp pain. When she presses on it or if her fingers bump on something the pain is really bad. She has osteoporosis mostly in her hip but all over as well. There's pain in the hips when getting up after lying down on her side. The pain is like pressing a bruise. Like her hips when lying down on her side her ears also have the same pain as the hips. Lower back pain from the wear and tear of her disc which presses on the nerves. All the pains are better with warmth. She has shaking of the hands. Her head shakes sometimes too. Her doctor said its Not parkinsons. Has bloating and gas especially when she eats dairy products. Has a stuffed up nose when she wakes up, cant tell smell and feels she has dirt in her throat/hoarseness. sometimes she'll have one alternating nostril stuffed up throughout day. Her ears feel heavy as if semi plugged up. she describes it as when you go on an airplane and your ears plug up. dry cough sometimes. She has acid reflux/heartburn usually when eating bad like fried, high fat, etc. also dairy sometimes gives her acid reflux/heartburn. sometimes when she eats it feels like as if the food is stuck in her throat. She has cataracts. When she bends over she gets dizzy and nauseous. She has high blood pressure. She has ringing in her ears sometimes. Her finger nails have lines on them, are brittle, and broken off. Her toe nails and toes have fungus and itch. This has improved since taking allergy allopathic medicine. Her toenails are broken off and some don't grow back, they are chalk like and crumble. Her big toes cramp up. She has cold feet all the time. She has crackling in her joints. She has fatigue in her legs and it feels good when she rubs them. She has age spots and freckles on the back of her hands and face. She is constipated and must eat high fiber to go normally. Always feels tired and fatigue, likes to sleep. She wakes up unrefreshed and tired. Eating raw onions or garlic makes her vomit. Has seasonal allergy. She has leaking bladder. When she coughs, sneezes or if she gets really cold she cant control her bladder and will urinate a bit. She is bothered by cold and especially wind. Her memory has declined, forgets names, forgets things she has to do…she has to write everything down.

General behavior:
gentle, nice, polite, can be condescending, jealousy, fussy, ocd, controlling

likes sweets, likes dairy, likes fish, eats rice and bread a lot.
likes warm weather and the sun.
She dislikes absolute silent/silence
**She is aggravated with tight close especially around neck
Allopathy: She is taking hormones, high blood pressure medicine, bladder med, allergy med, vitamins, fish oil
 
  bluematter on 2009-12-14
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Please talk about her response to

a) Rainy/Cloudy weather
b) Injustice

Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade
a) Rainy/Cloudy weather
gets depressed mostly from cloudy. she says if its sunny and raining it doesnt bother her.

b) Injustice
she gets very angry if its done to her.was her respond
 
bluematter last decade
bump
 
bluematter last decade
Hi blue,

Please read 2 remedies:

Causticum and Phosphorus from..

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/homeopathy_advice/Remedies/POLY...

and let me know what you think..
 
sameervermani last decade
I think both more or less. Both have a few things that contradict who I think she is...but both hit some important points.

If these are the only 2 that come up, then I think we begin with either one and see which feels right to her. It's literally a 50/50 split especially looking at the 'mind' traits.
 
bluematter last decade
Tell me what is true and what is not true about these 2 remedies.
 
sameervermani last decade
Some additional insight: since her surgery for Aneurism(right side of brain), most of her pains have been on the left side. Drinks everything at room temperature, warm or hot...never cold.

I have put a [true] next to each below...

CAUSTICUM
As with any polycrest, Causticum can affect all organ systems. The main areas of concentration, however, are the nervous system and the connective tissues. [true]There is often a history of slowly progressive debility, stiffness, and - if the pathology is strong - paralysis.
[true]The character of Causticum is serious, intense, and sensitive. [true]The patient is often exceedingly sympathetic - crying from hearing news bulletins or from seeing unfortunate people or creatures. This sympathy may also take the form of social activism with an intolerance of injustice and a hatred of those who create injustice. The Causticum patient may be rebellious even to the point of violent political extremism.
[true]If the pathology progresses to the mental plane, we can find great mental dullness and forgetfulness. [true]This dullness produces in the patient a great anxiety that he will forget something. [true]Finally a type of compulsive neurosis can occur. [true]The patient feels absolutely compelled to check and recheck for dangerous mental lapses (i.e. he checks to see if he has turned off the stove and then has to recheck a short time later).

The Causticum child is sensitive and excitable. He is extremely aware of others and intensely sympathetic for the suffering of others. The emotions are very intensely felt. A Causticum child may burst into tears from a slight provocation. The child can have many fears, especially fear of the dark. Compulsive and perfectionistic behavior may also occur. The Causticum teenager is both rebellious and highly idealistic.
Mind.
[true]SINCERE, VERY INTENSE, IDEALISTIC PATIENTS.
[true]GREAT SYMPATHY. UNABLE TO TOLERATE OTHER'S SUFFERING.
[true]GREAT ANGER OVER INJUSTICES toward himself or others (example: a fellow worker's mistreatment, or the plight of Hispanics). Much anger or concern about the environment.
REBELLIOUS. POLLITICAL. [true]Hates authority. Self-righteous.
[true]; often there is a history of many repeated griefs. Alcoholism after grief. [true]Depression.
[true]CHECKING AND RECHECKING TASKS COMPULSIVELY.
, especially when excited.
[true]FEAR THAT 'SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN.'
[true]Fears: Dark. Dogs or other animals. Ghosts.
Overly-sensitive children; weep from trifles.
[true]Mental dullness and forgetfulness.
[true]Hurriedness; eats fast; [true]rushes in tasks.
History of sexual abuse or violence in the family.

General.
[true]
PREFER AND AMELIORATED BY CLOUDY, WET OR RAINY WEATHER.
[true]
General aggravation at 4 PM.
[true]General aggravation from suppressed eruptions (neurological, etc.).
Pains often described as a 'cut' or 'wound'; also as a 'rock' sensation internally.
Appearance: lean, dark and intense; [true]may be very refined.

Nerves.
, especially of flexor muscles, especially on right side.

Paralysis: cerebral accidents or neuro-degenerative disorders.
Chorea worse in sleep, worse on the right side.
Seizure disorder; generalized convulsions, worse in sleep, worse during menses, worse on right side of body.
Petit mal.
Twitching, jerking, tremor, convulsions after fright or grief.
Numbness of the left side of the body.

Head.
TIP OF THE NOSE (Aeth).

, worse from wind.
, worse from cold winds (Acon).
Paralysis of the tongue.
Heaviness or paralysis of eyelids.
Strabismus.
Twitches of the face.
Temporomandibular joint disease or spasms, worse on right side.
Sinusitis.
Eruptions in the occipital region.
Acne. Rosacea.

Throat.
[true]CONSTANT DESIRE TO CLEAR THE THROAT. Feels there is mucous in the throat which he clears only with difficulty.
[true] worse with almost every cold, worse in the morning, worse from over-use, better from cold drinks.
Constant desire to swallow.
Paralysis of esophagus.
Torticollis.

Gastro-intestinal.
[opposite]Cravings: Cheese. Eggs.
[opposite]Aversion: SWEETS.
Stomach pains, ameliorated by cold drinks (Phos).
Constipation, better from standing. Stool covered with mucous.
Rectal fissure.

Urinary and Sexual Organs.
[true]INCONTINENCE OF URINE , especially in older women.
Paralysis of the bladder; retention from long holding of the urine.
[true]Frequent urging to urinate.
[true]Enuresis (may last even into adult years).
Insensible loss of urine.
Impotence.



Chest.
[true]COUGHS DEEPER AND DEEPER trying to reach the mucous.
, worse bending forward.
Bronchitis with hard racking cough.
Raw feeling in the chest, or 'as if a rock' were inside.
Asthma arises in situations of intense or suppressed emotions.
Asthma worse from exertion.

Back.
[true]Low back pain and sciatica.
Cervical tension. Spondylosis. Torticollis.

Extremities.
[true], worse cold, worse over-use and strain, worse bathing, worse dry weather.
[true]; ulnar deviation.
Right deltoid pain.
Gout.
Restless legs at night in bed.
Cramps of the calves and feet.
Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Slowly progressive paralysis.
Ataxia; dragging foot while walking.
of muscles and tendons. Hard, indurated tendons.
FINGERNAILS.

Skin.

Herpes. Eczema. [true]Acne. Boils.


PHOSPHORUS
As one of our most important polycrest remedies, Phosphorous must be clearly understood in a variety of stages of pathology. It is interesting that none of our past homeopathic masters recognized the true center of this remedy until Vithoulkas. The essence as described by Vithoulkas is 'diffusion' - like the bubbles from a carbonated drink. It is often seen that Phosphorous patients are bubbly and out-going or extroverted. [true]The patient seems to 'sparkle' with intelligence, creativity, and enthusiasm. However the patient seems to have no strong boundaries between himself and others; he is not grounded or centered. He is extremely sympathetic and can become involved with even strangers. Once he turns his attention to another project he may forget all about this stranger he befriended, thus he may appear 'flighty'. He loves company. [true]He can be gullible and suggestible. He may even be clairvoyant.
There are prices to be paid for these poor boundaries. In the first stages of pathology in Phosphorous, we find great anxiety. [true]Any idea may enter his mind and be a cause for anxiety. However, [true]he is also easily reassured. Generally the anxiety takes the form of concern about health. [true]But as the pathology worsens the patient has more and more 'free-floating anxiety' and the fear that something bad will happen. [true]The patient has many fears, especially of things which are symbolic of his lack of boundaries such as darkness, deep water, death, etc. These fears may develop into a debilitating phobic state. [true]Especially, these fears come when the patient is alone, and are better in company.
[true]In later stages the patient is so sensitive to others and to outside stimulation that the well-known desire for company is lost. [true]The patient prefers to be alone and is intolerant of strangers or of hearing of other's problems. As more and more of the inner vitality is lost, so also is lost the 'bubbly' and sparkling nature. Eventually the patient becomes slow and indifferent and apathetic, much like Phosphoric acid or Sepia.

The Phosphorous child is sensitive, precocious and open. He can make contact with anyone, child or adult. The parents say that they fear the child could be kidnapped because of this open, trusting nature. The child is both curious and sympathetic for others. There are often strong fears and great desire for company. The child often has great anxiety that something bad will happen to his parents and becomes very concerned about the least illness in the family. Often the Phosphorous child experiences fast growth and suffers from this growth with fatigue and poor resistance to illness. A large percentage of Phosphorous children suffer with epistaxis, bleeding gums or bruising.

Mind.
[true]OPEN, BRIGHT, EXCITABLE, SUGGESTIBLE, ANXIOUS PATIENTS.
[true] Even the radio provides company.
[true]Fears: THUNDERSTORMS. [true]SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN. [true]Diseases. [true]Future. [true]For others. Ghosts. Insanity. [true]Robbers. [true]Insects. Water. [true]Earthquakes. Any fear.
[true]SYMPATHETIC.
[true]
[true]
Out of the body experiences.
[true]Startles easily.
[true]Mentally distractible and 'spacey'.
Slow, apathetic, dull-minded state (late stage).
[true]Unable to exert the mind.
Answers slowly.

General.
Appearance: thin and often tall, fine featured and long fingered.
[true]Generally chilly or even freezing but may be very warm-blooded. (But while the general temperature is variable, the reaction to temperature in certain organ systems is quite fixed: head and stomach symptoms are better by cold and worse heat or hot applications; chest symptoms are worse from cold and better from heat.)
[true]General aggravation from changes in the weather.
Flushes of heat. Menopausal flushes from any emotion.





[true]
[true]




[true]Left sided symptoms.
Great sensitivity to odors. Chemical sensitivity.
Cerebral accidents; hemiparesis.
Diabetes mellitus.
Tumor formation. Fibrous and fibrocystic growths. Malignancy.

Head.
[true]Vertigo, worse exerting the vision, especially looking upward, worse rising, better lying.
Meniere's disease.
[true]Headache, [true]often migraine headaches, [true]worse fasting, [true]worse cough, worse heat, [true]better sleep, better cold and open air.
Detached retina. Retinal hemorrhage. Retinitis. Optic neuritis.
Glaucoma (Eser, Phys, Osm, Calc).
Flashes in the vision, worse falling asleep.
Pyorrhea, easily bleeding gums, periosteal inflammation from root canal procedure.
Dry lips and tongue with dehydration.
Smell very acute, worse headache. Intolerant of perfumes, flowers.
Hay fever.
EPISTAXIS. Children frequently, less often stays to adulthood. Bright-red, fluid blood. Bleeding from blowing the nose.


Throat.
[true], usually without pain though at times may be quite painful. Voice lost entirely. Laryngitis.
[true]Pain and sensitivity of larynx, worse touch, worse cough.

Gastro-intestinal.
. Hematemesis: bright red blood or coffee grounds.

, even gets up at night to eat.
, during fever; returns soon after eating.
Craves: CHOCOLATE. ICE CREAM OR COLD FOODS. SALTY. SPICY. RICE. MILK. ALCOHOLIC DRINKS, ESPECIALLY WINE. Fish. Fat. Hamburger. Eggs. Chicken. Cheese. Carbonated drinks. [true]Sweets.
Aversion: . Warm foods. Eggs. Oysters. Meat (except hamburger). Fruit. Tea. Carbonated drinks. Fish. Fish soup.
TREMENDOUS THIRST FOR COLD DRINKS.
[true]Indigestion, eructations, regurgitation.
Infectious or inflammatory diarrhea and even involuntary stool.
Rectal hemorrhage, worse stool. Hemorrhoids.
Colitis. Proctitis.
Anus relaxed and partially open or sensation of looseness.
Hepatitis. Liver congestion. Cirrhosis.

Urinary and Sexual Organs.
[true]Involuntary urination with cough.
, even pathological.
Uterine prolapse.

and tumors, especially left-sided.

Chest.

[true] worse cold air, worse exertion, worse talking and laughing, worse change of temperature and weather, worse lying flat or on left side, better sitting or lying on right.
, especially left-sided, with oppression of the chest and a painful, burning cough, often hemoptysis.
Pulmonary tuberculosis or history of tuberculosis in past or even in the family.
Chronic bronchitis. Asthma. Emphysema.
Fibrocystic breast disease.
Palpitations, worse lying on the left side, worse excitement, worse exertion or even slight motion, worse rising.
Heart murmurs, congestive heart failure.


Extremities.
, especially in the morning on waking.
Multiple sclerosis with numbness and weakness in the legs. Ataxia.
Back pains, better motion, better heat, better massage.
Fibrositis.
[true]Twitching. Tremor.

Skin.
Dry skin. Psoriasis. Eczema. Ichthyosis.
Itching worse heat and at night.
Ecchymosis. Purpura.

Sleep.


Somnambulism.
Talking in the sleep.
[true]Unrefreshed sleep in later stages.
Child wakes at night and comes to parents bed (Puls, Stram).
 
bluematter last decade
bump for your reference
 
bluematter last decade
Describe this more ---> 'can be condescending, jealousy, fussy, ocd, controlling'
 
sameervermani last decade
Watching her carefully the last couple of days…I see more of Causticum than Phos. I caught her stammering when she got excited. But that may not be all there is to be a Causticum. To your comment…

'can be condescending, jealousy, fussy, ocd, controlling'
She likes to be in control of situations. When she comes up with an idea, its her way or the highway. She is always comparing herself/others to others and can be jealous about it sometimes. As if she is better or should be better because of her family lineage or whatever. She's very tedious and exhaustive in keeping things clean and checking everything once twice thrice (the stove, the door is locked, etc). She likes to take credit for everything good, but anything goes wrong she will look to blame.
 
bluematter last decade
Okay, give her 3 doses of Causticum 30c then.

Report in 1 week.
 
sameervermani last decade
She took 3 doses today. Will report back in one week.

Do you know what her miasm is yet?

Thanks!
 
bluematter last decade
Miasm is either (psora + syphilis ) or it is tuberculosis.
 
sameervermani last decade
It has been a week since she took causticum 30c. She says there was no difference, but here is my observation:
first day she seems to me relaxed and calmer than usual. the next day she was very angry and yelling and complaining. she got a migraine 3 days ago after some time w/o one. she also got an IV called Relapse which her doctor ordered for her. It is for her arthritis pain. she has some flu symptoms as a result of the IV I think. PLease advise on how to proceed?

Thanks!
 
bluematter last decade
Hi blue,

You can wait for 3 more days and then administer a dose of Causticum 200c.
 
sameervermani last decade
she took the one dose today.
 
bluematter last decade
Its been about 16 days since my mother took the 200c dose. here is her report:

her memory is still forgetful…especially short term like new names.

she seems to have relapsed a bit because she was sleeping more and napped more during the day and now not so much. she also was calmer and would get angry less.

itchy says she doesnt feel calm with well being now.

her pains are on and off each day and more or less the same.

where to from here?
 
bluematter last decade
Procure LM1 and LM2 of Causticum
 
sameervermani last decade
LM1, LM2 Causticum arrived today. She pretty consistent to last report. How should I administer the dose?

Thanks!
 
bluematter last decade
3 drops of LM1 in 250 ml water, and give a teaspoon from there.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Dr Sameer,

It;s been 72 hours since her first dose of LM1. She says she didn't feel any difference. I think it makes her a bit calmer. She says its harder for her to wake up in the mornings and feels a bit more constipated. Should I administer another dose?
 
bluematter last decade
Give another dose, with 8 sucussions.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Dr Sameer,

My mother has had 3 doses of LM1 so far. The third being today. She feels her skin has gotten worse. Its lost its glow and she has breakouts of acne with no head.

Her trembling similar to parkinsons(but not parkinsons) has gotten worse she says especially when waking up in the morning.

She has been more constipated too.

She has more energy in the mornings but still gets tired in the afternoons. Doesnt feel any mental improvement or deterioration either.

What do you think?
 
bluematter last decade
Hmm.. increase the dose to 6 drops, and 8 sucussions. Report after 1 more dose.
 
sameervermani last decade
She took the dose on Wednesday. She doesnt notice this but I see her get more relaxed and calmer after a dose. She got pretty tired and wanted to take a nap. She also said her eyes were blurry as if there was something on her eyeglasses. She's had a stomach ache since last night which kept her awake most of the night last night. She thinks its from a painkiller the doctor gave her for arthritic pain in her hands. When asking her how she is doing since taking a dose she quick to mock it and is skeptical about it working. She has a mocking nature to her that can be frustrating to talk to sometimes. She is very thoughtful but sometimes spoils the good she does with her sharp mocking tongue. What do you think?
 
bluematter last decade

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