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Multiple Problems - Need Help

Hi,

First of all thanks to all the learned homeopaths here who have been helping patients.

I am attaching my case history followed by completed questionnaires; general & mental... so there will be a few posts on this.

Thanks for the help.
 
  desiguy20101 on 2010-03-18
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Case History for Homeopathic Treatment

Personal
Sex: Male
Age: 49years
Habits: Non Smoker, used to drink coffee (1/2 cup twice a day at the most) but almost quit drinking coffee, social (alcohol) drinker in very moderate quantities.
Exercise: On & off, but not regularly. Also have started yoga breathing exercises & meditation on & off since last 2 months.
Glasses/Specs: No

Present Complaints:
The following is a list of main problems:

1. Blood Pressure / Anxiety & Panic Attacks
2. Sleep Apnea / Snoring
3. Abdominal Issues / Gas, Bloatedness / Diverticulosis
4. Pain in the back of the neck & Right Side of Head
5. Sinus Allergy / Snoring Problems / Breathing Concerns
6. Skin Ailments



1. Blood Pressure / Anxiety / Panic Attacks

B.P.: I have been taking Mukta Vati (Baba Ramdev’s Blood Pressure (BP) medicine for last 2 ½ years. Initially I used to take 1 tab a day & later after 1yr to 1.5yrs I started taking 2 tabs a day, one in the morning & 1 in the evening. I have got EKG, Nuclear Stress Test about 1.5 yrs ago where they put a dye in the blood stream & take pictures of the heart during relaxed and after stress test, all results came out normal. So I have continued to take Mukta Vati for the last about 2 ½ years.

Anxiety / Panic Attack: Around Sept 2009, I started feeling like stress building up inside me .. unknowingly. All of a sudden I would start feeling something in me; not really dizzy or nausea but something like a combination, I would feel that I may pass out (may faint but never fainted, just a feeling / sensation), my blood pressure would shoot up, I would feel pressure in the chest, palpitation and discomfort in the chest. Also was not sleeping properly in the night. Couldn’t’ handle little bit of stress. Also all of a sudden for no apparent reason I would also start trembling, would get tremors which would last for few mins ~ 5mins.

I went to my cadiologist, he did an EKG & a stress test & told me I was fine & may be having a panic / anxiety attacks. He put a heart monitor on me for 2 weeks & results came out fine except that I was having palpitations & there were times when my heart rate was above 150 per min.

My regular physician also confirmed that I may be suffering from panic attacks & prescribed me Lexapro & Lorazepam. I have not taken Lexapro but have taken twice ½ tab of Lorazepam during extremes when I could not sleep.

Possible causes..
a. My company had been laying off (ie employees are losing jobs) people every week, back of the mind there may be a fear of losing job. I had absolutely nothing to do in the office & it is possible that anxiety may have build inside me without my notice. I did keep telling myself that it is OK as this is part of life here but may be my body kept reacting. One time in the office my BP shot up to 190/98, I went home, by the time I reached home, the BP dropped down to 155/88 & in few hours was 116/68. Was it is my empty head in the office causing problems don't know... I had no pressure at work...so don't know. I was without work/project, doing nothing in the office for about 4-5 months while other employees were getting laid off or furloughed & every week the thoughts in my mind were that I may be furloughed that particular week. I did not realize it earlier but when I started getting these symptoms then it struck me is that this may be a possible reason that subconsciously my mind has been facing anxiety.

Now since end of Jan 2010, I am busy at work on a project but my problems continue.

b. Another thing may be a startup cause for anxiety/panic attacks, I was diagnosed for sleep apnea about Aug/Sept 09 & got on the CPAP machine (Sleep apnea is where breathing stops while sleeping for few seconds due to obstructive air passages). My snoring & sleep apnea condition is very bad. My snoring could be heard on the 2nd Flr of a house & after sleep study I found that my breathing would stop 77 times in a min. It was also found that I have restless leg syndrome which means that I jerk my legs in sleep. Sleep apnea is one of the major causes of BP too. After using CPAP machine for sleep apnea my heavy snoring stopped & my BP immediately became normal. But then I cut my Mukta Vati (BP Ayurvedic medicine) from 2 tabs to 1 tab. I iniatially had problem in sleeping for 3 weeks or so because of the mask issues which kept on leaking & wouldn't let me sleep... anyway that issue was resolved but did initially mess up my sleeping pattern. I am continuing to use the CPAP machine with a nose mask. It is possible that cutting of the Mukta Vati gradually but short span of time may have caused my BP to shoot up during the day & I may not have been aware of this. Mukta Vati also has some anti-anxiety herbs which now concern me that stopping Mukta Vati may have been a cause. One of the causes of anxiety / panic attacks as read on the net is medicine withdrawl, so I wonder if this is another possibility for my anxiety other than anxiety at job. I had discontinued Mukta Vati after I got on the CPAP machine because my BP was very good like 116/68.

So it could be that the Panic Attacks may have been caused because of high BP or the high BP caused the Panic Attacks. Now my regular physician thinks that probably when the anxiety problems are taken care of my BP will normalize too.

My job is mostly sitting in the room, in front of the computer designing stuff... so there is some lack of physical activity.

Current Symptoms on Anxiety / Panic Attacks:

My symptoms change very frequently almost every other day. There are days when I feel fine & think that my problems are over, other days I feel depressed and scared & nervous about my mental health. So some days I will have dull/foggy head / heaviness. Some days I will not sleep properly, keep waking up in the night frequently due to puzzling/problematic dreams … this would mess up my following day. Sometimes I feel that I am getting sensation up my chest/head & that I will pass out, although I have not passed out, usually when I get this my BP & heart rate shoot up to 160/90 with 90+ heart rate/palpitations. This passing out feeling lasts only 15-20mins & then my BP becomes normal. I sometimes get tremors which also last for maximum 15mins or so. Some days I would feel uneasiness in the chest (in Hindi “Ghabrahat) all day. My memory has been becoming weak, I can feel it, not able to recall things especially names as I was able to before. There are days when I feel a lot of anxiety feeling in the chest but I have not had this symptom for some time.

Sometimes I am not able to sleep properly. No matter what time of the night I go to sleep I generally wake up around 3AM & usually have a hard time going back to sleep. I get puzzling messy dreams which make no sense & as such my head feels wired up / messed up/ confused/ dull / heavy etc.

Another symptom I used to get is that when I start driving the car, even for few blocks I start feeling pressure in the chest and light feeling of passing out, want to be wearing lose clothes, I pull the windows down & start feeling better in the fresh breeze.

Initially when I did not understand what was going on, my symptoms would give me anxiety & fear of becoming a mental case / patient. This fear would give me anxiety & anxiety in turn would make my symptoms worse. I used to get very depressed & few time in the beginning I cried when I had tremors in friends / relatives house and made a complete fool of myself.

I never had anxiety / panic attacks before. About 2 years ago I was on a road trip & driving in some mountain area & I felt similar symptoms of dizziness & passing out feeling but not panic attack. I felt like I will pass out, my BP shot up to about 170/100. I pulled over, stopped driving the car & was fine after a little while. Later in the day when I was driving the same thing happened & a friend of mine thought I have motion sickness & suggested me to put some mint in my mouth & felt better. This thing never happened again. But now when my current condition is not normal I drive little bit & I feel the same things... some sensations going to my head.. feeling that I will pass out, I pull over, drink some water & after a little while I am fine.

So normally when I am stressed out the stomach gets heavily bloated... I say that it becomes 'a Tandoor', I don't feel gassy & I am not passing gas. My right side of the head also starts hurting. Drinking Soda water or canned coke helps me. Applying moist heat to the head & resting helps me here. In general I am bloated & gassy all the time although I don’t feel gassy in the sense I don’t feel the gas.

I have not found any triggers for my panic attacks; these come on all of a sudden with no apparent reason. I have had tremors at work, home & at relative’s house. My dull foggy head symptoms have continued through a party at somebody’s home. Usually if I get a dull foggy head it starts in the morning few hours of waking up unless I had messy dreams & did not sleep well previous night. My brain does not feel relaxed and I sense some restlessness in me.

One thing I noticed recently is that when I am having a dull foggy head or other symptoms & later on if I start passing gas, my symptoms start retreating after passing gas. In these situations I do pass a lot of gas very frequently, almost every few mins. I have gastric problems since childhood as detailed later. I am currently heavily bloated almost most of the day.

Also when I am having anxiety symptoms or otherwise these days, on & off, I don’t feel like watching TV, it bothers me. I don’t feel like talking to anybody on the phone. I feel that I have some kind of restlessness in me during these periods. Also during these periods my legs ache in the night during sleep.

Please see the abdominal issues section for some issues observed earlier say about 6-7 yrs ago related to stress.

What I have done so far to Control Panic Attacks:

I have doubled my dose of Mukta Vati (2 tabs a day) to control my BP. I have started taking allopathic medicine for BP, I take Toporol XL 25mg 1tab a day. This is a beta blocker & helps those with high heart rate. I have started Yoga deep breathing exercises on & off to control BP & relax the mind. It’s just that when I have symptoms & low energy level I don’t feel like doing them.
On talking to people I have taken few homeopathic remedies, few doses of each (not all together, & in random order) arg nitricum 6C & 30C (2-3 doses), Phosphoric Acid 30 (2-3 doses), Spigelia 30 (1-2 doses) & Lyco 30, 2-3 doses. This was based on help I got on abchomeopathy website.

I have also taken few doses of Gels 30, Arg Nit 30, Sulphur 30, Ars Alb, CalcArs 30 & Carbo Veg 30.

I have not taken anything else w.r.t. homeopathic remedies. My symptoms would heavily get aggravated with every remedy intake and I feel that although my symptoms were bad & they got worse with every intake of homeopathic remedy. So there may have been some rush & taken remedies too frequently.

2. Sleep Apnea / Snoring

I snore heavily; the snoring is so heavy that in a 2-storey house, you can hear me loudly upstairs. Immediately when I feel I am falling asleep I would feel something blacking my throat & either waking me up or would start snoring if fallen asleep.

I went and got a sleep study & was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. What this means is that when I go to sleep when the jaw muscles etc relax & the tongue slides back, it causes an obstruction in my air passages & the air does not go in properly, breathing stops for few secs & as such the mind signals to wake up etc. In the sleep study it was found that I would stop breathing about 77 times per min which is quite bad condition. The oxygen level at peak time would drop to 70% due to lack of air/oxygen. Sleep apnea is not risky that the person cannot die by not breathing as the mind wakes you up. But in the long run this is bad for BP, heart attacks, stroke etc. I don’t know how long I had sleep apnea but I believe I snore the age of say 26yrs age…. not sure.

Well here the allopathic treatment for sleep apnea is a CPAP machine where basically every night I put a mask on my face which blows air in my passages to keep them open, There are no side effects & the body gets the oxygen & deep sleep it needs.

After starting on CPAP machine, my BP came down to 116/68 & over 2 weeks period I stopped Mukta Vati hoping that the BP was due to sleep apnea & will not need Mukta Vati anymore. However, I started getting fainting / passing out spells and started back on Mukta Vati, first 1 tab a day & then when the BP was not under control, started back again on 2 tabs of Mukta Vati.

Before starting the use of CPAP machine, even after 8hrs of sleep I never used to feel fresh & would sometimes take ½ hr to get out of the bed as it was difficult, still want to sleep, lie down. This is not a problem with CPAP machine but wanted to inform the underlying problems as I do want to get rid of this problem & eventually get rid of the CPAP machine. I want the snoring & sleep apnea to be treated… don’t want to be dependent on CPAP machine.


3. Abdominal Problems

3A. Constipation / Gas: In general, I do have lots of gas problem, this is an ancient problem but much-much better compared to my childhood days. I am bloated all the time, sometimes feel bloated empty stomach, sometimes after food, there is no pattern but definitely after stress. If I am talking to someone seriously like in a meeting, my stress goes straight to the stomach & to the head (right side of the head starts hurting mildly). Sometimes the gas passed has offensive smell but it used to be a common problem as a child. I am not constipated but used to be as a child. Before the onset of the headaches, about two days before the onset of neck pain/headache I feel a lot more gas than normal and stool quantity reduced even though I feel clean and not constipated. To have an early morning bowel movement, I drink a glass of water before even going to the bathroom/urination. If I don’t do this my bowel movement used to get delayed for the later part of the day. This methodology I had read about a long time ago to handle constipation and I have been doing this; drinking water first thing in the morning.

3B. Acidity / Heartburn / Acid Reflux: I don’t have this problem anymore since I started on the CPAP machine for sleep apnea. So before starting to use CPAP machine, veryfrequently I used to get heartburn in the middle of the night. I would wake up in the night sometimes 2 to 3 times with severe heartburn. Usually I would take antacid (Tums) and drink water to relieve the heartburn. Sometimes even if there was no acidity, I used to get acid reflexes & wake up in the middle of the night with choking/coughing. Stomach fluids would come in my mouth and go in the wind pipe. It used to take me quite some time (20 to 30mins) to recover & be able to go back to sleep after that.

3C. Diverticulosis / Colon Problem: I would like to add that I have reacted abdominally under stress. About 6 years ago, I was extremely stressed out at work & one day had bad abdominal pains, like some body stuck a knife in my lower abdomen every few mins. Anyway, after taking few home remedies/doctor advised medicines didn't work, I was asked to go the emergency room (hospital) in the middle of the night. Digestive medicines at the hospital didn't work & they finally gave me 'Demoral' a narcotic pain killer. The allopathic doctors said there is a blockage in my colon & needed to do exploratory surgery as did not know the exact location from the MRI. Anyway no surgery was performed as I was very resistant towards it. After few hours I was completely fine & next day was released from the hospital. After that I did have 2-3 episodes of diverticulitis which is an infection of the lower colon. What was explained to me was that diverticulosis is very common where small pouches are formed in the colon usually to people who are non-vegetarians & not enough fiber in their diet. So if a seed like material gets stuck in those tiny pouches in the colon it will create an infection (diverticulitis) which spreads very fast & if not taken care of immediately may end up in surgery. Although, I am a non-vegetarian (chicken & fish only) I rarely eat non-veg food & have a lot of fiber in my diet. Please note that I used to be highly constipated as a child and constipation can cause diverticulosis. Anyway, I learn't from somebody that Nux & Arsenicum may help me & every time I have this diverticulitis & I take Nux 200 single dose followed by Arsenicum 200 after a week & my diverticulities (infection in colon in these tiny pouches) heals off. I am not sure if Nux or Ars which one helps… probably Arsenicum. Usually the symptoms are heavy bloatedness & pain in lower abdomen on the left side. I have had diverticulitis a few times.

In general, I am very gassy & heavily bloated on & off almost every day, stomach is bit extended and would like the abdomen to go in as I believe it is not because of eating. I eat a simple home cooked balanced diet most of the time & don’t eat un-healthy food like fried foods etc.

One thing I have noticed few times that my foggy/dull head symptoms during anxiety / panic attacks go away after passing a lot of gas very frequently. Something needs to be done as to why I have so much gas development in my abdomen. Also if I keep on developing gas & not passing out, I have some miserable episodes.
My stools are generally very soft but sometimes feel that the quantity is not bulky, ie less.

4. Pain in the back of the Neck (w/ Stomach issues).

I have been getting pain in the back of the neck for quite a long time, may be since early youth…say about the age of 15yrs, was treated homeopathically & the pains came back around the age of 25yrs. The pains used to be very strong at childhood & at youth but now with homeopathic remedies here & there, the intensity has come down tremendously.

I will explain how the symptoms of the pain used to be & now with the intensity being low what happens. I want to write these old symptoms as I am not sure these may come back.

These pains usually happen when I wake up in the morning but not anymore & start at any time of the day. I wake up with a throbbing pain at the back of my neck. This later sometimes extends to the right side of my head. If I rest, apply heat, massage my neck & head and drink coke it would help. I get a desire to drink canned coke during headaches/neck pain. Usually, I need something strong medicine immediately at the onset to control the pain otherwise it becomes stronger and takes much more effort (by taking more medicines like Advil/Ibuprofen) to control the pain. I do get nauseatic feeling when the pain is strong & coke helps here. Sometimes I have been getting pain on the right side of the head too. These back of the neck pains I am getting mostly about every two weeks and sometimes once a week; has been varying lately…now sometimes even after a month or two, there is no pattern now but used to be every two weeks. Sometimes when I control the pain in the back of the neck, the pain goes to the right side of the head. When I try to control the right side and the pain goes to the back of the neck on the right side. It takes almost the whole day to recover; even if the pain subsides as I feel weak and uneasy inside till I recover completely by the end of the day. Usually, few days before the onset of the pain, I am low in energy/fatigued both mentally and physically…. this still happens. When the pain starts subsiding, I usually have frequent bathroom visits (urination) which gives me an indication that I am recovering from pain.

I have also noticed that if I have sinus allergies & if I take any homeopathic or allopathic remedy, which dries of my sinuses, I go get a bad throbbing pain in the back of my neck.

I do have bulging disc on my neck at C5 & C6 (I believe the location is correct but can be confirmed if important). The fact that I do not have the pain all the time, I don’t know if the pain is due to this herniated disc or may have some contribution from it. I have some kind of knot in the middle of the back side of the neck (now very mild) which becomes stronger to feel during these headaches / neck pain & kind of subsides after the pain attack.

I have noticed that if I encounter stress due to work or any other problem, my neck muscles feel stiff & sometimes end up with pain in the back of the neck.


5. Sinus / Allergies & Snoring Problem / Breathing Issues

Allergies are also a problem since my childhood though better since & almost gone. However please note that I do have snoring & sleep apnea which may be related. I USED to have twelve months a year nasal discharge. Now, I hardly have any sinus discharge but there are times when it aggravates. The weather here is very hot & muggy (humid). Allergies are a very common problem here. During Spring & Fall, months of March-April & Sept – Oct. here, there is usually a bad allergy season where lots of people are sick/flu & sinus infections. I used to get fever or sinus infections frequently but have not had it for about few years. I hope I did not suppress them over time with homeopathic remedies.

Please see the Sleep Apnea / Snoring symptoms.

6. Skin Ailments / Eczema(?):

Leg Area: I have eczema type condition on my left leg, below the knees and above the ankles. There is broken layer/ patches of brownish scalp which feels dry and itches and feels dry. On itching sometimes a white powder (skin flakes) peel off and sometimes blood oozes out. Before the eczema type condition developed it started as a mild itch, which would convert to strong desire to scratch harder. The skin used to bleeding at various places. The bleeding was also like pencil tip size cuts. The area used to be red.

If you need pictures of the skin ailments I can send them to you.

Feet/Toes: I get some kind of colorless eruptions on the sides of the feet or under the feet. These happen once in a while. These are itchy & are about 2mm size. There is no redness in the area. If I burst these eruptions, some colorless fluids come out. It hurts for few hours in the local area if I burst these & take a long time to heal. Sometimes if I burst some of these eruptions when they are still popping up, few more show up in the surrounding area & the skin becomes rough.


General Information

I have a cut/fissure type look in the middle of my tongue & goes from front to back and is about an half inch long. I have a little distended stomach, which feels better when I have no gas. My thirst is usually on the low side but keep drinking even if I am not thirsty. My hunger is OK/normal. I used to like sweets as a child but now enjoy sweets as well as salty stuff equally. But now lately since starting this homeopathic treatment I get an urge especially after dinner to have something sweet.

I would like to see improvement in my energy level both physically & mentally. My job is mostly sitting in front of the computer and as such I am not very active. I am trying to go for exercise but when my energy level is low I don’t feel like exercising. There is a slight swelling (may be due to sinus problems) on my face in the upper cheek area below the eyes.

In general on my mentals/ emotional level other than my current anxiety/panic problem symptoms, I feel I am an extrovert, caring person. I used to joke around all the time but not much now since my anxiety/panic attackes. I am easy going. I had a strong temper during childhood & youth & did have a mild temper (rarely…LOL) before my problems of panic attacks started but now I try to keep myself calm, I believe I have patience, but I do hold my grudge. I do not get mad easily, but if somebody gets on my wrong side I don’t forgive easily. I am afraid of height’s & very nervous while climbing up open areas or looking down from heights. I do get little/mild off balance while rushing down the stairs. I also have a fear of dogs & don’t feel comfortable going for a walk in the neighborhood alone. Currently when my symptoms get bad I do feel anxiety & fear for my health condition especially mental. If I hear about somebody else’s mental condition it scares me & makes me more nervous. I didn’t have this before but recently with my anxiety symptoms I have become claustrophobic, if I am in a meeting or sitting in tight spaces I would feel anxiety & pressure in the chest & that something is happening to me. I fear getting on a plane as if something starts happening to me then what if… & this thought would give me more anxiety & fear. This claustrophobia / fear has recently probably reduced but cannot say for sure that it is gone.

I like to be covered with heavy sheets/comforter on my legs even if it is warm weather. I used to sweat heavily around my neck while sleeping in the night even in cooler weather… this has improved since I started using CPAP machine. I used to sweat heavily even with mild physical activity or just in general sweat a lot in heat/ hot weather but since this panic attack condition started I cannot say for sure about my sweating part, although it is winter season currently. I prefer cooler weather over hot weather as I cannot handle heat very well. I sweat a lot in general even if the activity is mild. If I eat hot spicy food, I start sweating in my head and feel a pricking feeling on the scalp sometimes. I usually do not sweat in the head like this, it is only if I eat spicy/chilly food. At the start of my anxiety symptoms if I was stressed out / panicky the bottom part of my feet feel sweaty & they would feel cold. Before my Panic attacks I would generally feel ok temperature wise when others would feel cold. Now I prefer to wear thicker clothes to keep myself warmer even when the weather is pleasant
 
desiguy20101 last decade
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.

1. Describe your main suffering?

I am suffering from panic / anxiety attacks. My symptoms change very frequently almost every other day. There are days when I feel fine & think that my problems are over, other days I feel depressed and scared & nervous about my mental health. So some days I will have dull/foggy head / heaviness in the head. Some days I will not sleep properly, keep waking up in the night frequently due to puzzling/problematic dreams … this would mess up my following day. I get frequent palpitations in the night & wake up with palpitations which subside few mins after waking up (in the night). Sometimes I feel that I am getting sensation up my chest/head & that I will pass out, although I have not passed out, usually when I get this my BP & heart rate shoot up to 160/90 with 90+ heart rate/palpitations. This passing out feeling lasts only 15-20mins & then my BP becomes normal. I sometimes get tremors which also last for maximum 15mins or so. Some days I would feel uneasiness in the chest (in Hindi “Ghabrahat) all day. My memory has been becoming weak, I can feel it, not able to recall things especially names/words as I was able to before. There are days when I feel a lot of anxiety feeling in the chest but I have not had this symptom for some time.

Sometimes I am not able to sleep properly. No matter what time of the night I go to sleep I generally wake up around 3AM & usually have a hard time going back to sleep. I get puzzling messy dreams which make no sense & as such my head feels wired up / messed up/ confused/ dull / heavy etc. Sometimes I am very sleepy but when I lie down to sleep, my sleep vanishes and I am tossing on the bed all night long. If this continues for 2-3 days, it makes my symptoms worse. My sleeping pattern has been messed up for quite sometime & is on & off .. a continuous problem.

Another symptom I used to get is that when I start driving the car, even for few blocks I start feeling pressure in the chest and light feeling of passing out, want to be wearing lose clothes, I pull the windows down & start feeling better in the fresh breeze.

Sometimes I feel constriction & pain in the middle of the chest & feel that I am kind of suffocating, not getting enough air even though I am breathing fine.

My stomach is bloated all the time & my BP is under control with allopathic medicine & 2tabs a day of Mukta Vati (Ayurvedic medicine for BP).

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?

I BP problem, sleep apnea, headaches/back of the neck pains frequently, I have skin ailments. I have gastric/abdominal problems & sinus/allergies/nasal discharge problems. Please see my case history.


3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Other than what has been mentioned above in item # 1, when hear about other people’s mental sufferings I really get scared/nervous about my own health. I am afraid of heights and dogs. These days since I started getting anxiety/panic attacks, my nervousness and anxiety has increased & I am claustrophobic. If I am in meeting or sitting in tight spaces like a classroom, my BP/palpitations increase & sometimes get feeling that I may pass out. I start trembling, I am shaky.

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?

Explained in item # 1 & 3

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?

Anxiety / panic attacks started around Aug/Sept 2009. Possible causes are described in my case history.

6. Which time of the day you are worst?

Usually the problems start few hours of waking up or worst in the night; insomnia, messy/puzzling dreams & palpitations.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?

Don’t know for sure but have felt that if I take my mind off the problem, walk around it help. Sometimes I have a foggy/dull head, I walk say ½ to 1 mile, I start passing gas & my symptoms (anxiety/panic attacks) improve. For my headaches, if I drink coke, rest & apply moist heat it helps to relieve the pain.

8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?

My anxiety/panic attacks may not be triggered by any external stimul, but I do notice that any stress I take goes to my headaches & abdomen ailments. If I talk very seriously on any My topic at work or with somebody I feel stress in my chest & sometimes get headaches. My first abdominal pain / intestinal blockage episode started when I was at extreme stress at work. For details please see my case history under abdominal problems.


9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?

I prefer cold weather / pleasant weather over hot. My body does not handle heat very well. I grew up in India & was able to handle the extreme hot dry weather during childhood but not anymore, I get sick.


10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.

I am out going, conscientious & loving person. I like to joke around and laugh about things although I take issues very seriously. I used to be hot tempered during my childhood & youth but have mellowed down with age. I am aggressive type but still lazy too, may be lack of energy as I drag out doing things at home. I am nervous in meetings and presentations at work. Since my anxiety/panic attacks symptoms I like to be quiet, I don’t talk much & don’t joke around. When my symptoms were worst few months ago, I thought that I had forgotten to laugh, I did cry few times & believe I was having a depression.


- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm? No problem / Normal
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times? I discuss it with my wife / family, I get concerned.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc? TV noise bothers me these days & sometimes I want to relax with my eyes closed.
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc? No

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife? I am out going, I enjoy the company of others & my family. I love my family & have a good relationship with my wife and kids, although I do get mad at kids when they don’t listen or do things which are right for their future.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?

I have a fear of my health, if I am becoming a mental patient. I have become claustrophobic get nervous/anxious in tight spaces and as such fear getting on a plane because if this starts my symptoms then what..? I have fear of heights & dogs.
I get various dreams very frequently, like going back to my hometown in India, dreams on my Mom who has passed away. Lately I get messy / puzzling dreams which make no sense & I wake up with palpitations and makes my head feel not relaxed and restless… I don’t remember these dreams.

12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?

I general I enjoy sweets over salty stuff. I crave for canned coke when I have headaches. I also prefer / desire coke when I am stressed.

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?

Thirst is on the low side, I have to remind myself to drink water / fluids.

14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?

Hunger is normal.

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?

No but peanuts/roasted garbanzo beans (in Hindi, “Chaanna” gives me gas.

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?

In general I sweat a lot, a little activity would make me sweat. I sweat a lot on my feet. In the night I used to sweat a lot around my neck & would soak my pillow, I believe this is OK since I have started the CPAP, sleep apnea machine.

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?

I used to be constipated as a child and into adulthood & used to pass very smelly gas. I am still gassy & bloated all the time. To handle my constipation, I drink a glass of water, sometimes warm first thing in the morning which helps in bowel movement. The stools are soft but sometimes I feel they are less bulky even though I feel clean in side, may be not completely emptied.

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?

My sleep pattern is messed up, either I have a hard time going to sleep or keep getting up frequently. Sometimes even when I am sleepy I just cannot go to sleep at all & just toss around the whole night which messed me up the following day.

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?

I think I have a high desire although I don’t get a satisfactory feeling these days

20. What peculiar or strange sensation do you have in any part of your body at times? Do you sometimes feel ‘ as if…..’ in some part of the body?

None

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
Please see case history. Taking BP allopathic medication, Toporol XL 25mg, taking 2 tabs of Mukta Vati daily. I have taken Gelsemium 30, Argentum Nitricum 30, Sulphur 30, Calcarea Arsenica 30 & last Carbo Veg 30. CalcArs messed up sleep & brain even further & was very torturous… antidote with CarboVeg

22. What major diseases are running in your family?

Allergies, Blood Pressure, Anxiety.

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.

a bit on heavy side, could lose few pounds. I have a mild belly which I want to reduce. Complexion on fair side, no moles type major issue. Skin ailments (eczema? On left leg). Pre-mature graying of hair started at a young age in mid/early 20’s.

24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)

If you are not having normal menstrual cycles, please answer the following questions:

- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?
- Do you notice any clots in the flow?
 
desiguy20101 last decade
Dear Rishi:

I have slept better last night after my second dose of Natrum Mur 30.

Details are as follows: Tuesday (March 16th) morning 2AM I woke up with palpitations & messy/wired up head. I took 3pills of NatMur 30 (my first dose), after 2hrs of tossing in the bed I started feeling a little relaxed, my axiety & fears went down a little bit & I dozed off first on & offf & then to sleep. I woke up I had a lightly wired up / dull / heavy head (all my past/ongoing symptoms). I was not bloated & then around 3PM I started getting bloated & passing gas ... I started feeliong better. I took another dose at 4PM, one pill of NM 30 with a sip of water ... I got some aggravation & felt better by 9PM.

Last night I slept good till about 2AM but woke up with a relaxed head. I could not go to sleep till about 4AM & woke up at 6AM. I did get all those India hometown dreams with my Mom in them although not messy dreams... .so did not bother me & the palpitations were much better.

I am currently (9AM Thur morning) have little dull & heavy head & the head is a bit wired up, not dizzy but feels like, 'Dimaag chakra raha hai' (in Hindi), my old/frequent symptoms. I am planning to take another dose soon; one pill with little water.
 
desiguy20101 last decade
I am in trouble again. Yesterday afternoon I had a lunch presentation to attend, while in the office conference room, I started getting the same feeling that something is happening to me & that I will pass out. I stopped eating, just sat down quietly & I was fine after 15mins or so. This feeling was quite strong & not had that for some time. I thought this may be some aggravation so thought about skipping my evening dose.

All afternoon I felt fine & went for exercise in the evening. I could not go to sleep initially but then I woke up at 1:30AM with very messed up/confused brain due to messy / problematic dreams which make no sense. I woke up & was very scared and nervous about my mental condition. My brain was so messed up, I felt, 'ki mein pagal ho raha hun'. I woke my wife up & probably gave her a lot of anxiety too. Then I started getting very strong tremors which lasted for 15mins or so. I was completely shaken up. I could not sleep properly the rest of the night, kept waking up.

This morning I am tired probably because of the last night's episode. I am holding on further doses of NM 30 for further advise, I don't know if this was aggravation or my symptoms are geting worse. I had taken so far 3 doses of NM 30 & had skipped the one last night.
 
desiguy20101 last decade
I also just had panic type sensations going up my head/face for few seconds.

Thanks for all the help & time.
 
desiguy20101 last decade
Anybody patients / doctors please feel free to share your experience on anxiety / panic attacks and how long does it take to heal & the cure is permanent etc. ... lessons learned, anything etc which might help other than homeopthic remedies and regular exercise.

Thanks
 
desiguy20101 last decade
do you think nat mur 30c has produced a response in you?

how do you feel overall..sleep, feeling of well being etc.
 
rishimba last decade
Dear Rishi:

I think the remedy might be helping as I am sleeping a little better.

I have taken a total of 4 doses of Nat Mur 30C. Initially I took 3 doses as described earlier at 12hr difference & then one wetdose on Friday, March 19th. I immediately get an aggravation like dull foggy head after taking a dose, last Friday I got aggravation within 45mins and lasted for 4hrs. I took it at 4PM, aggravation started at 4:45PM & lasted till about 8PM after which I was able to go to sleep.

I still do get up in the middle of the night but less. I am still getting puzzling messy dreams but I am able to handle them & does not bother me so much. Yesterday 2hrs after waking up I had a dull / foggy head which lasted for few hrs. Today less foggy than yesterday but 'dimaag chakra raha hai' kind of feeeling, this also started 2 hrs after getting out of bed.

So the last dose I took was of Nat Mur 30C on Friday March 19th, currently it is Sunday Noon here.

Thanks for all the help.

Regards,
 
desiguy20101 last decade
Hi All,

I would like to reopen my case & need follow-up treatment with my allergies / sinus issues.

After Natrum Mur 30 I had taken NM 200, then Lachesis 200 single dose & then followed by Lycopodium 200c 2 doses followed by Lyco 1M 2 doses about 2 months apart.

Ever since I started Lyco I started getting nasal discharge very little in frequently & became more & more in quantity & more frequently.... may be the allergies were suppressed & started opening up.... don't know.

Currently, there is very bad allergy season here & everybody is getting sick because of pollen & other allergens in the air.

My problem started few (4-5) days ago when I was outside & had started sneezing & some blowing of nose. It would become OK when I would come inside. Then it started with scratchy throat & inflammed upper chest. I took Phos 30, 2 doses 12 hrs apart & did not help me much but did not make it worse either. Then next day I took Phos 200C single dose & following day my throat & chest were OK but started profuse nasal discharge. I have been blowing nose every few mins. Last night in desperation I took CLaritin which is a anti-histamine.

This morning my nasal discharge mucous is yellowish & from one nostril there was blood streaks in it. All day long my body aches as if I have 103 fever. If I press or tie the head with a cloth it feels better or else I have a mild overall headache. I am currently having 99 def F temperature & exhausted feeling. I feel like wearing a sweater even with a thick shirt on, even though the temp is pleasant.

Currently, the nasal discharge is clear white, some times mixed with thick white & sometimes mixed with yellowish mucous. I think I am developing sinus infection. I went to allopathic doctor and have received a course of antibiotics if needed... which I don't really want to take.

Warm drinks make me feel better & temporarily reduce my nasal discharge.

Can somebody please help me on my case? I did not get sick fro so many years but may be the earlier treatment removed the earlier suppressed problem or just a coincidence ... don't know.

Your help is highly appreciated on my case .. at least on this acute problem.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks
Desiguy
 
desiguy20101 last decade

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