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Dr David, it seems to me that you are not able to notice my previous post through which I was taking advice from you. So, I am starting another post directly addressed to you which will be easier for you to notice.
The link for my previous post is -
http://abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/274151/

I am copying down below the complete conversation between us that has happened in the previous post.
 
  askss on 2011-06-10
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Many many thanks to your Dr. David for considering my case.

From askss -

IBS


1. What exactly happens?

Loose stools that are sometimes narrow and sometimes watery accompanied or alternated by constipation. Nature of stools varies day to day. For example, say one day I get narrow loose stool, next day stool first hard then loose, and next day first loose then watery. So the nature of stool changes continuously. Frequency is one or two times in a day. Usually in early morning I never feel the desire for stools. Loose stools are always accompanied by burning or inflammation kind of feeling in rectum that is worse after passing stools and subsides later.

2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.

I don't feel any kind of pain in abdomen before or after passing stools. The only pain sometimes felt is cramping pain from anxiety. On days of passing very loose stools, I get this inflammatory or soreness kind of feeling in anus. Sometimes there is burning feeling instead of this. No such feeling is felt if by chance I get normal stools which usually occurs once in a month or two.

3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?

There is no such thing but sometimes it can be eating spicy foods.

4. What creates some relief for the problem?

I haven't found anything that provides relief to me in loose stools.

5. What triggers the problem into occuring?

I really don’t know what triggers it but the common triggers of IBS – stress and anxiety could be triggering my problem. The doctor who diagnosed me with IBS also said that the reason behind it is anxiety.

6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?

This problem is not related to any particular time of the day.

7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?

The problem started in May 2009. There were four main problematic things prevailing at that time that caused immense stress, depression, tension and anxiety to me.
First was the stress, tension and anxiety about an entrance exam to get into one of the best engineering college in the country. It was a do and die situation for me as I had very bad performances in the exams prior to that, so that was the last option for me otherwise my carrier would have been ruined. I had that exam in end of May itself. I cleared that exam. (Prevalent from March’09 to July’09)
Second was some very serious problem in family matters due to which there was an intense state of tension in family environment. There were some conflicts in legal matters also. So that was also a great depression and anxiety inducing factor to me. (Prevalent from April’09 till now)
Third was the tension about my father’s health who got diagnosed with liver metastases from carcinoma colon. (Prevalent from April’09 till now)
Fourth was the depression and anxiety from an unrequited – inexpressible - unobtainable love. (Prevalent from October’08 till now)
So there was an added effect of all these four matters that was prevalent on my mental state at that time.


ANXIETY DISORDER


1. What exactly happens?

I often get abdominal cramps from anxiety followed by passing of flatulence or urge of stool. Another very weird kind of anxiety from which I suffer is during walking. Whenever I cross a busy road or street or walk past certain crowded places I get a weird feeling of anxiety as if I am walking in some wrong way or everyone is looking at me. Otherwise I get tremors in hands or sometimes in whole body when there is a sudden anxiety.

2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.

Feeling of anxiety which is on walking across busy street, crossing road or walking amidst a public place like market, malls, college, auditoriums is something that makes me very conscious. I get this strange kind of feeling that everyone is looking at me or observing me and I feel as if I am walking in a wrong style. Alternatively, if I know that someone is observing me then also it becomes very difficult for me to walk across that place.
Another feeling of anxiety is anticipatory anxiety that causes abdominal cramps.

3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?

Thinking about it makes it even worse.

4. What creates some relief for the problem?

Anxiety on walking can be avoided if I choose some secluded ways to go somewhere whenever I have to walk so that there are not many people across my way who can observe me. Otherwise walking with someone talking to him also avoids this anxiety. The basic thing is to deviate my mind into something else that makes me busy instead of constantly thinking who is watching me and getting unnecessarily conscious.
I don’t have any control over anticipatory anxiety.

5. What triggers the problem into occuring?

Walking alone, walking across busy and crowded areas like streets, malls, college, markets, auditoriums.

6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?

This problem is not related to any particular time of the day.

7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?

The anxiety disorder developed at the same time when I developed IBS in May’09. The events which were happening at that time were the same as for IBS.
The anxiety on walking is relatively new and I am suffering from it since about past one year. I can’t relate any prominent event that was prevalent during the period it developed.


ACID REFLUX + Post Nasal Drip


1. What exactly happens?

Acid Reflux that extends upto throat and causes soreness and pain which becomes worse on empty stomach and on talking for long time. I rarely get heartburns but when they occur they are very intense. Mild burning at the junction of stomach and esophagus is felt.
White lining of mucus in upper portion of throat(probably pharynx) is seen almost every morning on waking up. The throat is also hurting very badly at the very same area where there is mucus lining.
So there is a combined effect of acid reflux and post nasal drip that causes throat pain and soreness.

2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.

Throat pain from acid reflux/post nasal drip is sometimes very intense and occurs in upper part of throat probably pharynx.

3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?

Eating spicy foods, talking for long time, keeping myself empty stomach for long periods make acid reflux worse.

4. What creates some relief for the problem?

Eating or drinking something sometimes relieves this problem temporarily but not always.

5. What triggers the problem into occuring?

Empty stomach for long periods, eating spicy foods triggers acid reflux.

6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?

Post nasal drip is on morning on waking up. Acid reflux occurs at any time of the day.

7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?

The problem started in the beginning of 2010. There is no specific event related specially to this problem. Whatever things were and still prevalent I have written them already under IBS.



Some of the minor problems I have in my body are-
1. Tension Headaches. I usually get these headaches 3-4 times a week. Primarily caused by driving and sometimes from eye strains.
2. Acne since 5 years. Controlled with allopathic medicines on face but still present on chest, shoulders and back. I also have dandruff since 6-7 years.


As well as this, please describe any traumatic incidents that have taken place in your life. Discuss anything that has had a lasting impact on you mentally, emotionally or physically.

I have described the incidents under IBS. I don’t have any other such incident that is too much traumatic.

Discuss the way that you manage or deal with your problems, or any problems that occur in your life.

Whenever I know that I am going to get into some serious trouble or have to face some problem then I would try all means of avoiding it. If it is unavoidable then I would start panicking and irritating and getting tensed even at the smallest things. But if I fall into some problems then I do face them strongly and effectively. I don’t know where that strength comes from during bad times. After I have dealt with the problems then later I do wonder how was I able to stand during those times.

Discuss any patterns you have noticed in your behavior especially concerning your disease.

I usually have a very irritable, moody behavior. I am originally an introvert personality. I do not discuss about any problem I have with anyone. Especially when my ailments are on the peak of their intensity I get even more irritable, sad, depressed and a feeling comes that I will have a very short life due to the diseases at such young age or I may develop some more serious problems that will make my life miserable.

Discuss any part of your life where you feel stuck or unable to change and grow, especially where this occurred around the beginning of your disease, or as the disease evolved.

Nothing as such.

Describe your childhood and the kind of environment you grew up in, with reference to your relationships with your family, your school experiences, and any serious childhood diseases.

The family environment was fine. Relationships with family were also good. Introvert since childhood especially at school. Always dread of school and teachers inspite of good in studies. Always willing to avoid going to school. Could not stand teasing and insults by classmates. Always had a serious and shy personality during childhood. Didn’t like friends as they were more dominating. Always had a habit of getting tensed even on smallest things and minutest details.
No serious childhood disease but did bedwetting till the age of 11 years. I also developed sciatica at the age of 12.

If your earlier discussions have not mentioned these already, please describe:

1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate : Craving for Sweet foods
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate : No craving but dislike for warm drinks like tea.
3. What your sleep is like : Very uncomfortable due to vivid dreams that keep mind occupied at night and often awake in morning unrefreshed.
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you : Dislike the extremes of temperature and damp weather but temperature and weather have no effect on my ailments.
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to : Nothing as such
6. What your general level of energy is like : Very low
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like : Very high. Often indulge in excessive masturbation.
8. Describe your menstrual cycle : Not applicable.


The Homeopathic medicines I have taken before:

I started with homeopathy six months after I was diagnosed with IBS. The problem of anal irritation started due to prolonged continuous diarrhoea from IBS so I turned to Homeopathy. I started with Nux Vomica 30 which was of temporary help in relieving the anal irritation symptom. Then I went for Nux Vomica 200 which was also not much effective. Then I took homeopathic treatment from a doctor for several months which was of no use. I don't know which medicines the doctor gave me. Then through this forum under the advice of Dr kadwa I took Phosphorus 200 three doses and 15 days later Arsenic Album 200 single dose then waited for about 15 days and there was no permanent effect but only temporary control of only my loose stools problem. I stopped visiting this forum and then tried many remedies from another forum which were Sulphur, Lycopodium, Antimony Crudum, Phosphorus, Podophyllum, Chionanthus Q, Aloe, Pulsatilla, Natrum Mur, Argentum Nitricum, Anacardium in 30 potencies and I haven't got any permanent relief from them. Natrum Mur was effective in controlling tension headaches.Antimony Crudum was effective in reducing white coating of tongue.



From brisbanehomeopath-

I am going to post some of the questions while I am looking for others to ask you, so you can get started on them.

1. Describe to me your experience of sitting for exams.

2. Describe to me the experience or sensation of unobtainable love.

3. Describe the experience of having everyone looking at you.

4. Talk more about being an introvert.

5. What was your problem with school and teachers?

6. How did you feel when there was teasing and insults?

7. What are the vivid dreams that occur at night, what are they about? Give me examples.

8. What do you have problems memorizing?

9. Describe more on 'very short life'.

10. Describe the experience of Failure.

11. Describe more on 'not expressing emotions or feelings'



From askss-

1. Describe to me your experience of sitting for exams.

I can very well explain it to you through two situations. First situation is when I have not prepared for an exam and I am sure that I am not going to do well in that, then there is no anxiety, no stress and my mind is prepared to accept the failure because I know that whatever result I will get is because of my own fault. I make my mind that next time I will put my best efforts in preparation. Although, this situation rarely happens.
The next situation and the problematic one is when I am prepared enough for an exam and I am expecting some good results from it. Then there will be a lot of anxiety about matters like - what will happen if I forget whatever I’ve prepared or what if the questions are too tough or what if I didn’t get a good score. So the point is that I cannot accept the failure when I am not expecting it to happen. This kind of thing has happened to me many times since past two years. The main thing is that I get disappointed and disappointment to me is almost unbearable.

2. Describe to me the experience or sensation of unobtainable love.

This is very difficult for me to answer but I will try my best. The love is unobtainable for many reasons. First is that I won’t be able to approach the other person ever and my love will remain unexpressed forever. Second is that if somehow I get to approach her then I may get rejected. So even that will also make my efforts worthless.
So there is great anxiety about the fact that I am so much helpless that I won’t be able to get the one I love. The thought of her being with someone else hurts the most. The more I think about it the more I become depressed. I never ever talk about this with someone else and have always kept it to myself. So I often indulge myself in some activities like listening music when I am low or fantasizing/ day dreaming about a perfect life with her, to make myself feel better. Although, I very well know that I am never going to get it in reality. It feels as if am living a worthless life. I may never be able to love someone else or I will never ever be really happy in my life. The only aim in my life left is to succeed in my career so that no one can ever say that I am completely worthless.

3. Describe the experience of having everyone looking at you.

This is something related to over consciousness of my mind. I am very sensitive to what others think about me. The anxiety which I talked about occurs for the same. I am very conscious about how I look, how I behave. Any wrong thing about me said by others or felt to others would be intolerable to me. So I don’t like being observed too much.

4. Talk more about being an introvert.

I can say that I am an introvert due to my general behavior and activities. I don’t express my emotions to anyone whether its friends or family especially when I am hurt. I am so emotionally sensitive that I feel hurt by the slightest comment that implies ridicule or rejection. I don’t like much going on social gatherings or participating in social activities. This has become worse in recent years. I don’t like going out with friends and partying. I prefer staying at home and watching movies or doing some other work. I don’t feel bored alone as others do. But this doesn’t means that I am completely cut-off from the outer world. I have friends, not many but few, I like their company whenever I am out of my house. But I don’t usually let anyone come over my place. I don’t let them get into my personal life. I have tendencies to isolate. Any form of insult, ridicule, rejection is intolerable.

5. What was your problem with school and teachers?

The problem was that I had a great fear of teachers and school. Say if I had been assigned some work and I was not able to complete it, then it would be so much dreadful to me to face the teacher. Not much because of the fear of being scolded but because of the insult that I would have to face in front of the whole class. I was also very much afraid of oral tests in the class. If teacher asks me something and I am not able to tell it then it is again an insult to me. So insult to my image was intolerable since childhood.

6. How did you feel when there was teasing and insults?

As I have said that I am emotionally very much sensitive so any kind of teasing and insult used to hurt my emotions a lot. Moreover being shy, quiet and withdrawn as a child it was not in my personality to do the same to others. So since childhood and till now I have always wanted not to hurt anybody and not get hurt by anybody.

7. What are the vivid dreams that occur at night, what are they about? Give me examples.
I usually see dreams in which I am in a very tense situation. These dreams are of very long period and keep my mind occupied. The tense situation could be because of some thrilling effect as in dreams involving ghosts. Also I have phobia of insects like grasshoppers and lizards and I have seen dreams of lizards many times in past few months. Otherwise the tense situation is created by the fact that the dream is creating emotional disturbance to me by putting me in situations in which something is happening which I never wanted to happen.
Other dreams are involving people from the past whom I used to know but now not in touch with them. I have seen people in my dreams whom I know in dreams but when I wake up I don’t know who they are. I don’t remember dreams when I wake up so it is very difficult for me to give examples. Moreover I usually don’t get repeated dreams. But when I was a small child and till the age of about 19-20 years I have repeatedly seen dreams of falling from heights. Now I don’t get these kind of dreams.

8. What do you have problems memorizing?

I have memorization problems in relation with my studies. My memorization power has become very less since past two years. Because of this reason sometimes I face a black out situation in exams inspite of studying hard.

9. Describe more on 'very short life'.

I often feel that I have many health problems and diseases developed at such a young age. When treatment and remedies taken for my ailments don’t work I become depressed that nothing is working on me so my overall health is constantly degrading which will lead to more and more problems and ultimately death. I often fear that I may develop ca*nc*er and will die soon as my father is also a ca*nc*er patient and I may inherit the disease from him.

10. Describe the experience of Failure.

Failure as I earlier said is not always the problem. The problem is failure causing disappointment which is unbearable to me. The depression and grief due to that disappointment causes anxiety. Besides anxiety I do analyze the failures and then become more cautious next time.

11. Describe more on 'not expressing emotions or feelings’

The reason I don’t express emotions or feelings is because I feel that everyone else is incapable of understanding me whether its friends or family. I don’t even trust anyone with whom I can share. Moreover I do have the habit of hiding my emotions and feelings inside and not showing it outside. I also know that I do have the habit of getting tensed even at the smallest thing and everyone else would not understand my feelings. They may also make fun of me which in turn will further hurt my emotions. It is only me who can solve my problems so why to turn up to others. Consolation also doesn’t affects me.



From brisbanehomeopath-

1. Talk a bit more about Image.

2. Describe the experience of being hurt. Describe HURT generally - what is hurt, what is being hurt?

3. Describe the experience of being disappointed.

4. What do you show on the outside?

5. What would be a wrong thing that people say about you?

6. What are you afraid people will see when they observe you?



From askss-

1. Talk a bit more about Image.

With reference to the line where I used the word ‘image’ i.e. while depicting my experience with teachers, with the word image I wanted to convey that I was an intelligent child good in studies. But I didn’t liked repeatedly studying for the small class tests and doing homework. I only used to study whenever I had main examinations and always scored good in them. So, if there is a test and if I am not able to answer anything in the class then I would be disappointing teachers and consequently my image would be degraded before them. I may also get scolded and insulted before the class. That is why I used to avoid going to school whenever I had these tests.


2. Describe the experience of being hurt. Describe HURT generally - what is hurt, what is being hurt?

I am always good in behavior with others. I am always helpful to others. I am sympathetic to others. I am good listener to others problems. I never make a negative comment or make fun of others. So I expect the same from others. But when I don’t get it in return then it disappointments me as my expectations don’t fulfill. So this is what I mean by the word ‘hurt’ in general.


3. Describe the experience of being disappointed.

I usually I have very high expectations from myself, from others and from my life. When it doesn’t fulfills then I get disappointed. There is mixed state of anxiety, depression, anger and irritated behavior. Anxiety is for what will happen next. Depression is because what I thought didn’t happened. Anger is because I feel helpless. Disappointment affects me very deeply.

4. What do you show on the outside?

I never let anyone know what I feel inside. Say I am annoyed and offended by someone’s remark over me then I will show him as if I don’t care whatever he has said and I have completely ignored that. But inside I would be very much affected by it and will constantly think about it.


5. What would be a wrong thing that people say about you?

In relation to the anxiety I face it depends on what the situation is. Say I have to speak in an auditorium full of people then there is a great anxiety when everyone is looking at me. Consequently my voice will start trembling, my thoughts would get jumbled, and my heart would start palpitating. So people observing me would think negative about me that how much incapable I am. Alternatively if this doesn’t happen and I speak something then also I fear that others would make fun of what I have said. The point is that I think a lot that what others would think about me.

6. What are you afraid people will see when they observe you?

I was thinking not to write it but you have made me do so. Well, I am very much concerned about my looks especially before girls. It is not that I am weird looking or having an ugly face or like that but it’s just that I get very much conscious or anxious. For example, whenever I am at some place like college or mall, when I come across some group of girls or if there is any girl particularly noticing me then it makes me very much conscious. Thoughts run in my mind - how I am looking, am I dressed up well, are my hairs well groomed. I know this is something normal and everyone feels this but I feel it to an extraordinary level that it becomes difficult for me to walk across certain places. I don’t know why this happens but it is probably some kind of social anxiety.

I am posting some more info about me that could be useful to you.

My physical appearance : tall, slim, underweight, walk with slightly stooped shoulders, wheatish skin color, oily face.

Tongue is thickly white coated with yellowish at the center.

One more example of a situation where I suffer from a very weird anxiety - I can't urinate in public urinals when it is full of people. I don't know why it happens. I have faced this problem many times.




From brisbanehomeopath-

This appears to be the remedy Silicea (or perhaps one of its salts).

I would suggest starting with Silicea 200.

let me know when you have it and I will tell you how to take it.




From askss-

Dr David

I have got Silicea 200 in 11ml liquid dilution. Please advice me further on how to take it




From brisbanehomeopath-

Have you used it before?




From askss-

No I have not taken Silicea ever before.

Also I want to tell you that I have my final examinations starting in a week and these days I am busy preparing for them and I am doing twice the hardwork I used to do before. Although I am prepared well this time but still the anxiety of 'what if my efforts fail or what if I forget things' has started. I do not want to go into depression again if somehow my expectations don't fulfill.

So please start me with remedy as soon as possible.




From brisbanehomoepath-

Ok hit the bottle twice against the palm of your hand. Place 1 drop in a full cup of water (250ml) and stir thoroughly. Take 1 teaspoon into the mouth.

This is one dose. Do only this dose and let me know how things go.

There should be an aggravation within the first 3 days. This should die down by the 7th day and improvement will start to show itself then.
 
askss last decade
From askss-

Dr David

It has been 8 days since I have taken Silicea 200 single dose as you advised.

I am reporting you the response till date.

1. On the day I took the remedy, after about 1-2 hrs of taking the remedy I noticed an abrupt increase in flatulence which continued for about 4-5hrs an went away. Slight aggravations in intensity of acid reflux was also felt.
2. From the next day of taking the remedy, I was having absolutely no urge to pass stool in the morning. Even great straining was not helping. The urge used to come after afternoon. This continued for about 3 days.
3. Then from the 5th day, I noticed improvement in nature of stools. The urge was there in the morning and stools were not loose or watery, although, unfinished feeling was there. The same improvement was noticed on 6th day also.
4. From 7th day there was no improvement and the nature of stools went back to what it was previously- loose,watery,narrow,constipated. The same is today i.e on 8th day. But since two days I have noticed considerable improvement in my other symptoms - post nasal drip/catarrh of pharynx, acid reflux.

About mental state, I felt as if the effect lasted for only 2-3 days. Since I took the remedy I noticed considerable decrease in my mental fatigue level that used to occur while studying. I was able to exert myself more mentally and was able to study for long hours. Confidence level was also increased. But as the exams approached I again felt decrease in confidence levels and again started to feel mentally fatigued. So I felt the effect of remedy dying. May be the effect of tension of exams counteracted the positive effects the remedy produced. But my first exam went really good and as per my expectations and efforts. Today was my second exam and that went bad.

My overall anxiety levels are reduced from before. I have not noticed the abdominal cramps (that I used to get from anxiety) till now. The anxiety on walking is also somewhat reduced but is still there.

My sleep is also good since I took the remedy. I am feeling better than before in morning on waking.

Please advice if I should repeat the dose or wait for how many more days.



From brisbanehomeopath-

I am sorry it can be hard for me to get online for very long on the weekends as I can be away.

This is a good reaction to a first dose. Strong aggravation followed by improvment of many symptoms.

At this stage I would be happy to have you repeat the dose exactly as before.



From askss-


05-25
Dr David

It has been 3 days since I have repeated the dose of silicea 200 as you advised.

Till now I haven't noticed any effect of remedy physically or mentally. There is no further improvement of symptoms. Infact it is like my old state is returning back.

Mentally also I am very low right now. I have my exam tomorrow and I am feeling extreme lack of confidence and mentally fatigued. I am getting negative feelings that tomorrow also my efforts would go waste. My last two exams went bad. Inspite of studying hard I had trouble memorizing during the exam and the anxiety further made my mind confused. If tomorrow also it happens the same then it would be an end for me. I am feeling as if tomorrow also my efforts are going to be worthless. It feels as if I am worthless.

Physically also none of my symptoms have shown improvement.

Should I wait for few more days?



From askss-


Dr David

Since your were not replying to my previous few posts, so I myself took another dose of Silicea 200 3 days back.

On the next day, I noticed an aggravation in my catarrhal condition of throat. There was intense pain on the next morning with much of mucus lining in pharynx. After that I developed runny and blocked nose. This is going on for 3 days and I am not experiencing the pain in throat due to catarrh. I think it is the healing process for catarrh but please rule out that it is not a proving of silicea.

No changes/improvements are noted in symptoms of stool and acid reflux even now.

Please read my previous 2-3 post so you will get to know how the repeated dose of silicea you advised affected me.

Please reply and advice further.




From brisbanehomeopath-


Ok so we have had improvement, but that improvement appears to be failing? Have you returned completely to your old state (prior to the Silicea)?

I am wondering if that repeat dose was too soon. Repeating the dose too soon can appear to recreate the old symptoms. That is probably my major concern - Silicea is a long acting remedy, we may have interupted the changes.

It may also be that Silicea was not close enough to the remedy you actually need.

We need to work through this methodically.

Since you have already repeated the dose 3 times and appear to not be experiencing relief, I would first progress to Silicea 1M, one dose only. IF Silicea is correct that will help, if it is not it will do nothing.

However do not take the 1M until we talk about what is happening that time.

The next step would be to reassess and prescribe a new remedy. I will continue looking over the case to see what else occurs to me.




From askss-

Yes, I returned almost to my previous state(prior to silicea) in symptoms of my loose stools. Other symptoms stopped improving. The mental state also returned to what it was previously.

Ok, so what I have understood is that I have to take Silicea 1M single dose. But since I have taken Silicea 200 one dose just 3 days back, so should I wait for few more days before taking Silicea 1M?

About selection of a new remedy, please consider whether Natrum Muriaticum will be useful in my case or not. Actually, of all the remedies I have read about, I have found my personality closest to Natrum Mur. The next remedy is Silicea. So, I was wondering if Natrum Mur could be of any help. However my knowledge is limited to what I read on internet and is nothing before your experience. So please advice me what you feel is appropriate to me.





From brisbanehomeopath-

Just let me know when you have the 1M, we will reassess what is happening before you take it.




From askss-

Dr David

I have got Silicea 1M in liquid dilution.

The current status of my symptoms are -

No urge to pass stools in morning. Urge comes after much straining or after afternoon. Stools are either constipated or loose with an unfinished feeling. The runny nose I was having after taking third dose of silicea 200 stopped day before yesterday and since yesterday I am again feeling the catarrhal symptoms in throat. Acid reflux is also present with no positive or negative change. There is dryness in tongue and mouth.

Anxiety was reduced after first dose of Silicea 200 and the subsequent doses produced no further improvement.

Mentally, there is a great feeling of fatigue, tiredness weakness. I am not able to do any sort of mental work like studying with proper concentration. I am frequently getting those 'tension headaches' that originate from back of head and extend to forehead along sides. None of the doses of silicea 200 I took were effective in reducing or controlling them. These headaches occur after driving, studying or working on laptop. So basically due to mental tiredness and these headaches I cant study at all or do some work involving mental activity. Physically also I feel tiredness and lethargic.





From askss-


Dr David

Since I was not getting any response from you for my previous posts, I kept on waiting to notice response of Silicea 200. It has been 13 days since I have taken the last dose of Silicea 200. The status of my symptoms is more or less same as depicted in my previous post. Please advice me what to do further.

Also I feel that you are not able to notice my post as it is not directly addressed to you. If you permit then I will start another post directly addressed to you and will copy down whole of the conversation from here to that post.
 
askss last decade
please reply Dr David
 
askss last decade
I will look over this today.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok I had to refresh myself with what had happened.

Since you now have the 1M, it is appropriate to use it, exactly as you did with your first dose of Silicea 200.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Dr David

I have taken Silicea 1M single dose as you advised. It has been 4 days since I have taken it and I haven't felt any effect of remedy on me.
If you want then I can wait for few more days to see if the remedy shows some effect.

Please advise me what to do.
 
askss last decade
This does imply that Silicea was not exactly right, despite the initial good effect.

However to be sure, take one more dose, hitting the bottle 4 times.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Dr David

I took one more dose of Silicea 1M as you advised. It has been 3 days and still there is no effect of remedy felt.

Should I wait more?
 
askss last decade
Yes I was afraid of that. The remedy acted palliatively in the first instance, and will not do anymore work. This is a shame but this certainly does happen.

I will look over the case again today to see what other remedies appear to suit.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok then I will wait for ur reply.
 
askss last decade
Dr David
I am writing down some more things about myself, my current mental state and some more things about my general behavior that could be useful for you to assess my case more effectively.

In the starting of this month I was very depressed as 3 out of 5 of my exams went really bad inspite of much hard work. There are a few reasons I feel behind my bad performance in my exams. First was the difficulty in concentration, loss of memorization power and a great prostration of mind. Inspite of that I exerted myself more and more to study everything but it all went into vain. This tendency of over exerting myself is due to the fact that ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE OF MY DECLINING MENTAL POWER, I AM TRYING TO HIDE IT FROM OTHERS BY TRYING HARDER TO PROVE MYSELF. There is also a feeling of extreme lack of self-confidence especially during exams. Anyways I got over this depression in a few days and decided to do even more hard work the next time.
Currently my vacations are going on and I have very confused, anxious, depressed and lethargic state. I had earlier decided that I would work on few projects involving studies in my vacations but my vacations are coming to an end and till now I have done nothing. The problem is that I have a TENDENCY TO START THINGS VERY ACTIVELY BUT VERY LAZY TO WORK ON THEM OR FINISH THEM OFF. There are multiple reasons behind it. One is the same concentration-prostration of mind. Other is that I often get confused and could not make up my mind to work on one selected thing or sometimes even to select a thing. Even if I make up my mind to do something and start it then soon after starting a feeling comes that I lack the ability or the thing is too tough for me and I would be unable to do that. And finally if my mind conquers all the above written hurdles, then a very old enemy of mine- ‘Tension Headaches’ ruins everything. As I have told you earlier, what I have figured out is that I get these headaches from eyestrain. I get these headaches every time after driving, computer screens and studying.
Apart from my exams and studies related worries, my personal life is also very bad. Even in vacations I don’t like much going out. I have told you about my isolation tendencies before. I am absolutely not a guy who loves partying and having fun drinking. Although I used to party when I was 17-18 but those were the good days when my life was going smoothly. I was famous in school, was doing well in studies as always, had a fine family environment, fine health, had a girlfriend(I was the only one among my friends), had many offers from girls, had many friends in fact a lot, used to go out a lot, was very casual and used to worry much less than now. But even then also I had tendencies to isolate as some of my classmates pointed it out to me. This was because I had kind of a different nature from others. For example, guys who were my friends used to flirt a lot with girls which I disliked. I have a strong hatred feeling towards flirting. Even I hate girls having casual relationships. Since this is a common nature among people so it creates a fine isolation between me and others. I have been in a relationship once in my life when I was 17 which was a long term and serious relationship at least from my side. But it ended as the girl cheated on me and ditched me. This disturbed me then(not having any grudges against her now) but it created even a more strong hatred feeling towards those who have multiple casual relationships. So I developed some fixed rigid ideas in me which prevented me from having further relationships with random girls. Honestly speaking I don’t feel weird about my ideas and I am proud of my strong will and self-control. But talking about the present and the past 2 years, the isolation is because I feel myself degrading as compared to others. Now everything is reverse of what it was before. My performance in studies is declining, my health is poor, my family life is worse, no contact with old friends, worry about my future, carrier, no girlfriend in fact not being able to get the one whom I love. This all makes me feel worthless. I often feel much insecure. There is a tendency to not to talk about my degraded situation and rather be alone.
I am much discontented, displeased and dissatisfied from failures and inability to attain my goals in life. The more I am attempting to control my circumstances, the more I am becoming anxious, frustrated and angry. I am losing my hold on life.
 
askss last decade
Ok great thank you for doing that. I will add it into the analysis.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok I have had time to look over your case again. I believe that the remedy Anacardium could be indicated. Could you please get hold of Anac 200c.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Dr David, I already have Anacardium 200 with me. I have taken it earlier probably twice or thrice and felt no effect of it.
[message edited by askss on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:35:33 BST]
 
askss last decade
Alright, let me reconsider.

It is strange, that remedy was very highly indicated for many of your symptoms.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
In that case have you been given Thuja before?
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
No, I remember have taken thuja 30 thrice and that was months after I took anacardium 200.
 
askss last decade
Ok seems like I am covering old ground by other homoeopaths. Well nice to see we are seeing similar things, but I am going to have to be more clever.

Stand by, I will keep searching. My knowledge of materia medica goes far beyond the standard remedies, I will hunt down something better for you.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Still considering.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok, I will wait. Anyways many many thanks for taking out your precious time for considering my case.
 
askss last decade
Actually, so I don't make more suggestions of remedies you have had already, please give me a list of medicines you have taken.

If you can remember, please not which ones helped you.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Actually I found that list buried in an earlier post so don't worry.

Ok I have spent several hours going through this information. I realise you have been given a lot of the more well known remedies, so I have tried to look at it from a different perspective.

The general themes of competition with others, attraction (ugly), and being attacked or abused by others suggests the Animal kingdom (me versus them). Feelings of being victimized.

The theme of being looked at, being observed, which aggravates you and causes you to want to avoid or hide, is a very strong theme for the Sea Animal group.

Within that group, there is a group called the Cnidarians. Some of the qualities of that group that matches your information is:

Very irritible, moody
Very sensitive to rudeness
Sensation of scalding and burning
Stress related symptoms
Highly sensitive
Strong desires and passions
Feeling of being cut-off

And then the specific remedy Medusa has:

Introverted
Any complaint which is triggered by extreme stress
Feeling of not performing well under pressure
Withdrawal and an inability to change
Complaints are also triggered during any transition or time of change
Cannot go with the flow
Adapting to change can be overwhelming and exhausting
They can become critical of others who are enjoying their life



So coming from a completely different angle, I would suggest Medusa 200c.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Thanks Dr David for spending time on my case and advising me appropriate remedy.

I will get back to you once I get Medusa 200c.

But, is this a commonly prescribed remedy? Because it is not available at the homeopathic pharmacy in my area.

I checked on internet and even the major manufacturing companies here in India don't have it in their product list.
Even the online shopping sites having this remedy are not shipping to India.

It seems it will take some time for me to get this remedy. I will get back to you as soon as I get this remedy.
 
askss last decade
Medusa is an old remedy, but no not commonly prescribed.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade

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Silicea last decade

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