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Migraine in 37 year old woman
Hello. I have suffered from migraines off and on for the past 20 years, mostly in the past 10. Right now, I have had a migraine since yesterday. I am prescribes sumatriptan but hate taking it because of side effects. It is about 1 week before menstruation starts for me. I always get migraines before and during that time of the month.Thank you
karalm on 2015-03-15
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Patient ID: Sex: Age: Nature of work: Habits:
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experience and happenings.
1. Describe your main suffering? State the correct location of pain or suffering.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
7. What are the things that aggravate your suffering and those that ameliorate the same? Example: time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
8. Do you 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)?
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
-How do you respond to music? Do you feel better or worse mentally listening to music?
- What upsets you most in yourself and in others?
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
12. What do you crave in food items and what are your aversions?
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
24. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.
(For Females)
25. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe all irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc. as below:
- Are your periods generally regular, early or delayed? What is the usual cycle duration?
- Describe the sensations and locations of pain before, during and after the flow.
- How do you generally deal with your sufferings during periods? Do you have any non-medical way of relieving your suffering?
- What is the duration of flow? Is it heavy, medium or light?
- Do you observe clots?
- Do you have mid-cycle spotting? What are the days you have spotting?
- Describe changes in your mental condition or any other peculiar symptom that surfaces before, during or after the flow.
- Do your sufferings increase or decrease as soon as the flow begins?
- Did you ever take birth control pills on a regular basis?
- Have you ever been treated earlier or recently for any gynecological irregularity? Please describe.
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experience and happenings.
1. Describe your main suffering? State the correct location of pain or suffering.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
7. What are the things that aggravate your suffering and those that ameliorate the same? Example: time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
8. Do you 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)?
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
-How do you respond to music? Do you feel better or worse mentally listening to music?
- What upsets you most in yourself and in others?
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
12. What do you crave in food items and what are your aversions?
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
24. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.
(For Females)
25. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe all irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc. as below:
- Are your periods generally regular, early or delayed? What is the usual cycle duration?
- Describe the sensations and locations of pain before, during and after the flow.
- How do you generally deal with your sufferings during periods? Do you have any non-medical way of relieving your suffering?
- What is the duration of flow? Is it heavy, medium or light?
- Do you observe clots?
- Do you have mid-cycle spotting? What are the days you have spotting?
- Describe changes in your mental condition or any other peculiar symptom that surfaces before, during or after the flow.
- Do your sufferings increase or decrease as soon as the flow begins?
- Did you ever take birth control pills on a regular basis?
- Have you ever been treated earlier or recently for any gynecological irregularity? Please describe.
♡ rishimba 9 years ago
1. Describe your main suffering? State the correct location of pain or suffering.
Left side, in temple
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Clenching teeth at night, low energy in the day, 10 pounds overweight
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
sadness, depression, anxiety
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
sharp pain in head, feel scared that the pain will not stop, feel worried about caring for kids because I am in too much pain
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
started at 17 and went on for about 1 year. Restarted at age 29, when I met my current husband
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
afternoon/evening
7. What are the things that aggravate your suffering and those that ameliorate the same? Example: time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
aggravate:laying down, being outside, having to hold my pee
ameliorate: sitting in dim light, quiet, hot showers and baths
8. Do you 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)?
menses, always about 1 week before menses and during menses
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I havent noticed a difference between hot or cold weather, but I do live in Florida.
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Suspicious, jealous, anxious, worrisome, quiet, easily offended
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
excited
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
yes
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
not too much
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
talking to self alot, I do bite nails
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
love children but they make me feel overwhelmed, very resentful towards husband, lots of anger
-How do you respond to music? Do you feel better or worse mentally listening to music?
feel better with music
- What upsets you most in yourself and in others?
myself: body image
others: unfriendliness
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
I dream repeatedly about water, being under water, big waves at beach crashing over me
12. What do you crave in food items and what are your aversions?
crave chips, hate pickles and mayonaise
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
very minimal, have to force myself to drink
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
normal
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I feel like I get bloated with lots of carbohydrates
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
I always sweat in arm pits weather hot or cold
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
irregular, constipated for a few days, then diarreha
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I sleep ok, on right side and stomach
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
no, husband does not have much libido
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
I don't have many friends and I dont like people very much, I am very negative
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
sumatriptan, it causes alot of strange feelings: cold water burns my body, throat burns, dry cough
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
this site wouldn't let me write the word here, but abnormal malignant cell growth
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
white skin, brown hair and eyes, people tell me I am attractive but I dont beleive it. I am 5'4" and 120 pounds.
24. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.
(For Females)
no major diseases, kidney stones, 3 children
25. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe all irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc. as below:
- Are your periods generally regular, early or delayed? What is the usual cycle duration?
regular, about 28 days
- Describe the sensations and locations of pain before, during and after the flow.
terrible uterine cramps, pain that shoots down front of legs, pain in hips and bottoms of feet
- How do you generally deal with your sufferings during periods? Do you have any non-medical way of relieving your suffering?
I only take ibuprofen
- What is the duration of flow? Is it heavy, medium or light?
Very heavy for 3 days, medium for 2 to 3 more days
- Do you observe clots?
yes
- Do you have mid-cycle spotting? What are the days you have spotting?
no spotting
- Describe changes in your mental condition or any other peculiar symptom that surfaces before, during or after the flow.
terrible pms at ovulation that lasts about a week. Very depressed/angry/thoughts of death, but not suicide. Also, lots of water retention. During and after flow, very sad.
- Do your sufferings increase or decrease as soon as the flow begins?
decrease
- Did you ever take birth control pills on a regular basis?
yes, but not for 10 years
- Have you ever been treated earlier or recently for any gynecological irregularity? Please describe.
no
Left side, in temple
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Clenching teeth at night, low energy in the day, 10 pounds overweight
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
sadness, depression, anxiety
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
sharp pain in head, feel scared that the pain will not stop, feel worried about caring for kids because I am in too much pain
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
started at 17 and went on for about 1 year. Restarted at age 29, when I met my current husband
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
afternoon/evening
7. What are the things that aggravate your suffering and those that ameliorate the same? Example: time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
aggravate:laying down, being outside, having to hold my pee
ameliorate: sitting in dim light, quiet, hot showers and baths
8. Do you 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)?
menses, always about 1 week before menses and during menses
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I havent noticed a difference between hot or cold weather, but I do live in Florida.
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Suspicious, jealous, anxious, worrisome, quiet, easily offended
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
excited
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
yes
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
not too much
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
talking to self alot, I do bite nails
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
love children but they make me feel overwhelmed, very resentful towards husband, lots of anger
-How do you respond to music? Do you feel better or worse mentally listening to music?
feel better with music
- What upsets you most in yourself and in others?
myself: body image
others: unfriendliness
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
I dream repeatedly about water, being under water, big waves at beach crashing over me
12. What do you crave in food items and what are your aversions?
crave chips, hate pickles and mayonaise
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
very minimal, have to force myself to drink
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
normal
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I feel like I get bloated with lots of carbohydrates
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
I always sweat in arm pits weather hot or cold
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
irregular, constipated for a few days, then diarreha
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I sleep ok, on right side and stomach
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
no, husband does not have much libido
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
I don't have many friends and I dont like people very much, I am very negative
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
sumatriptan, it causes alot of strange feelings: cold water burns my body, throat burns, dry cough
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
this site wouldn't let me write the word here, but abnormal malignant cell growth
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
white skin, brown hair and eyes, people tell me I am attractive but I dont beleive it. I am 5'4" and 120 pounds.
24. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.
(For Females)
no major diseases, kidney stones, 3 children
25. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe all irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc. as below:
- Are your periods generally regular, early or delayed? What is the usual cycle duration?
regular, about 28 days
- Describe the sensations and locations of pain before, during and after the flow.
terrible uterine cramps, pain that shoots down front of legs, pain in hips and bottoms of feet
- How do you generally deal with your sufferings during periods? Do you have any non-medical way of relieving your suffering?
I only take ibuprofen
- What is the duration of flow? Is it heavy, medium or light?
Very heavy for 3 days, medium for 2 to 3 more days
- Do you observe clots?
yes
- Do you have mid-cycle spotting? What are the days you have spotting?
no spotting
- Describe changes in your mental condition or any other peculiar symptom that surfaces before, during or after the flow.
terrible pms at ovulation that lasts about a week. Very depressed/angry/thoughts of death, but not suicide. Also, lots of water retention. During and after flow, very sad.
- Do your sufferings increase or decrease as soon as the flow begins?
decrease
- Did you ever take birth control pills on a regular basis?
yes, but not for 10 years
- Have you ever been treated earlier or recently for any gynecological irregularity? Please describe.
no
karalm 9 years ago
Some questions...
1. What was happening in your life when you first started having episodes of headache at 17 years of age? Did you start taking any pills to hold your periods just before it?
2. Again, when you met your husband at 29 years of age, you started having these headaches. Tell me, does this onset of headaches have any relationship to your periods or cessation of it due to pills etc? What changes happened to your menstrual cycles during this time?
3. You said you clench your teeth during sleeping. How is the quality of sleep? Do you feel fine after getting up in the morning? How many times do you generally wake up at night? How do you feel then?
4. Why do you have resentful feelings against your husband?
5. Do you like being in cool or warm environments?
6. Can you list some 10 adjectives to describe your personality, temperament and your individuality?
7. How long does the headache last when the flow begins? Does it start reducing as soon as the flow begins?
8. What do you do for a living and what are your aspirations in life?
9. What is the reason for your sadness, depression and anxiety?
10.Do you think you have comparatively higher libido?
11. What time do you generally sleep at night? Do you feel more energetic during night than during the day?
12. Do you crave alcohol?
13. When you dream of being underwater, do you feel suffocated and wake up gasping for breath?
14. Describe the actual sensation of your left side headaches?
1. What was happening in your life when you first started having episodes of headache at 17 years of age? Did you start taking any pills to hold your periods just before it?
2. Again, when you met your husband at 29 years of age, you started having these headaches. Tell me, does this onset of headaches have any relationship to your periods or cessation of it due to pills etc? What changes happened to your menstrual cycles during this time?
3. You said you clench your teeth during sleeping. How is the quality of sleep? Do you feel fine after getting up in the morning? How many times do you generally wake up at night? How do you feel then?
4. Why do you have resentful feelings against your husband?
5. Do you like being in cool or warm environments?
6. Can you list some 10 adjectives to describe your personality, temperament and your individuality?
7. How long does the headache last when the flow begins? Does it start reducing as soon as the flow begins?
8. What do you do for a living and what are your aspirations in life?
9. What is the reason for your sadness, depression and anxiety?
10.Do you think you have comparatively higher libido?
11. What time do you generally sleep at night? Do you feel more energetic during night than during the day?
12. Do you crave alcohol?
13. When you dream of being underwater, do you feel suffocated and wake up gasping for breath?
14. Describe the actual sensation of your left side headaches?
♡ rishimba 9 years ago
1. What was happening in your life when you first started having episodes of headache at 17 years of age? Did you start taking any pills to hold your periods just before it?
I did start taking birth control pills just before I started my migraines at 17. I was also at a very stressful time in my schooling.
2. Again, when you met your husband at 29 years of age, you started having these headaches. Tell me, does this onset of headaches have any relationship to your periods or cessation of it due to pills etc? What changes happened to your menstrual cycles during this time?
I had stopped birth control pills when I was about 26. And my migraines didnt start back up until I was 29. Since age 26, I have not taken any more birth control pills. There was no change in my menstrual cycle.
3. You said you clench your teeth during sleeping. How is the quality of sleep? Do you feel fine after getting up in the morning? How many times do you generally wake up at night? How do you feel then?
I wake up 3 to 4 times a night. I wear a hard mouth guard to help with the clenching, but when I wake up in the morning, my face and teeth are sore. I have pain in my ears and sometimes wake up with a migraine.
4. Why do you have resentful feelings against your husband?
He is bi-polar, which I didnt find out about until after we married. At certain times in his moods, he is very emotionally abusive. So I feel alot of anger towards him based on his actions towards me.
5. Do you like being in cool or warm environments?
Warm
6. Can you list some 10 adjectives to describe your personality, temperament and your individuality?
Quiet, caring, thoughtful, patient, insecure, sometimes sad, smart, responsible, anxious
7. How long does the headache last when the flow begins? Does it start reducing as soon as the flow begins?
I will get a headache a few days before period starts, it will last 24 to 36 hours. I may get another headache mid-flow that also lasts 24-36 hours. I also get a few random migraines through the month from stress or teeth clenching. Those migraines are less predictable.
8. What do you do for a living and what are your aspirations in life?
I am a stay at home mom. I aspire for happiness but not sure what that looks like. I want to live in the country and have a vegetable garden.
9. What is the reason for your sadness, depression and anxiety?
Mostly insecurity. I am 10 pounds overweight right now and I am very jealous of other women. Especially pretty women my husband works with. He is very flirty and I dont trust him.
10.Do you think you have comparatively higher libido?
11. What time do you generally sleep at night? Do you feel more energetic during night than during the day?
I go to sleep by 11 pm. I do not feel more energetic at night.
12. Do you crave alcohol?
no. I do not drink because it also causes migraines, although I do like to drink, I just cant so I dont.
13. When you dream of being underwater, do you feel suffocated and wake up gasping for breath?
I have woken up gasping for breath before but it is seldom. I usually dream that I can breathe under water.
14. Describe the actual sensation of your left side headaches?
Very sharp pain in temple, like a stabbing pain. Sometimes it starts in my right eye, near my nose, then travels to my left temple.
I did start taking birth control pills just before I started my migraines at 17. I was also at a very stressful time in my schooling.
2. Again, when you met your husband at 29 years of age, you started having these headaches. Tell me, does this onset of headaches have any relationship to your periods or cessation of it due to pills etc? What changes happened to your menstrual cycles during this time?
I had stopped birth control pills when I was about 26. And my migraines didnt start back up until I was 29. Since age 26, I have not taken any more birth control pills. There was no change in my menstrual cycle.
3. You said you clench your teeth during sleeping. How is the quality of sleep? Do you feel fine after getting up in the morning? How many times do you generally wake up at night? How do you feel then?
I wake up 3 to 4 times a night. I wear a hard mouth guard to help with the clenching, but when I wake up in the morning, my face and teeth are sore. I have pain in my ears and sometimes wake up with a migraine.
4. Why do you have resentful feelings against your husband?
He is bi-polar, which I didnt find out about until after we married. At certain times in his moods, he is very emotionally abusive. So I feel alot of anger towards him based on his actions towards me.
5. Do you like being in cool or warm environments?
Warm
6. Can you list some 10 adjectives to describe your personality, temperament and your individuality?
Quiet, caring, thoughtful, patient, insecure, sometimes sad, smart, responsible, anxious
7. How long does the headache last when the flow begins? Does it start reducing as soon as the flow begins?
I will get a headache a few days before period starts, it will last 24 to 36 hours. I may get another headache mid-flow that also lasts 24-36 hours. I also get a few random migraines through the month from stress or teeth clenching. Those migraines are less predictable.
8. What do you do for a living and what are your aspirations in life?
I am a stay at home mom. I aspire for happiness but not sure what that looks like. I want to live in the country and have a vegetable garden.
9. What is the reason for your sadness, depression and anxiety?
Mostly insecurity. I am 10 pounds overweight right now and I am very jealous of other women. Especially pretty women my husband works with. He is very flirty and I dont trust him.
10.Do you think you have comparatively higher libido?
11. What time do you generally sleep at night? Do you feel more energetic during night than during the day?
I go to sleep by 11 pm. I do not feel more energetic at night.
12. Do you crave alcohol?
no. I do not drink because it also causes migraines, although I do like to drink, I just cant so I dont.
13. When you dream of being underwater, do you feel suffocated and wake up gasping for breath?
I have woken up gasping for breath before but it is seldom. I usually dream that I can breathe under water.
14. Describe the actual sensation of your left side headaches?
Very sharp pain in temple, like a stabbing pain. Sometimes it starts in my right eye, near my nose, then travels to my left temple.
karalm 9 years ago
10.Do you think you have comparatively higher libido?
definitly a higher libido than my husband, but in general I think I have a lower than average libido
definitly a higher libido than my husband, but in general I think I have a lower than average libido
karalm 9 years ago
Please take 2 doses of LACHESIS MUTUS 200C on a single day, each dose 12 hours apart. Take the dose nearly a week before your period start date.
One dose would be 3 drops of remedy taken with 10 ml of water in empty stomach. No food or water one hour before or after taking the dose.
You will take 2 doses only on a SINGLE day. Keep a note of all changes in you for the next 10 days and then after two weeks let me know your status.
One dose would be 3 drops of remedy taken with 10 ml of water in empty stomach. No food or water one hour before or after taking the dose.
You will take 2 doses only on a SINGLE day. Keep a note of all changes in you for the next 10 days and then after two weeks let me know your status.
♡ rishimba 9 years ago
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