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Will get hold of it in the next couple of days. Will get 12c too, and we already have 30c at home.
 
littlefinn last decade
Sameer - do you think that our use of paracetamol to manage the pain in his ears is detrimental to the case? We try and use it only when absolutely necessary, but when things have gotten to this point, necessary means 1-2 times every night.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hmm..I think you can give him a single dose of Lycopodium 30c, 1 teaspoon from 500 ml.

And, no pain relief for atleast 48 hours after this dose. Report at that time.

Lyc will go into action very quick.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. I must have missed your reply to this, and I got hold of Lyc 6 and 12c yesterday. No matter, I haven't given him anything yet.

It's strange, I can't quite decide what is happening here, but his condition has improved by itself. I am not sure whether the silicea 30C did actually work, and that perhaps the worsening of his ears last week was part of the secondary action, or he is simply better after finishing all those antibiotics. Whatever it is, this is the current situation:

Last three nights - no pain relief has been necessary. He has woken a few times, but not too upset and resettled easily. He is still pulling at his left ear a lot, but it's obviously not too painful.

Mood - excellent. He has been truly wonderful to be around.

Appetite - reasonable. Enjoying dairy (as always), snack food and meat. Totally off vegetables.

Bowel movements - back to the firm, dry motions he was having a few weeks back. About every 2 days.

Yesterday we went to a kid's party, and were in a strange environment with lots of play equipment (including enclosed spaces) and lots of people. He was remarkably calm and easy going. He did not at all cling to us. He ran around by himself and was not at all concerned about where we were. He did not get scared by other bigger kids, he ran into the dark, enclosed areas by himself, chattering away excitedly. He had a great time. I was quite surprised by all of that.

What do you think? Maybe the silicea did something? It wouuld have been about a week after the dose that his condition seemed to decline, and then another few days before it improved substantially.

Still worth taking the lyco now or should we wait?

We have silicea 200C on hand as well.
 
littlefinn last decade
It might be that the remedy brought an acute episode out as a return of old symptom.

Since we never intervene during improvements and we never leave remedies which give benefits, so, the answer is to wait as long as he keeps improving, and then we will go to Silicea 200c.
 
sameervermani last decade
I thought you might say that. :)

I will keep you posted on his condition.

Thanks heaps.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer. Things are really hectic with us at the moment, and for the next 10 days, but I thought I'd better give you a quick update. We are oscillating between nights when he wakes between 11-1am and needs pain relief, and nights when he just wakes for water and sleeps well for the rest of the night. It's still only the left ear. Doc has checked ear and says left is dull red (indicating fluid build up). Everything else is normal. Life is too crazy right now to give another remedy, but I will update you again in a week, when maybe we should move on to the next step.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer, I was hoping things would remain stable enough for the next week to get us through this very busy period in our lives, but unfortunately my son has deteriorated again, and I think we should step in and administer something.

His behaviour took a turn for the worse on Tuesday (it's now Thursday), but is not too bad. He just seems more whingy and irritable than normal.

His left ear is really bothering him, and the number of night time wakings has increased a lot during the last few nights, particularly in the first part of the night - something we haven't seen for a while and most definitely indicates a deterioration. He is sleeping more lightly than usual too.

His appetite is reasonable, no huge change. Off vegetables. He is still enjoying fruit, pasta, meat, cheese and yoghurt, and we recently discovered how much he loves soup (smooth/blended).

His bowel movements are still quite unpredictable. Every 1-3 days, but varying hugely in consistency, odour and time of day.

He is still consistently waking up irritable and crying.

Pain relief does usually help when he is having a disturbed night. He pulls his left ear constantly. We are also noticing quite a lot of irritation with his nose. He sticks his finger up his nostril and rubs at it furiously from time to time.

No other changes that I can think of. I am still very torn about continuing with silicea or trying lyco. The thing that makes me hesitant about lyco is just how left sided his complaints are and lyco seems to be a very strongly right sided remedy. What is your opinion on that?

I am happy to stick with silicea also, but I have this doubt now because we also had lots of improvements with puls over the months, and yet it didn't turn out to be the right thing. I am starting to think we should have had a much bigger leap forward had we gotten the right remedy. But maybe I am just being overly analytical.

Would love some advice when you have time.

Thanks a lot.
 
littlefinn last decade
Although right sided nature of complaints would have added weight to the Lyc totality, left sided complaint does not contra-indicate Lyc in any way, as it covers both sides very well.

I think Lyc 6c, 3 doses should be the next step.
 
sameervermani last decade
Ok, I will give it this afternoon. I can space by 30 mins? And I need to try and avoid giving pain relief for two days if possible?
 
littlefinn last decade
Yes to both
 
sameervermani last decade
Ok, thanks a lot Sameer. I'll update you in a couple of days.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer. I gave the Lyco 6C on Thursday afternoon. Here is our update.

Thursday night: Only woke once at about 1am, still pulling his left ear, but went back to sleep easily and no pain relief was necessary. Coughing a little more than usual overnight. Slept much more deeply.

Friday: Good mood, perhaps a little more mischeivous and disobedient than usual. Slept well, waking once at 1am, same as previous night. Cough not present during the night. No pain relief necessary.

Saturday: Mood same as Friday, definitely noticing a slighly more defiant and hyperactive child! Discharges from both eyes during the morning. Increased appetite all day. Slept through the night for the first time in weeks.

And that brings us to Sunday morning. He still has a cough, but it is only present after a lot of activity and shouting, probably a remnant from the chest infection. There hasn't been any change in his bowel movements either, but I think all the other changes are extremely positive. I haven't seen him grab his ear now in 24 hours.

Thank you soooo much! When do you want to hear from me again?
 
littlefinn last decade
Oh I forgot to mention that yeterday I noticed him repeating himself over and over again a lot more than he usually does. He has such a big vocab now that he doesn't do it as often, but this was quite noticeably. It was almost a bit manic!
 
littlefinn last decade
Good stuff, let us wait for a few days then :)
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. It has been another 6 days, and I have a few things to report.

The day I last posted he asked me for milk in the afternoon. It was very unusual - he's never, ever asked for milk before, and usually only drinks it before bed.

He slept through the night after I posted, but then we began to have a series of (minor) disturbances. On Thursday night he was awake for quite a long time in the middle of the night and we ended up giving him pain relief, but that was the first time since before the lyco. He was pulling his ears, but we were unsure if they were hurting or it was something else. He was quite red and irritated around the anus that night too, not something he suffers from often. It's fine now though.

His mood was very good for several days. He got over the naughtiness at the end of last weekend, but it has returned again as of today (Saturday).

He has had a much bigger appetite than usual all week.

His bowel movements are still unpredictable and he has had a few very messy ones.

There has been a little more watery discharge from his eyes, and today he has a blocked nose and a LOT of mucus coming out. He is also pulling at his ears a bit. It could be that he has caught another cold virus, only time will tell. He slept through the night last night again.

He doesn't sleep on his tummy anymore. He prefers his back or his right side. This change had occurred before the lyco.

Yesterday morning he woke up happy and chatting for the first time in I can't remember how long! He didn't do it again this morning, but it is freezing cold here and he is often waking up a bit earlier than usual because he's kicked the covers off and is cold.

What do you think?
 
littlefinn last decade
Okay, do you feel there has been a relapse in his mood ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Yes, definitely today. He has been throwing tantrums all morning, being generally difficult, destructive and disobedient. It is how he acts when he's getting sick, so I am wondering if he is getting a cold and that is why his nose is running. He is pulling his ears a lot. I am also aware of the fact that it could be a secondary action as we have seen this kind of thing a week after a remedy before, especially with discharges, but given it is winter and freezing cold and there are so many viruses about, I am unsure.

I am happy to move onto the next step if you think we should. We are going away for a few days next week and I don't want to be caught out while we're gone if I can avoid it.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi,

Please give a single dose of Lyc 30c, 1 pellet in 500 ml, and 1 teaspoon as dose.

I am going straight to 30c as Lyc will not bear much repetition, and we should extract maximum out of each dose.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. I can do that, although we may have to wait until the morning, as it is approaching evening and hard to get a window to administer it before bedtime.

As the day wears on, I am more certain that he has a cold, and that it's aggravated his ears straight away. It's hard to know whether it's the beginning of something nasty, or it's just as simple head cold and this is as bad as it will get. Will giving lyco under those circumstances be ok?

Will 30C work fast? The reason I ask is that if his ear are hurting, it is almost inevitable that we will have to give him pain relief during the night tonight. For that reason alone it may be better to wait until tomorrow morning to administer the lyco, unless you think it will work really quickly.

Please give me your thoughts on this before I go ahead. I want to make sure we get this right.
 
littlefinn last decade
30c should work fast, but I leave the decision about when to give to you.
 
sameervermani last decade
Ok, we'll do it in the morning then. Will give pain relief tonight if necessary, and then hope that the lyco kicks in fast tomorrow so we don't need to give anymore pain relief tomorrow night. Thanks heaps Sameer. I'll update you in a couple of days.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer. It's only been 24 hours, but things aren't going great. I don't see any improvement in his mood at all yet, and I would have thought it would happen very quickly. All day yesterday he was a complete nightmare - the way I described him before - destructive, disobedient, wilful and irritable. His cold is driving him mad because his nose is really blocked. It's still running a lot, but is clear now. He woke a couple of times over night, but we managed to avoid pain relief. He has a cough, but I think it is mainly a result of excess mucus.

I thought it might also be worth noting that we see nothing of the old pulsatilla child when he is sick now. He is not seeking comfort from us anymore. He is not clingy or needy and doesn't cry for no reason. He is seeking comfort from 'things'. He wanders around looking for something to distract him and make him feel better, and it usually means doing something he's not allowed to or destroying something. It's as if he just goes from one thing to another seeking satisfaction but can't find it. He is very wilful and cries with outrage when he is prevented from doing something. I felt like I spent all day yesterday telling him no, taking things away from him and getting cross with him.

He is repeating himself a lot again this morning.

He is also voraciously hungry and keeps asking for milk, cheese or yoghurt.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi littlefinn,

This looks like an aggravation to me.

Please wait and watch for 2 more days and report back.

Please keep Chamomilla 6c or 6X at hand.
 
sameervermani last decade
We definitely have some chamomilla at home, but I'm not sure what potency. I will check tonight.

I was thinking aggravatation too, but there's not a lot of difference to how he was before we gave him the lyc 30c.

We are going away on Wednesday, so I will report again on Tuesday night. Fingers crossed.
 
littlefinn last decade
I have cham 6c and 30c on hand.

Report from daycare today was that he was coughing A LOT. And tonight he is the same. His mood is unchanged and he is coughing and coughing and coughing. His nose does not appear to be so congested anymore, and is not running much, but the cough is definitely worsening, especially when he lies down.

Does this follow what you might expect a lyc aggravation to do under the circumstances? How long do you think it might last?
 
littlefinn last decade

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