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That is good to know. I will update you again tomorrow.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi again. I just wanted to let you know of something that may be significant/important.

His behaviour today is very much like the way he was last year before and during the time we were giving him pulsatilla. He has this cry that we haven't heard for about 10 months.... it's a very plaintive, weak cry, not at all like his normal cry. He is also refusing dinner and is very aggravated at this time of day (5/6pm) which is also what used to happen in the past. He would start crying as soon as he went in the highchair and refuse to eat anything and cry until we got him out. Food appears to be aggravating his cough quite a lot. He just wants to lie on our laps and snuggle at the moment. He is also pulling on his ears. There hasn't been any further improvement in mood or symptoms since this morning. Do you think this is relevant at all? Could pulsatilla be an option after sulphur if it doesn't continue to work?
 
littlefinn last decade
Pulsatilla is many times indicated when Sulphur aggravates the underlying condition, and infact at that time Pulsatilla acts better and sets things straight. The only negative of that path is that Lyc is also anti-doted by Puls.

Please wait for 1 more day, and if things do not improve by then, we will intervene.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi there. This is interesting, and a relief to see he might be following a somewhat typical path.

He has improved further overnight, thank goodness. He LOOKS better this morning and is coughing a bit less. His spirits have also improved.

We are going away to stay with family for 10 days, but I will have limited internet access but I will keep in touch when I can. I will take a selection of remedies with me, but I don't think I'll be able to get anything else when we're there. I will take Lyco 200c, Lachesis 6c, and Puls 6c and 30c. If you think there is anything else I should take, let me know asap. (We're leaving in a few hours, so you may not read this in time).

Thanks a lot for everything. I never say that enough.
 
littlefinn last decade
No point taking Lyco 200c as that can not be administered after Sulphur .

Take Puls 6c, 30c, along as well as Silica 6c, 30c.

Another remedy to take along (if you have time) would be Calcarea 6c and 12/15c which is now fine to admininister since Sulphur has been given, and I see the cycle of sulph-->calc-->lyc needing completion at some point of time.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. Thanks for that. Is calcarea the same as calc carb? I have calc carb with me in 30c only, but I may be able to get some lower potencies by Wednesday if you think we need them.

The improvements in the past 24 hours haven't been as strong as the previous day. There are some new things coming through very strongly now. They are as follows:

* Loss of appetite: continues to eat his breakfast, but is rejecting all offers of snacks and eating very little lunch and dinner. Rejecting things he normally enjoys. His water consumption is fluctuating from drinking a lot, to drink hardly any, and then back again.

* Clinginess: he is EXTREMELY clingy and wants to be cuddled all day. If I leave the room, he follows me and demands to be picked up. In my arms, he snuggles in and will not move. If someone else comes near he will push them away.

* Change in his crying manner: his cry is completely different to what it was before the sulphur. He is doing a very pathetic sort of wail which is quite out of character. It is soft and forlorn sounding, he just wants to be held close and caressed and as soon as you do that, he stops crying.

As for the cold/virus symptoms, he still has a very wet sounding cough, which is worst in the first part of the night and when lying down. The mucus in his nose is very thick amd stringy now. He is playing with his ears a lot, but I can't tell whether they are hurting or not. Last night he woke up about dozens of times in the first few hours after going to bed and it wasn't until I finally took him to bed with me that he settled into a deep sleep. I don't know if something was bothering him (cough or ears) or if it was major separation anxiety.

Generally, his mood is reasonable, but he is very much on the sensitive/edgy/wary side of normal and keeps running to me for reassurance. His cheeks and lips are flushed as they often are. He was quite sweaty on the back of his neck during the first part of the night last night, when he was coughing and waking up a lot.

So what do you think? Time to move on to something else?
 
littlefinn last decade
Hmm.. the option for Pulsatilla is quite tempting right now, but I would still recommend waiting as changes are happening still.

Let us let Sulphur accomplish more (it will clear up case for the next remedy if left long enough).

Update in another 2 days.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. Not quite 2 days (Sunday night here), but I will be unable to get to the internet (unless it's an emergency) from Monday lunchtime until Friday lunchtime, so I thought I'd better update you now, so we can come up with a plan (if you think it's necessary) to see us through the week.

On Saturday afternoon, his mood did improve quite a lot and he was being less clingy, but unfortunately he was back to the same clingy state again this morning and has remained so all day. His appetite improved a bit last night, but is still not good/normal. He does not have as much nasal discharge today as yesterday. He had another very disturbed night's sleep and ended up in bed with me. In general, things are much the same as in my last update.

I wanted to clarify my description of his clinginess. On the surface, his mood seems good. If someone else observed us, they would think he was a good natured kid who was just a real 'mummy's boy'. He is almost permanently attached to my leg or hip. The way I see it is that his mood is actually reasonably good, just as long as he's getting extra attention than usual from me, with lots of physical affection. If he's not happy with the situation or I'm ignoring him, he gets clingy and whiney and desperate. He is behaving slightly on the mischievous side.
 
littlefinn last decade
He is also 'trying it on' a lot - lots of typical two year old tactics to get what he wants. This is unusual behaviour from him.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi littlefinn,

What is the status on the cough ?

Still worse on lying down during night ? Any other patterns to the cough ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Cough sounds the same, but is gradually subsiding. He is tending to cough a bit after a lot of activity or crying, but it's not really bothering him anymore. He is also coughing for a while after he first goes to bed at night - just for the first hour or two. Sometimes it bothers him, sometimes not. That's about it.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hmm.. I am still inclined to wait. When are you coming back from your trip ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. It's Friday night here. We're not home yet, but I will have internet access over the next few days.

Things continued to improve slowly and gradually in some areas since my last post. The cough has almost gone completely and is no longer a bother. For a few days while we were at the beach, his nose ran like a tap virtually non-stop (clear discharge). It was dry in the morning, but started after being outdoors for a little while. It is not so bad now, and is stringier and more opaque.

His mood is much the same as it was a few weeks ago, before this last bout of sickness and before the last dose of lyco. He is waking up cranky in the afternoon and for the last few days he has remained unhappy and irritable until bedtime.

Meal times have turned into a disaster (particularly in the evening). He is not asking for snacks during the day much, not drinking a lot of water and rejecting most foods. He prefers to play with his food rather than eat it. Interestingly, he is rejecting a lot of what is usually his favourite food - cheese, chicken, carrots, milk. He is asking for (and enjoying) bread and potatoes. His appetite increases in the late afternoon, at the time that he is most cranky, and he starts asking for food. Then he seems to want to snack until dinner time, which is probably part of why he doesn't want his dinner, BUT if I try not to give him too much food before dinner and then give him dinner earlier, he still won't eat half of it. I know that some of this is just typical two year old behaviour and not necessarily anything to do with his health or the remedies he's taken, but it is also a new state for him to be in. Up until this last virus/cough, he was eating quite well and consistently and had been for a long time.

We are still seeing a little bit of clinginess, but not as much as earlier in the week. He is calling out a bit in his sleep and needs to be patted and reassured before he'll go back to sleep. This is happening several times a night, but might also be related to being away from home for so long.

His cheeks are tending to get flushed very easily. They go bright red in two big round spots high on each cheek.

His bowel movements are reasonably consistent and predictable at the moment light in colour and firm.

That's about all I can think of at the moment! Interested to hear your thoughts.
 
littlefinn last decade
Aggravation in mood after afternoon sleep is there in Sulph. , Puls. , Lach. , Phos. among the relevant remedies.

However, I would still recommend waiting, as there are changes which have happened in the past 4 days. Let us let response to Sulph stop completely.
 
sameervermani last decade
Thanks Sameer. I thought the other symptoms might have helped to present a more clear picture? I agree though, that his condition is a bit unstable and changeable and hopefully will settle down when we get home tomorrow.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer. Just wanted to update on my son's current condition. We've been home now for 3 days, and he hasn't really stabilised. There have been a few odd things happen too.

On Sunday night he had a very loose messy bowel movement, and woke a few times during the early hours of the morning feel quite dry and hot to touch. In the morning he seemed ok, but daycare called us in the afternoon to say he was running a moderately high fever and could we take him home. His mood wasn't too bad, but he was clingy and deteriorated during the evening. We gave him paracetamol before bed and he slept well for the first half of the night. His fever broke with sweating around midnight and never returned. There have been no further related symptoms since.

In general, his mood is still not great. He is very clingy, needy and demanding. His behaviour is quite melodramatic, especially when he doesn't get what he wants. He is crying easily - loud, demanding and over the top crying. He seems quite anxious, and is particularly upset when one of us leave the room. For example, this morning, after waking, he was enjoying a quiet cuddle in bed with me and his dad, when I had to get up to use the bathroom. As soon as I left the room he let out such a howl and screamed my name. I suspect that classic separation anxiety is the biggest issue here.

He is also waking randomly at night time, 2-3 times, generally in the second half of the night - 1am, 3am, 5am would be typical. We're not sure what the problem is, but we have considered his ears are bothering him, or he may have a stomach ache, or again, it comes down to separation anxiety.

He is still waking in the morning and from his nap unrefreshed and unecessarily upset.

The hot, red, flushed cheeks thing is still prevalent.

He is still being fussy with his food, but not quite as badly as when we were away.

Last night he had a total freak out going in the shower. Screamed hysterically and we had to take him out after a few minutes.

Everything else is as normal. He still talks non stop all day long. He is still affectionate. He is still cheeky and loves to play games. He is very posessive of his toys.
 
littlefinn last decade
the thread started in august 2008 and its been almost a year.

with what littlefinn has described, i dont think any positive changes have come even after 1 year of treatment.
 
rishimba last decade
Rishimba, with all due respect, that is a very negative and black/white point of view on what has been a complicated case. There HAVE been changes, and some have been very positive. You cannot change the essence of a human being. He is two years old and has a certain aspect to his personality which is difficult to deal with. Other physical things have changed, however at times it does feel as though we are chasing our tails. If you can perhaps provide something constructive to the case rather than a blatant criticism (which I'm sure Sameer will take offence to, as I have) then I would certainly be interested to hear. I'm sure homeopaths must discuss difficult cases sometimes, yes? No-one person can know all the answers all of the time.

(Of course I mean no disrespect to Sameer, who has given us so much time and patience over this time).
 
littlefinn last decade
all i want to tell you that lower potencies dont cure, the problem keeps coming back.

if you want a constitutional remedy to stabilise his mental symptoms for good... go for higher potencies.
 
rishimba last decade
What I want is a remedy to stabilise his PHYSICAL conditions above all else. Sameer KNOWS we need higher potencies. I know we need higher potencies. We have been working towards it, but things keep interrupting the flow. For example, right now it is winter here nad he is in daycare and keeps catching viruses, which then need to be treated with a different remedy and then that changes the next step in our process. Teething last year also interrupted the flow. Not to mention the fact that what seemed to be the perfect remedy (pulsatilla) ceased to work once LM potency was reached, which brought us back to square one.

The other thing that we have learnt is how sensitive he is to remedies, and has experienced some nasty aggravations even with 6 and 12c potencies that have meant we have had to be very cautious and slow with treatment. The physical symptoms HAVE changed. The ear infections are not so rife now, whereas when we started, they were the number one problem. Other problems have emerged, either as part of the curative process, or as a matter of course. One year is a long time for a little person and a lot can happen developmentally, both physically and mentally. I suspect that is one of the reasons this has taken so long.
 
littlefinn last decade
http://abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/188972/

Read above to get a background for all the venom Mr. Rishimba seems to be spewing in every case of mine :)

Note that he won't dare to interfere in cases where remedies have been hit in the FIRST attempt and patients are well on the way to cure :)
 
sameervermani last decade
Ok, can we ignore rishimba then? I am wondering what your thoughts are on my latest update on my son's current condition. You hadn't made a comment on that.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi littlefinn,

Is he still perspiring on his scalp during sleep ?

Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade
He did the other night when his fever broke, but in general no, I haven't noticed that in the last little while.
 
littlefinn last decade
He has a peculiar smell about him today. Mostly his breath I think. Sort of sour and stale. Quite unpleasant.

If I can elucidate on his personality to help you make the next call. It is much more developed now, at two years old. Easier to describe and perhaps hit on his consititutional - if we haven't already.

We notice that whereever we go, he draws people to him. He is somehow magnetic. This is everyone, from babies and small children, to adults without the slightest interest in children. He is very beautiful looking (and I'm not just saying that because I'm his mother!), so that is part of it, but I believe he has a charismatic quality about him already that is starting to become stronger. At his daycare, he is constantly surrounded by little girls. They follow him around and greet him very enthusiastically. He does like the attention, and if it comes from an adult he is fond of (for example, his grandparents), he can get quite overly excited and start to show off, but it is not obnoxious.

He relies quite heavily on those around him to be there and help him out. He can become easily frustrated with things that he can't master, and will immediately hand it over for 'help'.

He is very communicative, and talks pretty much non stop all day. I believe his verbal development to be excellent for his age. He desires to learn new words and phrases and picks them up quickly. He will 'fill in the gaps' with babble if he doesn't know how to say something, just so he can speak in long sentences and keep up with everything else.

He has a good sense of humour and loves to play games and laugh.

He has a strong need for regular physical contact, and not just from us. He will cuddle and kiss other little kids very readily and adults he has a rapport with.

He is wary of strangers, but I have seen him make friends very quickly, and he will go to a stranger and sit on their lap if he likes the look of them. He is very attracted to people who look different to him - dark skin or asian appearance.

When he meets someone new, he will often go red in the face. I don't know if it is adrenalin, embarrassment or shyness. If he doesn't take to someone quickly, he probably won't ever take to them. In these cases, he will be happy around them, but will not let them get too close. He bonds with adult men most easily of all.

In new environments, he is fairly confident, but will go to the familiar objects first. He is very wary of a certain type of child - boys who are boistrous and rough. He will freeze if someone like that comes near him. About two weeks ago we were at an indoor play centre and a boy younger than him pushed him while waiting for him to go down a slide. He went down on a funny angle and ran to me scared when he reached the bottom. He did not cry, but he was very stiff and tense and wouldn't take his eyes off this kid for several minutes. Then when he had the courage to go back to the slide, he completely froze when he saw kids coming behind him, in case it happened again. It took me 5 minutes to coax him down the slide - he didn't cry, but he was paralysed from within.

Normally, he expresses his dissatisfaction very readily. He will tell me if he doesn't like something, and often he gets creeped out by funny/unusual objects that he hasn't seen before - toys that make a strange sound or have a weird texture.

He can be quite disagreeable and will often tell me 'no' when in fact, he means yes.

When he finds an activity he loves doing, he gets completely lost in it and forgets all about everyone and everything else.

When he is hungry, he becomes very irritable and anxious, almost desperate. It seems to hit him suddenly and with force. I often think that he has an issue with his blood sugar, because it is something both myself and his dad suffer from.

He is very wilful and stubborn and has no fear of chastisement. It is another way of getting attention from his parents, and he loves and craves our attention, no matter what the reason. I often catch him trying to get my attention by doing something he knows is naughty.

He is still very interested in animals, pictures, books and anything visual. He loves to look at things. He also loves watching TV. He loves water, but I have mentioned that before in detail.

I think he is a very bright kid, and needs a lot of stimulation and activity to keep him content and stable. But I also think he develops at his own pace, and we have always noticed this 'different' thing about him that is hard to define. He doesn't quite ever fit the 'typical' path or conform to the 'norm', if that makes sense. He dances to the beat of his own drum.
 
littlefinn last decade
Lower potencies dont cure ?

Only higher potencies for mental symptoms ?

There are no such rules in homeopathy. Only fundamental principles. Prescribing with such rules and preconceived notions that undermine and contradict the fundamental principles mostly brings trouble.

cure can take place even by a single dose of 6c. It all boils down to the sensitivity of the patient as every case is different and every individual unique.
 
faustian last decade

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