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Sameer, I know why I'm worrying. I let you talk me out of it because what you say is rational and makes sense, but what is actually happening is mother's instinct. I start to worry when I pick up on the fact that things are worsening....

So over the course of the last few hours his mood has deteriorated completely. He is following me around, clinging to my legs, crying, wanting to be held. He cannot be consoled for more than a few minutes. He is totally listless.

I would normally want to console him, because he is behaving so pathetically, but I am just so frustrated right now, because I am supposed to be working today, but he cannot go to daycare with infected eyes, so we are quarantined at home - I have a million things to do and he won't let me do them.

He is pulling at his ears A LOT. I haven't seen him do this in a long while.

He also just had the most disgusting bowel movement. Quite soft, but mostly just a really, really offensive smell. He cried and cried while I was cleaning him up.

So while his eyes do appear to be on the mend, the rest of him isn't. And I'm afraid that it's going to get worse.
 
littlefinn last decade
It's lunchtime now, and he has a fever. He fell asleep on the lounge while watching TV. Hasn't eaten since breakfast.
 
littlefinn last decade
More details: it's a dry heat. Cheeks are not flushed. No sign of sweat. I would put money on an ear infection at this stage.

Why do you think this is happening? Everything was going so well, and it's as if his system was weakened by the eye infection and now everything is falling apart.

Please forgive my multiple postings, I am just so stressed out.
 
littlefinn last decade
Or a reaction to the pulsatilla????
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi littlefinn,

It will be ok.. please calm down.. we cannot intervene unless 100% sure of another remedy. If fever came due to Pulsatilla(not sure), it is a good sign.

You are free to use paracetamol. I do not see a clear acute remedy other than Pulsatilla at this point. And giving anything deep acting at this point, runs the risk of aggravation.

Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade
I'm sorry Sameer. I'm really trying. I think I'm experiencing some aggravation from the lachesis and I'm really strung out. I have deadlines and I'm worried about my son and I just feel like I can't cope.

Hopefully something will emerge later today and we can get a better understanding what is going on.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hi again.

Here are the symptoms currently:

- Quiet. (VERY UNUSUAL)
- Low grade fever - dry heat
- Body is hot to touch (esp. back and neck).
- Slightly flushed cheeks.
- Refusing almost all food (had some milk and cheese during the day and pumpkin soup for dinner) but drinking water.
- Breathing very shallowly. (UNUSUAL)
- Sleepy (has fallen asleep twice today at unusual times and in the middle of doing something). (VERY UNUSUAL)
- Listless. (UNUSUAL)
- Fragile and emotional.
- Happy when being held and caressed.
- Suspected ear infection with possible sore throat.
- Slightly wet nose (occasional chunks of green mucus)
- Right eye still red on outer eyeball, but improving. No discharge.
- Left eye still discharging thick yellow/green.
- Occasional wet/loose cough.
- Periodic shakeyness/trembling. (UNUSUAL)

Is anything clearer from this?

It seems strange to me that a single dose of puls could have such a strong adverse reaction, especially when given to treat an acute.

The symptoms that worry me are the ones that I've bracketed with 'VERY/UNUSUAL'. Those things in combination are usually a bad sign in this age group, and not something we have to deal with often, if ever.
 
littlefinn last decade
Sorry, I got the eye symptoms round the wrong way.
 
littlefinn last decade
This is not a Puls aggravation as I do not expect a single 30c dose to produce so many symptoms, just a 'curative' fever can happen, but not so many symptoms.


The symptoms here are pointing to Gelsemium as an acute remedy.

However, the only thing making me doubtful is his thirst. Is his thirst increased or is it that it has not been affected ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. It's morning now and things have improved. The fever broke some time during the night, accompanied by a very blocked nose, which then also disappeared. He only woke twice and we didn't need to give him any paracetamol.

Several of the symptoms on the list I wrote last night were there before the puls dose. It was mainly the mood/fever that changed, and some of the other symptoms would have been directly related to those two things.

This morning his red eye is looking a LOT improved. His right eye has still been discharging a lot overnight though, but the colour has changed - drying brown now.

His mood seems fine and I did get him to eat breakfast.

Still playing with his ears.

Gelsenium is a bit similar to ferrum phos isn't it? Interesting. Is that something that could come up during treatment like a 'layer' which I think I remembering you mentioning to me on my thread?

Speaking of my thread, I am about to post a question there too.
 
littlefinn last decade
Oh I forgot to answer the question about thirst. His thirst increased yes, but I'm not sure whether it happened before or after the puls dose. Possibly before.
 
littlefinn last decade
Hmm.. let us just wait and watch, I believe things will clear up under Puls itself.
 
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer.

It's Thursday morning and his eyes have pretty much cleared up now.

The biggest problem we are dealing with now is his appetite. Last night he refused to eat dinner (and it was his favourite food) and so went to bed with an empty tummy. He wakes for water quite often, seems extra thirsty at nighttime. So last night I tested whether it was thirst or hunger disguised as thirst. He woke at 10.30pm and drank a LOT of water. Then he wanted more, so I got him a cup of warm milk. I sat with him until he drank it all, and then he went back to sleep and didn't wake up again until morning. That proved to me that he is hungry, so this is appetite loss is very puzzling. In the past when he's lost his appetite, he just hasn't been hungry, whereas at the moment, he doesn't want to eat, but he needs to. When he woke this morning he was very cranky and crying a lot. After eating, he was better.

A few hours later and he is definitely not in a GREAT mood, but he's ok. I think he's just bored because we've been trapped in the house all week. He does need a lot of stimulation and gets bored easily
 
littlefinn last decade
Oops, hadn't finished.

He is still playing with his ears, but I don't believe there is an infection or we would have had a much more disturbed night last night.

Back to the food thing. I believe something is preventing him from wanting food, but I don't know what. The child is growing a lot and he needs food. His metabolism is obviously not coping with the reduced amount.

What do you think we should do next?
 
littlefinn last decade
Okay, lets go back to our analysis

Charismatic: Carc, Phos, Lach.
Communicative: Carc, Phos, Puls, Lach
Precocious: Carc, Phos, Puls, Sil, Calc, Lach
Hunger agg., Phos, Sil --> SYMPTOM PRESENTING STRONGLY THESE DAYS
Animals love for.: Carc, Phos, Puls, Calc, Lach
Symptoms changeable : Carc, Puls
Bite; desire to; Carc, Phos, Puls, Sil, Calc, Lach
Music sensitive to; Carc, Lach, Calc, Phos
Desires to be held/magnetized; Carc, Phos, Puls, Sil, Calc, Lach
Desires to touch everything; Carc
Develops aversion to something he liked to eat: Carc
Vegetables green averse: Lach
Uncover desire; Phos, Puls, Calc, Lach
Thunderstorms agg, Carc, Phos, Sil, Calc, Lach
Sleep afternooon agg; Phos, Puls , Lach
Sensitive pain; Phos, Puls, Sil, Calc, Lach
Ear inflammed; Carc, Phos, Puls, Sil, Calc, Lach
Perspiration on head during sleep (past symptom); Sil, Calc , Carc -->Is this happening at all these days ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Ok, take out:
Symptoms changeable
Uncover desire
Thunderstorms agg

I'm also wondering whether it's worth taking out the positive symptoms - the ones we don't want to chance. I say this based on the threads of another homeopath on here I have been reading recently (brisbanehomeopath) who explained that positive symptoms shouldn't be used in an analysis as we aren't trying to change them. What are your thoughts on that?

If so, we should take out charismatic, communicative, precocious, animals love for, music sensitive to.

The way I read his thread was that we need to find the essence of what is wrong. I guess that has changed a bit, because I used to say it was his ears, but now I'm not so sure about that. The PHYSICAL essence of what is wrong is now that he seems very susceptible to coughs, colds and eye infections. But it also manifests in his general mental state, the essence of which is irritability, neediness and disobedience. But anyway, tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree. You know me, I can't help searching for new information and understanding about all of this. :)

And I definitely think we need to add something to list which describes his disobedience. It's like this: he does not mind getting in trouble, he is indifferent to punishment, or chastisement, and often it spurs him on to continue his disobedience. I think he actually 'gets off' on being in trouble. He will not learn that he shouldn't do certain things, not because he doesn't understand, but because he enjoys the experience of doing something naughty. I think this is a big part of who he is at the moment, and a big part of my frustration with him. I would love to change this.

The hunger aggravation is definitely a big thing also. But more importantly right now is that his appetite is very low, and he is extremely picky. Finding something that he wants to eat is hard. I will go through everything in the cupboard and he will reject it all, and choose to eat nothing. He has always been picky to some extent, but this is very extreme. It was only a week ago, he was eating two whole fruits every day, now he will not have any of it. This appetite loss is a recent change and very extreme. It would seem this change has come about since having the puls.

I also think it might be worth adding something about thirst. He is a thirsty child, day and night, but worse at night. Although I do believe that he is confusing hunger and thirst over the last few days, it has been common for quite some time for him to wake several times during the night to have a big drink of water.
 
littlefinn last decade
Oh sorry. Yes, his head has been perspiring again regularly for the last couple of days, since he got over that fever.
 
littlefinn last decade
It is someone's opinion, but I do not think, we want to take out positive symptoms, as they definitely give clues to the remedy, as they rule out many remedy types.

Examples--
It will be hard to find a sympathetic Anacardium patient.

It will be hard to find a very generous Arsenicum patient.

If a person loves taking responsibility, his remedy is almost unlikely to be Medorrhinum.

If a person's is extremely mild and compliant, his remedy is unlikely to be Lachesis.

If an person is extremely calm and sober, his remedy is unlikely to be Tarentula.

And, I can give numerous examples , where I have picked a remedy like Carcinosin on love for music, animals, creative pursuits and love for dancing, thunderstorms.

The key is neutrality does not rule out a remedy but an opposite symptom of the general personality type or for that matter any physical symptom rules out a remedy. e.g. If a person says I am neutral to temperature, his remedy can very well be Arsenicum (which is a very chilly remedy) but if he says I am aggravted from heat, you can rule Arsenicum out safely.

Hence, I do not agree with the theory of neglecting positive traits completely. Infact nothing in a case has to be neglected unless extremely common and found in nearly all remedies (e.g. constipation). No mental trait is ever to be neglected.

That being said, if you are not convinced, you are free to ask the prescriber in the thread you read for help. I will just watch.
 
sameervermani last decade
That makes perfect sense Sameer. Please do not think I am questioning you or your opinion on this case. I trust you! I was really just wondering what you thought about it.

Ok, so can forget all that then, and can we take out the things I mentioned in my previous post and add the disobedience/low appetite/thirst ones and see where we're at?
 
littlefinn last decade
The things to take out I mentioned in my previous post being:
Symptoms changeable
Uncover desire
Thunderstorms agg
As they no longer apply.
 
littlefinn last decade
Sameer, I see you replying to others' posts but not mine. I hope I have not offended you? I explained that I was only seeking your opinion. Surely you cannot be cross with me for reading other people's threads.
 
littlefinn last decade
I have a lot of cases and not just this one, plus I have a full time job. Keep in mind, that I have, till now, given much higher priority to your son's case because somehow, I became personally attached to his cause, it being a case of a small infant. There have been occasions when yours has been the only thread I have responded to. I have at times slept late (just waiting for your response before I sleep, or to do the analysis needed for a prescription before I sleep), so as to not make you wait 12-13 hours due to the difference in timezones. I have spent so much time and energy on this case analyzing every little detail, and have always responded within extremely promptly
in this thread. I have virtually been 'on call' at times in this thread 14 hours a day. In return, you come up with a post questioning my approach towards picking remedies. Just put yourself in my shoes and imagine how that would feel ?
 
sameervermani last decade
But I wasn't doing that. I'm sorry that it came across that way, I really didn't intend it to. Things can easily be misinterpreted online.

Basically this is what it comes down to: I read some information that I thought might be relevant, so it was on my mind. You brought up the analysis again, which prompted me to raise the question. The reason I thought it might be relevant is because we have come back to the analysis a few times, as there are a few remedies which have suited the case over time. I wondered (quite innocently) if taking out some of the positive symptoms may help hone in more obviously on one remedy, and then we could look at exactly what you explained to figure out if it was right or it was leading us in the wrong direction. It was simple curiosity! It was not a case of me thinking that someone else knew more than you or anything like that AT ALL! As SOON as you explained your take on it, I agreed without further discussion. I trust everything you say Sameer! Please do not misunderstand my words!

I know how much effort you have put in. It has been over a year and you still continue to give your time and patience. I appreciate that so, so much. It is a shame that I cannot talk to you in real life so you would understand that I am a good person, who is grateful and appreciative, always.

I also have a very strong curious streak and I am always reading. I find homeopathy extremely interesting (thanks to you) and I can't ignore some of the things I read. There are so many differing opinions out there. Some of them I can easily read as incorrect as they directly contradict what you have taught me, but others seem very complimentary to your methods, so I am more interested and curious about those. Like I tried to explain, I raised the topic because I wondered about it's validity and I wanted to know what YOUR opinion was on the subject. YOU are the one handling our case, I am not about to disagree with you or go behind your back! I would never do that!

I can totally understand how you might feel upset by the idea that I am questioning your methods or knowledge. But PLEASE believe that I am NOT doing that! I was seeking your advice, which I always do. I totally understand that you do not always have the time to explain things in detail, but I love it when you do. And I really appreciated the way you explained your take on the issue. It made perfect sense to me, and I responded with that, straightaway.

I know there are a lot of people who have probably used and abused you on this forum. I can understand that may make you extra vulnerable to the idea of anyone doing that, which would of course be hurtful when you have poured so much time and energy into helping people of your own free will, but please believe that I am NOT doing that to you and I would NEVER do that to you. Your guidance and time has been of massive benefit to my family's life and I would NEVER take you for granted or disregard you in this manner.

I am also a good patient, and I have never gone against your instructions like some do. I really think you have misunderstood me, and that makes me very sad.

I feel sad and sorry that I have unwittingly hurt your feelings.
 
littlefinn last decade
Okay, lets move on then, what is the current status ?

Have things stabilized now ?

The perspiration on head, was it present during sleep ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Thank you. :)

His mood is better today (so far at least - it is only early) than it was yesterday.

He also ate his own breakfast this morning and was still hungry afterwards, so that is good.

I can assess his mood more realistically at the end of the day, because as you know, it tends to take a turn after his nap!

He slept much better last night, but had a slightly fuller tummy before he went to bed, so I'm sure that helped.

And yes, the perspiration is present again. It reappeared after taking the puls, and has been present for his daytime nap and during the night ever since. It is also the back of his neck and his back. Has an odour about it, but not unpleasant.
 
littlefinn last decade
Okay, let us keep waiting then, as things are going as expected.

Please update in 3-4 days unless ofcourse things start going backwards.
 
sameervermani last decade

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