Sameer Vermani - please help me improve the quality of my life! _{Page 7 of 8}

Hello Sameer. I hope you are well.

It's been two weeks since I took the lachesis 1M.

At first I noticed nothing but an outcropping of little pimples around my hairline on my head. This is something I suffered from before. There are still a few now.

Then I got my period 9 days early, as noted in this thread. I don't like to pass judgement on menses symptoms too much because they can fluctuate a bit, but in general it was quite an easy one - didn't last as long as usual and I had no pain or discomfort with it.

Now, for about the last 4-5 days I have had a sore throat. It isn't a cold or virus, it is just an aching, soreness which is worse at nighttime and first thing in the morning, and then gets better as the day wears on.

I have not suffered from any itching. My nasal congestion has come and gone as usual. I think it's too soon to pass judgement on that, but I have a feeling that it might be connected to my consumption of wine. I am going to watch very carefully over the next few weeks to draw an accurate conclusion on that one.

My appetite is normal. My bowel movements are normal. I have no other discharges.

My mood has improved slightly this week. I am still feeling a sense of apathy and lack of motivation, but I am a lot less stressed than I was a week ago. I think I experienced a mood aggravation for a few days in the middle of last week. I felt very strung out and on the verge of tears a lot, however I did have a pressing deadline to deal with as well. This week I do not have any deadlines and I do feel better. There have also been a few other mental changes that I don't really want to go into detail over, but I think they are definitely related to the 1M.

I guess I will keep you updated...?

Hi Sameer. Just a bit of an update.

My throat finally stopped hurting last night, so I think that reaction is passed now. I also developed a dry, tickly cough for a few days too, but that also appears to have gone.

Since late last week I have noticed a big increase in bowel movements. They are quite loose too. It feels like my system is being cleansed. Could that be another form of 'discharge'?

I have lost a bit of weight (this is a good thing!).

Mentally I feel really good now. About as good as I think I could feel actually!

However, my brain has been going through all kinds of weird stuff since I updated you last week, and I think I have a lot of emotional things I need to work through that I have perhaps been ignoring or pushing under the carpet for quite a long time. I'm not feeling anxious or worried about this. But it is not a side effect I expected to encounter. Does that make sense to you? Is it something that you might expect to happen if there are repressed issues? I believe that the mind and body are always connected and that phsyical complaints are often a direct result of mental issues, but I wasn't really prepared for this.

I have been sleeping more deeply than usual. I have also been remembering a lot of quite intense dreams.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

That's great to hear. Thank you kindly. I will update you again in a week or so. :)

Hi Sameer. It's been just over 4 weeks since I took the lach 1M, and 12 days since I last updated you.

Things have settled down somewhat. On the whole I am feeling quite calm, stable and level headed. I am not anxious or stressed, yet I have a lot to do. I have had a few bouts of irritability over the last week though.

I am still sleeping very deeply some nights, but not all. My bowel movements settled down a few days after my last update, but I am still having an occasional day where they are very loose and frequent. It seems to correspond with my being more emotional on certain days.

A few days ago I felt the beginnings of a cold - and I still have a scratchy throat and a bit of mucus in my sinuses. At the same time, my nose blocked up just like the good old days. It made me realise that until that point I had not had any nasal congestion since taking the 1M.

Since a few days ago I have also had some pimples/blocked pores on my face, the kind of which that are not normal for me. One of my moles is also playing up.

I am taking some positive action with some issues in my life, and this will no doubt cause some mixed emotions over the coming weeks/months, but I really feel it was the things that came into my mind following the dose which have prompted this action, and it's a good thing. I never thought a homeopathic remedy could do that, very interesting experience!

That's about it. Do you have any thoughts or questions?

Hi Sameer. It's been about another fortnight, but like I said in the other thread, I've been too busy to post and things have been reasonably stable. I have not ordered the stuff from Helios yet, but I will this week - perhaps there is something I can get for my son at the same time, but I will wait and see what you think.

I have remained in good spirits, feeling healthy and positive despite disturbed sleep (caused by my son) and a great deal of pressure in my life coming from all directions at the moment.

My menses this month was different to usual, painless and much more manageable - I can see that the lachesis has had a positive effect there.

However, yesterday I came down with a headcold (I caught from my son). So far it is nothing serious - I have a sore and scratchy throat, and a lot of mucus with a full feeling in my ears/head.

I know on the whole this is all very good, but worries me that I have yet another headcold. It is actually getting worse, so I had to go home from work. I am aching and very congested. Mucus is yellow.

I used to be someone who NEVER got sick. I seriously went five years once without even a headcold. I used to be around people who were sick but never caught anything (even when it was my partner). These days, it's like I only have to be in the vicinity of someone who's sick and I catch it. Even since taking the lachesis 200 and then 1M, I have had at least 4 or 5 viruses! That is in the space of 9 months!

Is this a concern? Why do you think it's happening? Should I be treating this one with another remedy now?

Oh great! Thanks Sameer. That makes a lot of sense, especially considering during that period that I didn't get sick I was depressed and emotionally unstable. Your explanation is a great relief!

I will just wait and see if you think I should procure something special for my son, before I order from Helios.

Hi Sameer.

I just wanted to check something with you. This virus has hit me pretty hard, and I have developed an awful cough with a lot of wheezing. I don't want to go to the doctor as I'm sure it will turn out to be bronchitis or something like it and I'll be given a script for ABs. I can cope with it, but it has required use of my ventolin inhaler and seems to be worsening today. I haven't had to use ventolin for about four years, and for a few years prior to that period it was only very rarely. So I guess this might be significant. I know I shouldn't be using a medication like that at all while under homeopathic treatment, but I figure it is probably better than taking antibiotics, and it does give me some relief. What do you recommend I do under the circumstances?

(Lach LMs are on their way from Helios).

I was concerned about this two days ago when I mentioned that I was so sick I had to go home from work. But now it is worse and since I am a past asthma sufferer, I simply cannot fathom dealing with this without medication! I am wheezing - it is hard to breath and once I start coughing I cannot stop. I am perfectly happy to list symptoms and find the right acute remedy, but in the meantime, I have to deal with a potential asthma attack. I am not going to take antibiotics. Ventolin is only going to suppress a part of the picture, (and will help me breathe) surely it cannot be as bad as taking antibiotics.

So the symptoms.

It started with an itchy, scratchy, irritated sore throat. Then progressed to a head full of mucus and a full feeling in my ears. At this stage, I felt a lot better when I kept moving about - the congestion would ease. I sneezed frequently.

24 hours after the first symptoms, I began to feel very achy all over, and ran a low grade fever for about the next 24 hours. I was tired and unhappy. Warm drinks (especially coffee) made me feel better. Being wrapped up made me feel better.

I began to develop pressure headaches (probably coming from my sinuses) which are worse when I rise or move suddenly. The throat discomfort moved into my upper chest overnight. It began with a strong burning sensation and my lungs felt very tight. I sweated all night long and woke up with a cough. It is looser in the morning and tightens up as the day goes by. Moving about loosens the cough which makes it more bearable.

Today (right now it is 3 days since the symptoms began) I am still extremely congested, (nose, sinus and ears) and can't breathe through my nose. My cough has worsened and is accompanied by wheezing when I breathe out, and shortness of breath during and after coughing. Not much comes out when I blow my nose, although it feels like it should. Mucus varies from clear to yellow.

I still have a dull ache in my head, but no more fever or aches.

Warm drinks help the cough and generally make me feel better. Fresh air eases the congestion, as does moving about. Hot shower also helps. Lying down makes the congestion worse and makes me feel a bit suffocated. The wheezing worsens after coughing.

I hope that is enough detail.

One more thing. The soreness in my throat started on the left.

During the fever, my skin was extremely hot to touch, all over, and I have generally felt more hot than cold during this whole episode, despite colder than average, wet, windy weather.

An adrenalin rush or a moment of restricted oxygen relieves the congestion and allows me to breathe. For example, I hold my breathe for a second while I'm concentrating on something, or something gives me a fright and makes my heart beat really fast. This is actually something that has always been true of my periodic nasal congestion as well.

Sameer, I have it in 6c. Is that enough?

Is there only one Hepar Sulph? The label just says Hepar Sulph, but I'm pretty sure I got it when you had prescribed the same thing a while back but then we ended up using something else.

Ok thanks, will do.

Hi Sameer. It's been 2.5 days since I took the Hep Sulph 6c. I only had to use my Ventolin Inhaler one more time after using the Hep Sulph, and since then the wheezing has gone.

Apart from that, the improvements have not been huge. It feels as though it would have improved like this anyway, regardless of taking any remedy. It is now about 7 days since the symptoms started and I am still congested, but not too badly now. It is mostly on one side or the other. I still have a cough which tends to be either very dry and irritated (unproductive) OR quite wet. There are no other symptoms.

Since the Hep Sulph, I noticed that the overnight everything dries up - the cough become like an irritated, dry cough (as if I have a tickle in my throat) which wakes me from sleep and is difficult to stop. I drink water, but it doesn't help, and I will continue to cough for a few minutes before it goes away by itself. It does not cause any discomfort, other than annnoyance. This is a cough which I have frequently experienced over the past year when recovering from a cold or virus.

Similarly, the congestions also dries right up overnight and I breathe for most of the night through my nose.

Once I get up and start moving about in the morning the mucus and pleghm loosens.

Both the cough and congestion are improving each day.

My head no longer feels full.

My bowel movements have been a little disturbed - I don't know if this is from using Ventolin or from the Hep Sulph.

Unfortunately not. If you think I absolutely should have some, I can probably get hold of it in the next couple of days.