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From brisbanehomoeopath on 2011-10-16
Repeat the remedy, once only. Relapse does not have to be complete to redose, and in fact is of no benefit to the patient to wait that long. It just has to be marked and persistent.

No change to the redose as yet, just give him one more dose and let's see what the response is.

You should probably get hold of 200c as well.
 
allicando last decade
Ok, thanks for that...in the past I have always waited a long time to make sure (sometimes a week too long) because I have not wanted to hurt any progress.

I will order the 200c in the meantime.

Do you want me to again hit it against my palm twice before I put some in the cup?
 
allicando last decade
From brisbanehomoeopath on 2011-10-17
The sucussions (hits) are the most important step, almost more than anything else you do. Keept it at 2 for the time being.
 
allicando last decade
2011-10-19
He definitely still has less rigidity but he gets mad if you try to interrupt him when he is talking and starts to yell.

Still getting up pretty early (like around 6:00 or so) but waking much less from cramps (not any since the redose).

He is talking nonstop and still a little hyper. Again he didn't seem to aggravate though. He is not too social with strangers and even people he knows and will often ignore or look away if someone tries to talk to him still. (Unless it is his teacher or his dad or me). Eye contact is still sporadic but not terrible. He gets very distracted by details of things when he is talking and will fiddle with things or look at other things when he is answering someone. Wants to talk when he wants to talk but doesn't like to have to answer.

Not sure how he has been socially in his class at school, but I am volunteering for a field trip tomorrow so I might get a better idea then.

This is all I can think of to post right now, my brain isn't working well and I feel like I've been hit by a (small) truck...lol!
 
allicando last decade
2011-10-22
It is hard to tell if I need to dose him again or not...he had some of the foot cramps again last night. And today he was just being extra loud and wanting constant attention - getting a little more intense that usual. He has been frowning and then crying if he does not get his way, like...sobbing, not screaming or getting as mad as he used to. I am watching for the OCD to come back...it is there in little amounts, along with stuttering and having to explain everything he is saying with extra detail or he will get upset if he can't get it all out, but not full-blown yet.
 
allicando last decade
From brisbanehomoeopath on 2011-10-23
Repeat the remedy. Relapse does not have to be full, just enough to be marked.

He will need multiple doses to get cured of course, we just need to make sure he is not aggravating or noticeably improving when we give those doses.
 
allicando last decade
Right - so I shouldn't worry terribly about redosing if he seems to be on a plateau, just not if he is noticeably improving? I have always waited until he is noticeably going downhill, but he seems to plateau for a while and this would change my dosing methods if it is ok to dose during that.

Usually there is a bit of improvement in his symptoms for a couple days, but not complete improvement, i.e. symptoms are still there, just less. Then it plateaus for a few more days.
 
allicando last decade
From brisbanehomoeopath on 2011-10-23
How many days since the last dose has it been?

It has been 5 days.

Yeah I would repeat, and in fact I would give him a dose every 3 days unless you see an aggravation or he is really much much better (or obviously getting better each day).
 
allicando last decade
During the pregnancy you experienced some fairly strong states. Can you describe more on :

Withdrawal symptoms and stress

Lack of maternal instincts

Nervous huband would not step up as dad

Stress of a cramped house

Guilty for wasting everybody's time

Pregnancy as a way out

In terms of your son, can you expand more on:

Extremely alert

Unable to latch on

Resentment towards him

Constantly needing to be close

Afraid of sensory activities

Forgets instructions instantly

Can't do things himself
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
That was it, I just asked you if you had a copy of this on your computer, and then the rest is not deleted. He was actually aggravating each time for a few days but I didn't realize it. He would always clench his face up and give the 'death stare' and get really angry. He hasn't been dosed for almost a month and is not that angry. I feel like this remedy made him act a lot more angry than he usually does...he is generally fussy, whiny, argumentative, and contrary, and can have little outbursts, but I would not say he is an angry kid in general...that word seems a little harsh to describe his usual self if that makes any sense.
 
allicando last decade
I may have a copy on my desktop at home, but I am often on my laptop or the work computer, so I don't always have access to all my files and documents.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Withdrawal symptoms and stress
I had to withdraw from the Prozac, all though I think it has a long half-life. I got headaches and was generally up and down emotionally, it was hard for me to deal with stressful situations at work, like confrontations and such, I hate anything that feels like a confrontation. Also, his father and I are very different, and I didn't feel emotionally supported by him, which is very stressful for me, as I wanted someone to understand me and provide me with more stability and love.


Lack of maternal instincts
I didn't have a lot of experience with babies and felt like I would not be able to handle it, my mom and I were never close and I basically felt emotionally abandoned by her from a very early age, so I didn't feel like I had that normal attachment with her and was afraid I would not have it with my baby as a result.

Nervous husband would not step up as dad
He wasn't the most supportive husband and spend a lot of time pursuing his own hobbies and interests, so I felt alone a lot of the time. I worried that he would also do this with our son, and that he would miss out on his dad. Also, that I would feel like a married single mom shouldering all the responsibility and I really wanted a loving cohesive family unit.

Stress of a cramped house
Our house we rented was old, somewhat damp, and tiny, things would just stop working and the landlord wouldn't fix them...our brother in law got a job offer (they lived across the country at the time) and he and his wife and their 8 month old came our and lived in what was to be my son's room for a few months until they could rent something somewhere else. I really like my privacy and need alone time (I am introverted) and the house was so small we were on top of each other, and they could hear all our arguments. Plus I really wanted to nest and prepare the nursery and couldn't because they were living there the last few months of my pregnancy. I was hormonal and always on edge. I wanted my space and a space for my baby. It felt like an intrusion, and I hated that I felt that way, so I felt guilty at the same time, and this increased the arguments with my husband.

Guilty for wasting everybody's time
I felt like everybody was waiting on me to hurry up and birth this baby...I appreciated the support, but it was almost like I wanted to go into a little cave and do it all by myself like the animals do...no one would be waiting on my and I wouldn't feel pressure. I think I felt a lot of inhibitions in my labor and it was very painful.

Pregnancy as a way out
As in, I had not found my passion, so I took a series of jobs which weren't right for me - they could have been great for many people, but I have this annoying quality of feeling like I am overwhelmed and drowning if I am not pursuing something that has value to me, meaning, passion. I thought that being a mother was much more valuable, and my husband and I had wanted me to be able to stay at home with the baby, this was what I wanted also. I knew it wasn't my ultimate passion (still not totally sure what that is, but am open to it), but I always wanted to be home with my kids when they were little if at all possible. So it was a way to leave the workforce that I hated at the time and not have to feel guilty about it.
 
allicando last decade
In terms of your son, can you expand more on:

Extremely alert
He was awake constantly, from birth, very vigorous, looking around the room, seemed to take everything in, be intelligent if it is possible for a newborn to be intelligent.

Unable to latch on
He was very impatient with feeding, and could not coordinate his lips and tongue to latch on properly to my nipple (I have somewhat inverted nipples so this made it more difficult, but I was assured this could be worked around - 6 consultants later and they agreed the problem was with him but they weren't sure how to help). This caused me a lot of physical pain and made it nearly impossible to nurse with him taking sometimes hours of screaming to latch on for a few seconds and come off again. I tried pumping for a while, but he screamed the whole time and this made it hard for me to make milk, and very hard for me to hear this (as I couldn't hold him while I was doing this, and it was torture for both of us). He would scream more after bottles of my milk, I don't know why. (I ate a lot of dairy during this time as I was told it would increase milk production, and he was probably sensitive to this). My milk didn't actually come in until 6 days later and he lost so much weight the drs were very concerned and had me scared about failure to thrive.

Resentment towards him
He screamed. All the time. Picking him up didn't console him. I felt like he hated me and I couldn't relate to the other mothers who had docile lovable infants. I didn't sleep either, because he didn't sleep, just screamed unless I rocked him for hours. I felt like a hostage and could never admit my feelings to anyone, because no one would understand. They might have even thought I was making it up, because I had never encountered a baby like that, and have never since.

Constantly needing to be close
He could not be put down, even as he got older, he would cry and scream if I crossed the threshhold of one room to another (even if he could still see me and I just walked into another room!)

Afraid of sensory activities
He needed a lot of movement, like a baby swing, car rides, rocking, etc. but was deathly afraid of park swings, and climbing stairs and going down slides. Also HATED baths, especially getting hair and face wet, and having teeth brushed.

Forgets instructions instantly
When I ask him to do something, even when he does hear me he is inevitably zoning out or thinking of something else, and will either say a delayed, 'What?' or 'ok' and then go off and end up getting distracted by something else.

Can't do things himself
He is getting better with this, but still asks for help on a lot of things he either knows how to do, or should know how to do by now. He acts helpless a lot of times, kind of like a baby, very dependent for a boy of his age.
 
allicando last decade
There is an interesting pattern here.

I also think that I need to explore your case more - there is something else there I haven't understood.

There is a dynamic here. I didn't really see it the first time I analyzed the case.

There is a mother who is independent, solitary, not close to her own mother, wanting her own space, resentful of the high level of attention the child needs, and who is unable to feed the child.

Then there is a child who is dependent, cannot be alone, desperately needing to cling, demands everything from the mother and gives her no space, who will not feed from the mother.

These two states are opposite poles of one state.

What is your feeling towards him now, in terms of the time and energy he requires?

What is his connecton to you like now?
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Your assessment makes me feel sad - not to say it is not a good one, I just feel incredibly sad reading it.

He requires much less time and energy now, but it was the excessive need for motion, excessive noise, no sleep, etc. that were the problem and drove me to the brink of sanity. I actually enjoy babies when they are able to express all emotional states, if you know what I mean! ;) I felt very lonely as he rarely expressed enjoyment and didn't seem to enjoy me, just need me. I feel like I tried everything to make him happy. It broke my heart.

Anyway, I feel like our relationship is definitely a lot more positive then it used to be - I love him very much and I do feel like we are very bonded when I sing to him at night and when he tells me he loves me. I just know there is something more...he is locked inside somehow, at least part of him seems that way.

What I have trouble with is when he is out of control hyper and will not stop (being silly with constant noises, bouncing off the walls, rolling on the floor, climbing the furniture, etc) and when he does not listen and seems to ignore everything I say. I sometimes lose my patience more than I should and raise my voice. I also feel lonely and sad that he doesn't look me in the eye when he talks to me a lot, and that he doesn't tell me goodbye when I drop him off at school. I know he loves me, but I miss him in a way I can't explain. We are misunderstanding each other. But the love is very much there.

We have days where I still feel very drained, but days where I feel very lucky to have him. He is a wonderful boy and we are trying to find our way.
 
allicando last decade
I am sorry my intention was not to upset you. I suppose I can be a bit analytical here - I am just writing as I think. I do that so that you can disagree with me when I have it wrong :)

I guess, while it is sad this is how things have started, the hope is that we can transform this for you - that is what homoeopathy is all about - Alchemical transformation.

It looks like you are starting to access or express your intuition about him.

Describe more on 'Locked inside'

I am wondering about Nat-mur for you though. Also the remedy Ammonium-mur. Muriaticum does appear to be an important element for you. I need to go look at your thread again.

For him, it appears that his reponse to your state has been to demand all your attention, and now to somehow be distant from you.

However, I wonder how much of this is being filtered through your own state. I believe if we could help you, then perhaps your own perception of your son might become more objective.

This is always the problem with children - you rely on the parent's observations and opinions, but sometimes you can only hear their pain.

There is something in this - his need for you being so excessive, and now his ability to connect with you is hindered in some way.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
I think it always was hindered though. He needed me, but didn't connect with me, if that makes sense. He connects with me more now then he ever did.

When I say locked inside, I mean, the part of him that can easily connect with others...This is not saying we cannot talk to each other, or that he cannot have fun with other kids even, but...he is always so preoccupied with thoughts about...numbers...concepts, theoretical things...or just being crazy silly and avoiding genuine personal interaction through that. I would say I mean that he cannot sense when I want him to look at me or when he should say hello and goodbye...he does not think to be personally interested in the world of another. But somehow I sense that he could be really intuitive himself. I don't know. He is really sensitive, and I think he does care but isn't able to show it... He is also very logical and analytical and that is part of his personality. I am more of a feeling type so sometimes I feel like it is hard for us to understand each other.

I always wanted to have a strong emotional connection with my children, that is so important to me. To feel like that is blocked, or impossible, is a heartbreak I could almost not bear.
[message edited by allicando on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:12:03 GMT]
 
allicando last decade
I was prescribed Nat Mur by another homeopath on here...it may in fact have been the first one prescribed after Sepia I believe. It did sound like me (but so did Nat Carb prescribed by you). I had a horrible aggravation though, probably the worst one yet...I remember it so distinctly because we were visiting relatives (which can be inherently stressful anyway) and it seemed like the worst possible time to be so agitated. It was prescribed dry though and three times in 24 hours.

When I am in a balanced state (it is rare, but I am closer than I have usually been in the past), I really enjoy being around others and being social, with some downtime, but I am not exclusively antisocial. I need a certain balance of socialization. I enjoy it.
 
allicando last decade
bump for your consideration
 
allicando last decade
Ok I have spent the better part of today looking at the case. The remedy I would like you to get is Agaricus 200.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok - I am assuming this is for my son? Or is this for me? Want to be sure!

Also, Agaricus Muscarius? There are several other kinds of Agaricus sold on this site. Thank you!!
[message edited by allicando on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:37 GMT]
 
allicando last decade
Agaricus muscarius is the remedy known as Agaricus. It is for your son not for you.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Ok thank you - I will order it. Out of curiousity, most of the keynotes don't match, for instance, he does not have any twitching or convulsions, he is cheerful when he wakes up in the morning and wakes up before everyone else (he is a morning person), and he is always very warm and likes the cold, he likes sweet things, dislikes eggs, loves bread and cold foods. The sleep doesn't seem like him as it doesn't say anything about night terrors.
 
allicando last decade
Keynotes are not important, the state just has to match. Twitching is not an important part of this remedy for example and its presence or absence isn't relevent.

Sometimes remedies will cure when lots of small not well-known symptoms match. Sometimes just the overall concept or essence is enough.

When I went back through the case, I tried to look at what the main problems were.

Agaricus has this picture:

Exaggerated movements, actions, physically clumsy and awkward

Extreme restlessness

Cheerful, loquacious, exalted fancies
Great mental excitement
Incoherent talking
Immoderate gaiety
Sings, talks - incoherently or rapidly changing from subject to subject
Loquacious but answers no questions, disinclined to answer any questions
Singing, shouting, muttering
Self-willed, stubborn
Can't do anything new
Fears to be left alone
Hyperactive clumsy children

(every remedy contains a polarity - Agaricus is known to be fearless and reckless, but you will often see the exact opposite state of caution and fear of danger).

Can't find the proper word, uses wrong words
Merry incoherent talk


Agaricus lacks control. Things are exaggerated in them.
 
brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Alright, thank you! We shall see what it does - it seems like so many of these remedies are so similar. I have no idea how you even pick among them! I'm wondering if you want to retake my case as well...if so, let me know and I will rebump my own thread so these do not confused. Asking since you said that these questions helped you see both of us differently...I feel like I might be getting close to a dose of something...just tired, not feeling particularly social...mildly grumpy...

(Is 200k the same as 200c?)
[message edited by allicando on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:10:45 GMT]
 
allicando last decade
How would you suggest I dose with this to avoid aggravation?
 
allicando last decade

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