Is there a Dr with good experience with CROUP and asthma

It is 1:15 am here and my son just took a deep breath and coughed and you can here the croup starting, he did aggravate on dros last time before getting better does anyone know if this could be the case

Thank you

All I remember last time was day 3 was amazing recovery and cough vanished like magic but must of seen improvement beforehand.

How bad can aggravation get, he has a high fever also now and I cannot sleep as worried about the croup starting.
Fingers crossed it will not worsen
Best wishes

I have 2 remedy kits do have a fair few if the common remedies, he's had a lot in the past but my homeopath used to be quick to change if it wasn't working fast enough.
I realised this when dros worked for the whooping cough.
Simone do you still get aggravations if you use homeopathy the modern way or is it just classical?
Thanks for your help

Pixie

I asked that question Simone because when I had remedies from Asad I felt no aggravation but one dose of prescription from David I felt strong aggravation so was just curious.

Thanks parakletos last night he did not wake atal his croup was mild but worse upon waking at 7:45am but am not worried as once up and about it clears quick, I have windows open wide all night as the cold air helps it a lot, I don't think he gets anxious but maybe he will now he's a little older, I'm wondering if the dros aggravated and I guess i will only find out by waiting to see what happens.
He's dribbling a lot and I can hear a lot of saliva coming up into his mouth during the night,
He's had all of the above remedies in the past for it but none worked but this maybe because I did not wait long enough between remedies.

I get very confused with homeopathy,

Maybe I will see how he is today and list symptoms later

Thanks to you both
Pixie
[message edited by pixie wood on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:01:51 BST]

I didn't think it was due to my experience and with how my children have reacted.

The aggravation is quite scary when croup and asthma are involved.. i wonder how far the aggravation would go and if it could get dangerous. i remember with the whooping cough it aggravated alot but also very suddenly got better too.

fingers crossed thats whats happening now although he is still pretty full of cold

Thanks evryone

Ok i am not sure this dros is working this time round.

My son has started to cough today but there was no coughing yesterday his fever was only there for the night though which is good,

Now that he is coughing it usually starts of asthma within a couple of days does anyone reading these posts no what i should do regarding remedies i can give more information or i could wait until more symptoms.

I had a homeopath that tried for 2 years to stop the asthma and croup and we got nowhere. he did manage to treat a few acutes though.

Parakletos do you want to have a go at this case or i can request a new thread for someone else.

Many thanks
Pixie

Oh Simone i have all remedies you have mentioned above but maybe not 200c. my son cannot tolerate 200c everytime he has taken them he has been very very bad and been to hospital one time too.

David wanted him to have 200c dros for the whooping cough but i couldn't do it. we did 30c and it cured it like magic
My son has tried all the remedies you mentioned above but i do not believe the dosing or timescale of waiting to see what happens has been long enough,

I would be greatful for anyone to help with this case and parakletos i will not be offended if you do not want to i can post a new thread.

Thanks to all that have responded

its not all down to the homeopath getting it wrong either.
its the person describing the symptoms
something i struggle with at times
Pixie

Parakletos I just want to inform you I think dros is working its magic again and it seems it takes a minimum of 24 hours for him stop
Aggravating and then improve again, I do hope I am right.

Is this form to treat him long term or just for this illness?
Thank you very much so for wanting to help
Pixie

Thank you very much I will do my best to do this tomorrow
I am so grateful for this forum

Hi Parakletos

Drosera is a truly amazing remedy for my Son.

It was one dose of 30c and it has cured him again. i am guessing this won't always be the case and we may need to up the strength but he is not good with higher potency,

I will fill the form out as soon as possible but will be in a couple of days as it will take me a long time.

Thank you
Pixie Wood

1. What complaints do you have? Describe your complaints in your own words:

Croup with a cold, has only happened once this yr in January but During last winter he would also get asthma with a cold.

When he didn't have a cold he would have a constant barking cough and get colds every three weeks

2.What Medicine do you take now?
No Medicines at present

At what time of the day are you the worst? Morning? Evening? Night?
After waking? After sleeping? Etc.

Night time for croup

3.How do you react to the weather? Cold-warm-humid-dry-foggy-windy?
How do you react to draft? Exposure to Sun? Snowing? Change of Weather?
How do you react to warmth? Warm rooms? Sun? Warm bathing? Warmth of bed?
How to you react to cold? Uncovering? Cold Water? Cold food and drinks?

Change of weather and the winter suffer alot.

This summer he has been at his best (not sure if this was the dros working or changes we have made at home regarding the lodger not allowed to smoke anywhere even close to the house and dut kept to minimal

4.Do you catch a cold easily? Cold feet? Cold parts of the body?

PLEASE NOTE at present i can only go by the previous 2 winters as this years hasn't begun yet but yes caught colds very easily. every 3 weeks

5.How is your desire for open air?

He prefers to be outside and when he has croup the cold air does help

6.Do you sweat? In general or on special parts?
Sweat during sleep?
Suppressed foot sweat?


7.How is your desire for motion? How do you feel during sitting? Standing? Lying (left, right, back, abdomen?)

8.How do you react to the sea, the mountains?
How can you stand the pressure of clothing, touch?

9.How is your appetite?
Do you have desire for special food? (Sweet, sour, salty, spicy?) Meat? Fish? Cheese?
Do you have aversion to special food?
Do you have aggravation from special food (Fruits, flatulent, fat food? Milk)?
How is your thirst? Alcohol? Coffee? Cold or warm drinks?
Are you hungry at special times of the day?
How is the bowel motion?

Appetite is much worse than normal lately (used to have an amazing appetite) now he doesn't care for lunch and is a nightmare at teatime but does eventually eat it,

doesn't have much thirst? again can go all day having one drink but does tend to get thirsty in the evening and sometimes wakes in the night wanting a drink.

he does like meat and mackeral and tuna but would not say he craves it,

Eggs have always been a complete aversion but latley he will eat a little egg and mayo sandwhich and will take a bite out of the egg and sometimes eats it but won't have anymore and othertimes he spits it out and throws the egg saying very yukky.

He also does not usually care for cakes but has been eating them lately and if there is icing sometimes he will just eat that.

Bowel motion. pretty regular, usually guaranteed to go first thing in the morning and again later in the day,
Never been constipated usually on the softer side rather than firm.

He does not have cows milk because his Dad has a very severe reaction as a child and was bandaged head to toe with eczema, i did notice slight eczema on his face when he was having dairy but nothing major. i limit wheat also as i do not like this food and nutritionist said this causes alot of asthma,
Since limiting he has not had asthma but this could judt be coincidence because of it being summertime.

10. These questions can be related to the general condition but also to every complaint you have.
With every complaint there must be paid attention to following questions:
What circumstance can cause this complaint? (Anger, grief, cold weather, draft, exertion, sweating, etc.)
Where in the body is the exact localisation of your symptoms?
What circumstances can aggravate and ameliorate this symptom? The answers to that question are the most important to find the right remedy.
The exact sensation that is felt in the complaint (burning, drawing, stitching, etc.).
The exact description of the complaint (diarrhoea is watery, bloody, cough is dry, or expectoration is lumpy and yellow).
Are there any concomitant symptoms that accompany a special symptom? (In back pain there is also felt nausea for example)

When ill always heads to chest and very often gets croup, its never a simple cold like it would be for some other person.

He is much worse at night with the croup and if he has a cough also usually worse at night.

Not The croup cough but other general cough he was getting alot last yr would always have a barking dry noise (not happened yet this yr but you can hear it very slightly sometimes when he's crying)


11. Do you smoke?

12.How is the healing if you have a wound?
Do you have prolonged bleeding?
Tendency to have a collapse?

Not that noticed

13.In woman: How is the bleeding during the period? Are there any changes during the time of the period?
Sexual problems?

14. Very important is the change in the mood during the disease.
Very often the cause of a disease can be found in stress of psychic origin.
What was the most severe grief in your life?

i think for him this was when i was pregant, i will state this further down.

Can you weep?
yes
How do you react to consolation?

he likes being consoled

What can make you angry?
if he does not get his own way sometimes
Are you jealous?

Are there any anxieties in your life?

Have you been anxious as a child? Can you describe your character as a child?
Have you special fears: Heights? Robbers? Death? Dogs or other animals?

doesn't seem afraid of things

How do you react to other people? Do you like company or you prefer to be alone?
If you have grief do you want to speak with someone about or you prefer to solve the problem alone?
How do you react to crowds, to small rooms, elevators?
Can you wait? Are you impatient? Hasty? Always in a hurry?
Did you have grief, anger, disappointment in your life?
Is order in your life important?
How do you react to contradiction?
How do you react if you hear from other people if they are suffering?
How do you react to bad news in TV, to horror movies?
How is your situation at your working place? Your family?
How is your sleeping?

sleeps well
Recurring dreams?
Is your sleep disturbed? In what position do you sleep?

When he has a fever he is usually very sleepy.
I see a section about my pregnancy which i think is very important

As for anxieties i do not notice any

15. It is very important to consider the psychic situation. Homoeopathy is a very holistic system of treating people and it is very successful because the whole person is included in the therapy, not only the physical complaints of the patient.

16. Did you suffer from other diseases before? Operations?

17. Accidents?

18. In children: How was the situation of the mother during pregnancy? How was the childbirth? Have there been problems during the first period of life?
How was the development of the child?
How did you react to vaccinations?

Ok this is important, my pregancy was horrific in the way of my depression, fear, panic attacks and anxiety.
I really do not want to go into it all but briefly i hadn't long met my husband and i found out of some goings on with his ex and my whole world felt like it had ended. i was very very bad i had constant fear of losing him and everytime i tried to love him the fear was unbearable and would send me into panicattacks, i couldn't bare to be without him and was scared of getting close.

This truly was the worse time of my life and unfortunatly was pregnant.

Also i am HPA 1A- basically i have a rare platlet in my blood. it does not affect me ever but when pregnant i create antibodies which destroy babies platlets and can cause heomorraging.

I had to go on an IV drip for 6 hours weekly with the treatment of something called flebogamma. ( i do not like what i read up on this)
I had no choice to go on it. it was a risk i had to take

Anyhow he was still born ith dangerously low platlets but all was fine after a platlet transfusion..
Birth was very quick it started on it's own 2.5 weeks early but once at hospital they put me on a drip to speed it up a little s needed him born in daylight hours whilst all specialists we're at hand,
1hour and 20mins and he was born

19. Are there diseases in the history of the family, the ancestors: Canc.., tuberculosis, heart problems, allergies, etc.?

Husband very bad eczema as child but lessoned now. he has severe reaction to brazil nuts and some shellfish
He also had ashma as a child but it has gone now.

I have underactive thyroid

Finally you can go through the body from above downwards, to make sure that you haven't forgotten anything important:
Head - Eyes - Ears - Nose - Mouth - Lips - Tongue - Throat - Glands - Chest - Heart - Lungs - Stomach - Liver - Abdomen - Bowel motion - Kidney - Bladder - Genitals - Back - Joints - Skin - Nails

I want to say he is very much a Daddys boy and more often or not Dad has to do everything for him.

When people talk about him they say he is more like the older brother not the younger one and that he is sometimes like an old man and will cuddle his brother if his brother is upset and will get his coat and try to help him get it on.

He can be very independant and likes to do most things himself but has recently got lazy with walking. he will walk so far and ask to ba carried, he never used to.

He can be a little bossy and a little strong willed but nothing i can't handle.
Loves motorbikes and dressing up pretending to ride one all the time. can be quite cuddly especially with Dad.

he has blue eyes fair hair and is certainly on the smaller side, he is a little underweight but nothing to be concerned about although he is not eating or drinking much these days but still has energy and is playful.

He does have a funny shaped chest the Dr spotted this and called it something and it was to do with the amount of coughing he had done,#

Also when he was 6 months he had chicken pox and just before spots came out he had his forst bout of croup and then no croup for another year. he was exactly one year when the asthma started too.

Please let me know if i hhave not given enough detail or missed something and i will respond asap

I also think you should know his previous classical homeopath of 2 years was always coming up with Drosera to be his remedy for acute. it never seemed to work but then i contacted David on the forum and he was adamant he needed drosera also (for whooping cough) he got alot worse after taking it QUITE alot worse and old homeopath would of uauslly switched remedy by now but David said i must sit and wait and sure enough it was a magical cure and again last week it worked the same. it bought on the fever and mild croup and thn done it's magic.

He still has a slight running nose,

Also my child is very very sensitive to anyhting in 200c and responds extremely well to 30c i have to take him to hospital before from an aggravtion to 200c. i do not like giving 200c's i have seen to many severe aggravation please understand this. this is not me worrying about the higher dose in general as my 6 year old is always fine with 200c

Another remedy that used to help really well but not for long was tub he had several 30cs and either one or 2 200cs but it would only help for very short time and i was told to stop it.

Also remember nux vom may of helped another time

Dros seems the magic one at present

thank you for you time

Hi Dr

I have read through your post and i vaguely remember our previous homeopath saying something similar about something in the genes being passed down from many years ago.
I will need to ask the family if they know any history of the illness mentioned.

He treated my son with several doses of tuberulinum but this failed. it did help acutes but nothing long lasting and nothing has ever worked as good as drosera.

He has had several TUB 30c and twice 200C which is too strong and yes they helped acutes but very very short lived and homeopath said this was not correct remedy,

As for husband liking change. he is inbetween as he really does not like starting new jobs, he is a carpenter so does start alot of different jobs all the time.
He doesn't mind travelling.

I know you did not ask about me but i do not like change one bit i don't like to be far from home or going abroad. i am out of my comfort zone.

Do not know about worse before storm but certainly the colder damper weather.

I will say my other elder son has a different Dad and he also started having lots og coughs and also a couple of bouts of asthma last year he is six years old and this started when he was 4 when we moved to my husbands house and after his brother was born.

There is not history of asthma or allergies on his or my side.... maybe in previous generations that i do not know about though.

Thanks for your time
Pixie Wood

I remembered something. My sister had bad croup as a child and her daughter has very bad croup which seems to be growing out of now but she would end up in hospital everytime.
My grandad had asthma all his life but my mother or father had none of this.
[message edited by pixie wood on Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:07:09 BST]

Hi Dr thanks for your reply.

Are you thinking that Drosera may help long term??

I know Tub cannot be repeated often and he did have the doses quite close and on the 200c he aggravated so so much the homeopath had to interfere so i would be very worried about 1M i would never give this without you advising so do not worry about that.

So to be more clear even though one dose of drosera 30c helped i can still give it every 5 - 10 minutes?? will it cause more aggravation.
The last time from the one dose it took 24 hours for the aggravation to stop and he started getting better.

I will say he is still having running nose in the morming and when running around he will cough a little.

I will order the 200c for the future as i do understand the 30c will not work forever but what about shaking the water with the 30c in it does this strengthen it?

I will ask before doing anything though and will stick to 30c until you advise otherwise.

Thank you