**Antivirus** please help PTSD & anxiety!

Hi,

I'm hoping for some help with remedy advice/ dosage for my foster child who suffers Post traumatic stress and severe anxiety.

He came to live with us when he was 1 & is now 7. I'm happy to give more information if required but basically he suffered abuse and neglect from his birth mother. He 'appears' happy and charming to those who do not know him but underneath is suffering. These are some traits:

-Trouble sleeping, can take a couple of hours, but once asleep stays asleep most nights
-Nightmares
-Hypervigilant
-Avoids
-Runs away
-Excessive talking, usually same topics
-Wants control, obsessive about time, plans for the day, always questioning everything
-Is capable of much but will avoid as he is has no belief in himself. ie - can dress himself but wants me to
-self sabotage, ie. he really wants to participate in an acitivity but will end up avoiding it or ruining it
-Very small for his age (height wise)
-Sweats on the head at night
-Worse when hot
-Eats for comfort when anxious
-Difficulty concentrating, short attention span unless it is one of his topics
-Wants to please but struggles to
-Charming
-Thirsty, wants ice
-tummy aches
-always going to the toilet but not always doing anything
-impulsive, when anxious (which is constant) will make very poor decisions
-affectionate, likes hugs most of the time, will sometimes push away if angry though
-frustrated anger
-is always bored (his words!)
- hates being alone, always wants to be around people
-scared of dark
-doesn't cope well with change

Can give further info if needed.

I have given him Stramonium for the last week. It made a huge difference. He was calmer, talked less, was ok to be on his own more. Dosage of pilules 30c, initially a few times a day, dropped this to twice a day and am now dropping 1 x pilules into 1/3 cup water, mixing, giving 1 teaspoon. I feel he may have plateaued over the last few days. It is hard to say as he has gone back to school after holidays so his anxiety would naturally be heightened with the change.
Should I continue to dose twice per day? Or is it time to find the next remedy?
I am also giving him Melatonin 6x before bed, and a combination remedy called Insomnia which has Capsicum, Chamomilla, Coffea, Ferrum Phos, Gelsemium, Hyos, Kali Phos, Mag Phos, Passiflora (all 6x). These seem to help him and it takes less time for him to go to sleep now.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any help greatly appreciated.
[message edited by EmmLee on Sun, 05 Feb 2017 02:03:54 UTC]