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Dr. Sharma,

The redness on my face has not re-occured in the past week.

I did have headache twice.

Thanks.
Ramneek

Dr Sharma,

I do have sinusitis. I am allergic to grass pollen and its grass allergy season here till september. I get post nasal discharge and itching on my body due to it.

Currentlly I do have sinus pressure which is worse in the past two days but no headache. I have to take allergy medicine as well as decongestant for it. Sometimes I forget to take medicine on time and the pressure increases or if I dont take it for a few days like I did last year, I ended up with acute sinus infection.


Usually with sinus headache I get pressure on my nose, eyes, and teeth. But in the headache mentioned in my post earlier the headache was not accompanied by any sinus pressure. Possibly headache came out of tiredness or stress since mostly my sleep is not refreshing.

I will report again in another 5 days.
I really appreciate your help Dr. Sharma. Thanks.

Pankaj Varma,

My headaches occur during the day. Usually start in the afternoon (so they dont last all day.. so not from sunrise to sunset).

Nope, the headaches are not associated with completion of a stressful task. But headache usually occurs before or during a stressful or problematic time period.


Dr. Sharma,
I will be posting details of other problems I am having by tomorrow.

Dr. Sharma,

My face has been ok.

I did see redness and blotchy spots on my face after taking bath (luke warm water). THis happened twice. The weather was very hot too that day. But after half hour they disappeared.


In next post I will give details of other issues I am having. Please if you can help me with them as well I would be very grateful. Thanks

Dr. Sharma,

Here’s a list of the current health problems that I am having. I them listing the ones which bother me most first. Sorry, the post is kinda long but I wanted to include all the pertinent info.

1) Muscle Pain and Joint Stiffness
I had joint stiffness starting in 2001 two months after my first child was born. Initially the stiffness started in my little finger of the left hand , then little finger of right hand, then the ring finger of left hand and slowly to all the finger joints.
It was always more sever on the left hand. The stiffness would be worse first thing in the morning and as I moved around in a few minutes it would get better. Now its at a stage where there is always some stiffness…the joints don’t feel normal without stiffness. There is always some tightness, and if I keep my hands still for even 5 minutes, I need to flex them after that to relieve the increased stiffness that happens when the hands are immobile.

Around 2003, I felt the stiffness start to spread to my elbows, knees, back . A homeopathic doc gave me Kalmia, Bryonia 30 and Olive homeopathic liquid. It did help and I took it for couple months. In 2005 I felt it happening in my feet and toes. If I carry a grocery bag for 5 minutes , that arm and hand and elbow all become stiff and ache. Same with my back. My knees are aching a lot, more on left knee. Stiffness is there as well.

Since 2001, I have seen couple Rheumatologist on regular basis (about 3 times/year) and initially Rheumatoid Arthritis was suspected, but in Feb 2006 a new Rheumatologist that I saw said it was Fibromyalgia. His diagnosis was based on a bone scan which showed no damage that would be consistent in a RA patient.

Starting March 2006 I started getting generalized muscle pain in my body. Doc said it was likely a Fibromyalgia flare-up. I would get muscle pain in one area, and it would stay for few days and then another area would start aching. Arms, left shoulder, underarm, chest, leg, excruciating pain in left foot….all got achiness over a period of 6 weeks and then the muscle achiness moved to right shoulder and then went away. I would like to point out that before the doc had diagnosed me with Fibro., I didn’t have any muscle aches ..only had joint stiffness and pain (which is also associated with Fibro). Sometimes I feel that my mind was so relieved at having a diagnosis that it may have taken on the other Fibro symptoms (muscle ache) also….
The first Fibro flareup I had lasted till mid May 2006.
The second Fibro flareup started in end June 2006 and its still going on. In a flareup, I have trouble moving since my muscles hurt…I feel like a truck went over me. My feet hurt. If I stand for an hour, it will hurt so much that I wont be able to walk without pain for the next 5 days. Sometimes I move on sheer will power.

Its worse with stress and lack of sleep.
Its worse in cold rainy weather. Where I live its cold and rainy for 9 mths/ yr.
Its better with heat (either applied to muscles or joints) and in warm weather.
Worse with inactivity and worse first thing in the morning. The first 20 steps that I take in the morning are forced, unstable, stiff and it hurts. As I move around, its better.

I gave up my job 2 yrs ago. Sicne then I have put on lot of weight. The increased weight is also stressing my knees and feet. Ihave never been this heavy before . (Can homepathy help ? I reduce my oil intake , but have craving for cookie or sweets in teh afternoon about 4-5pm. Usually I end up giving into the cravings.). But when I exercise or walk, the soreness in my muscles that evening discourages me from exercising again the next day.

2) Unrefreshing sleep.
I have always been a light sleeper. But since 2000 I feel I have not slept well. That was after my first child was born. Now also I don’t sleep well even though my kids are older. I toss and turn but don’t fall asleep. If it’s a fibromyalagia flareup then the achy feet and lower legs keep me awake all night. I take Melatonin tablet sometimes. Usually it gives me few hrs of good sleep, but if I have achy feet/legs then despite melatonin, I still stay awake. I sleep better in early hours of the morning like around 4am – 9am.

3) Anxiety
Since 1989, I have had a feeling of tightness in my chest. Felt like enough air is not going in my lungs. Checkup showed nothing wrong. This feeling would come and go. In Oct 2003, I had a panic attack. It happened the night my two year old son was diagnosed with Asthma. I had also taken a new sleep medicine (Ambien) that night. I woke up midnight unable to get up and felt I was choking. It was weird feeling, I felt I was dying, I told my husband a couple of imp things that he would need to do if I pass away. While he called the paramedics, I felt worse and then got sweaty all over and then vomited. Immediately I felt relief and was fine by the time paramedics arrived. A few days later my doc diagnosed me with having anxiety and put me on anti-depressant. I was bit depressed at that time as well and the medication took care of depression, but the anxiety feeling of tightness in chest and not enough air going in persisted. After about 9 months I got off the medication since the side-effects were too much for me. But I am too scared to take a sleep medicine again.

Lung checkup, breathing tests all were normal, so anxiety is what I have. I do worry about my family, future and I guess at some point my body gets overloaded with the stress. Since Feb 2005, I started taking Bach Flower Remedy (Mimulus, Red Chestnut). I take them when I have anxiety symptoms and it gives relief in a few minutes.

I have not had another panic attack, but I still worry and am anxious more than an average person. When the tightness in chest happens it does feel scary, but till now some relief is there with the Bach Flower medication. Weather does not seem to have any impact on anxiety though cold gloomy weather will make me feel depressed.

4) Twitches and Spasms all over body and face
This started in end of Feb 2006.
I got an uneasy feeling in my left toe at night. A few minutes later
it was followed by a nerve vibrating fast about two inches above my knee. It continued
for about half minute. To describe it, it was like a guitar string was plucked. The vibration was felt all the way to my toe. It did not happen again, though now I am getting a very strong uneasy feeling in my other toe as if it is going to happen.

After that I am having twitching in my thighs and legs. The twitch can happen once or several times continuously. It is very frequent in occurrence and feels like a muscle twitch.. In about 5 minutes, there can be upto 10 twitches (either in same or different area of my legs and even feet) (at least that was what it was last time I counted.).

Sometimes I feel my muscle and leg move with the spasm, other times it seems to be deep inside with only minor movement outside.

Face: About a month later the twitching started in my face as well. Mostly occurs below my right eye, just at the top of the cheekbone, above lip and cheek.
Sometimes eye lid twitches as well.

I cannot determine what makes it worse or better. It does get better when for a few days there is no twitch or sometimes few twitches per day.

In May 2005 I had twitching in my left upper eye lid. It was happening frequently. I took Agaricus 200 and then one dose of sulphur 200 after which it did nto happen again.

5)High Cholestrol
Total : 233 LDL : 137 HDL: 39
Triglycerides; 286
Maybe hereditary factor since my mother has high cholesterol. I eat Indian vegetarian food. Paneer once a week only. Fried food occasional. Weakness for chocolate and cookies.

6)Sinus/Allergy/Itching :
First sinus inflammation and infection in 2003. Moved to another city in 2004 and frequently get sinus pressure and pain. Last year allergy test showed me very allergic to grass pollen (april – sept) but even outside the pollen time period I have had sinus problem.
I also am allergic to fragrant soap and detergent. It causes itchiness on my body. Also pollen causes me to itch like crazy. Anytime I go outside during summer the pollen causes pin prick like feeling on my skin.

7)Back Problem: Creepy feeling crawling up my spine. Has been there since a year now. Feel pressure also on spine. Makes lying down in one position for long time difficult. This occurs only when lying down. MRI shows no spinal abnormalities. No neurological evidence either. THis issue started after I started meditating for couple hrs each day last year...about an hour at one go in cross legged position.

Thanks

Dr. Sharma,

Here's the answers to your questionaire:

2. Age 36
3. Sex F
4. Married
5. weight 140lbs
6. Height …. 5’3'
7. country usa
8. climate mostly cold , rainy. Not much sunshine except in 2-3 mths of summer
9. List of your complain first 1. 2.. 3 …… ( Please See Previous Post )
10. non Diabetic
11. Desire(food) sweets/sour/salt : Normally prefer salty foods, except around 4pm in the afternoon, I want to eat sweet things like cake or cookies with tea. Feel low in energy at that time and the sugar or caffeine gives the boost to get thru the rest of the day

12. Thirst : Not much thirsty. Forcefully drink about 6 glasses of water to keep body hydrated.
13. Tongue : Pinkish (no white coating)
14. Current BP : 100/60 (no medicine)

15. What exactly is happening ?
Worry about my parents . Want to be with them, but current situation and spouse do not
support that. Also worry about future. Would like to go back to work but need to improve my health and ability to cope with stress prior to that.

16. How do you feel ?
Stressed
17. How does this affect you ?
Angry, Irritable, Chronic fatigue, gain in weight.
Increased Joint stiffness and pain is felt. Headaches increased after that for about 9 mths.
Chest tightness due to anxiety.

18. How does it feel like ?
Lack in energy, chronic fatigue, body feels sluggish, mind is slow and forgetful.

19. What comes to your mind ?
Just the question : What can I do to change this ?

20. One situation that had a big effect on you ?
A dispute with my dad couple years ago
21. How did that feel like ?
Unpleasant, don’t want to think of it even though there were apologizes and compromises later.

22. What sensation do you experience in that situation ?
Shock, anger

23. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand.(habits or Action) ?
Anger, irritation, helplessness

24. current medicine you are taking
Antihistamine (Zyrtec, nasonex spray, astelin spray)
Vitamin, calcium and magnesium supplement
25. family back ground
Belong to north Indian educated family

26. qualification of patient
Engineering
27. Nature of working
Take care of kids and house for 2 yrs now. Was working before then.

28. desire and aversion of food
Don’t like milk, yoghurt. Always had a strong dislike of sea food. Don’t want to be near where its being cooked or sold either.
Desire sweet food in the afternoon or when feeling low.
Otherwise usually okay with regular Indian vegetarian food.

29. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient…and so.. on and how you are peculiar from other person, public speaking or not , you can describe all the detail about behavior, love and affection. Any confidential and private matter to be discuss by email.
Irritable, short tempered, impatient , feel lonely, insecure about future, emotional nature.
Always like to be on time. Stresses me if I am late (Spouse is always late.)
Shy but honest. Can be blunt (no white lies). Not comfortable in big parties/ crowds.
Feel better in one-on-one interaction.
Can be quite stubborn.



30. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
mentioned in previous post with each symptom . Feeling low comes and goes , but is more in the winter time when there is not much sunshine.

31.Is there any aggravation in behaviour or in your physical health before,during or after menses?
Feel depressed and irritable about 5 days prior to menses. Menses regular otherwise.

like to add:

28. desire and aversion of food

I must have carbs (Rice or wheat chapatti/tortilla) or bread at a meal. Without it I am very uncomfortable and hungry. Can get cranky too without it and will end up binging on high sugar/carb foods later that night.

I have not been able to control the craving for carbs or sweet. I am not hypoglycemic yet...but am worry its going in that direction.

Allright Dr. Sharma. I will start first dose of sulphur 200 tomorrow.
Does this remedy address any particular issues ?

Dr. Sharma,

I took one dose of sulphur 200 yesterday as you suggested.
Last night I started having an extremely dry mouth. So much in fact that I did not sleep till 4am since I was needing to sip water most of the time. The feeling was a dryness in mouth as if the throat will close up. Having a sip of water would ease that feeling.

NOw on the second day I still have the dry mouth. Its very uncomfortable, but at least during daytime I am able to bear it better.


Could this be a 'side-effect' of sulphur ?
Thanks.

Dr. Sharma,

Thanks for your reply.

Today the dry mouth and feeling as if throat will close symptoms decreased.
Hopefully it will completely go by tomorrow.

Please I would like to know why the medicinal aggravation was caused. I have taken sulphur 200 before (last time was 2 doses a week apart in mid - 2005) and did not have any such aggravation. Why does medicinal aggravation happen and what does it signify ?

Also, Dr Sharma, you have instructed me to take sulphur 200 again 5 days after the first dose. Could the same medicinal aggravation occur again ?
I assume you still want me to go ahead with the second dose. If not, please do clarify.

I will report on the 7th day as per your original insturcions. Thanks

Dr. Sharma,

I read your reply after I had already taken the second dose of sulphur 200 yesterday.

Here's how I have been doing:

1) I feel I have less muscle pain in the last 3 days. If I poke my finger in my skin, the soreness is there, but otherwise its much decreased.
This is I feel the most significant change in the past couple days. To my surprise, my feet are not aching that much. Right now they almost feel normal (while sitting down). When standing still they will get some ache, but walking is ok.

2) Joint Stiffness seems better in elbows, but its still unchanged in other parts of the body. Not much significant difference I would say.

3)Joint pain - Little less definitely all over. My left knee still aches with every step I take, but seems to be less pain in intensity.

4) I still get the twitches and muscle spasms. But they seemed less to me from 2 weeks ago. Its now occuring mainly at night.

5) My sinuses are aggravated since 2 days. Today is quite bad with lot of post nasal drip and thickening of the drip causing swallowing to be difficult.

6) Mild headache on the third day after taking the first dose of sulphur.


I took the second dose of sulphur yesterday morning. By evening, I was getting dry mouth symptoms again. Though it was not quite so intense as last time with the first dose. Today also I have it.

With the first dose, the aggravation symptoms were quite bad and I had to go to urgent care. Today also its quite uncomfortable especially with teh increased thickened nasal drip makign swallowing and breathing a bit harder for me.

Thanks.

Dr. Sharma,

This evening the weather was a bit chilly, and it was drizzling rain earlier. Around 8pm tonight (one day after the second dose of sulphur) BOTH my knees hurt badly. I had to put external analgesic on it to control the pain. This was a big change from how I felt earlier this afternoon, so I wanted to mention this.

This is also the first time my RIGHT knee has ached so badly. Usually its the LEFT knee which aches with each step I take. Its been about 6 weeks that this pain in the left knee has increased. Earlier there was some tenderness and occasional pain but not consistent pain like this in the left knee. And till today, the right knee would occasionaly ache but this evening, its hurting a lot.

Cold wet weather does make my joints ache more, but today it was just both knees that hurt, and not any other joint .

Thanks.

Dr. Sharma,

I am not able to sleep. I am getting drowsy and very tired but cannot fall asleep at night. In the early hours I do sleep for a couple of hours, but that too I wake up in between. In any case its not sufficient sleep. Its been like this for about 10 days now. Sometimes I fall asleep in the afternoon for one hour or so and that is refreshing, but apart from that I cannot sleep.

I tried taking melatonin, and it did not work (I have taken it before and it used to work fine and give me sleep for about 7 hours).

Well, due to that I am so tired now and sleepy all the time, I am wanting to drink coffee to wake me up. (I have not but I come very close to giving in ) . I do take tea, but thats really not helping.

I am not overstressed or worrying a lot these days so thats not keeping me up. But there is a feeling of restlessness in my lower legs & feet (below the knee all the way including the feet). Sometimes there is low intensity pain also. Feels almost like pulsating low pain and uneasiness. It happens only when I am lying down or sitting. Does NOT happen when I am standing. I have had this before also and I have mentioned it in my earlier posts as well, but now this is one major hurdle in my able to fall asleep. Sometimes I am so drowsy, I think I could sleep, but I have to keep moving my legs and tossing around for hours at a time.

Is there something in homeopathy/biochemic which can alleviate this horrible restlessness of legs and something which can help me sleep ?

Otherwise overall, I am feeling better than I was about a month ago. It could be the homeopathic medicine or it could be that I am coming out of the fibromyalgia flare up again. (First time the flare up happened for 2 months from march - may this year, then one month of relief. Then again 2 months of flare up....so maybe I am getting out of it towards the one month of relief again...I do not know if it is cyclic or not. I have a routine visit with my rheumatologist this week ..I will clarify with him then).

Thanks.

I last took sulphur 200. How does that work with taking sangunaria now ? Are they compatible ?

Thanks.