Zincum Metallicum - Mental (inc. personality) symptoms

MIND

Mind

Weak memory

Very sensitive to noise

Averse to work, to talk

Child repeats everything said to it

Fears arrest on account of a supposed crime

Melancholia

Lethargic, stupid

Paresis.

Aversions, dislikes

shuns light

indolence, aversion to work

after dinner

after eating

to being spoken to

Behaviour

attempts to escape

attempts to escape; is restrained with difficulty

makes gestures; of hands; grasping or reaching at something

makes gestures; picks at bedclothes

kisses everyone; before period

nymphomania

when period is suppressed

during pregnancy

shrieking

brain cry

before convulsions

during sleep

during sleep; before period

on waking

inclination to sit

Closing eyes

Dazed

evening

after a nose bleed

Death

presentiment of death

presentiment of death; thinks of death calmly

thoughts of death

Delirium

frightful

laughing

maniacal

raging, raving

violent

is restrained and calmed with great difficulty

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions

creatures and animals

dogs; sees

creatures and animals; horses

visions of phantoms, figures, people; sees thieves

death; sees dead persons

devils; sees devils

illusions of fantasy

fire; visions of fire

things, people, seem large

money; as if counting money

paranoia; thinks is accused

paranoia; is about to be arrested

paranoia; that he would be murdered

paranoia; thought was pursued; by enemies

paranoia; thought was pursued; by police

about self; body; imagines has an enlarged thyroid gland; and cannot see over it when sitting down

about self; body; size; enlarged; head

visions; horrible; on waking

visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people

night

spectres, ghosts, spirits

spectres, ghosts, spirits; on waking

thieves; sees

desire for open air

Desires, wants

company

company; while alone

to kill; while talking

sex, lustful

Symptoms follow intense emotions

anger

fright

Excitement

evening

evening; in bed

night

ailments from emotional excitement

after hearing horrible things

over things of little importance

Mental exertion

Fantasies; of exaltation

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome); with fright

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome); violent

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome); voices of people

boredom, dissatisfaction (see loathing of life)

cheerful, happy

late morning

evening

alternating with other states of mind; sadness

impatience

impetuous

impetuous; heedless

while perspiring

while others are talking

impulsive; capriciousness

inconstancy

indecisive

indifference, apathy, etc.

irritability; daytime

irritability; morning

irritability; noon

irritability; afternoon

irritability; evening

irritability; alternating with cheerfulness

irritability; alternating with sadness

irritability; in children

irritability; during headache

irritability; during period

irritability; while talking

laughing

evening

alternating with other states; sadness

convulsions

immoderately

sardonic

spasmodic

at things of little importance

loathing; life (see desires, death)

mildness

malicious

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

late morning

evening

alternating with sadness

mood; alternating mood

mood; changeable, variable mood

while perspiring

morose

morning

afternoon

evening

quarrelsome, argumentative

quiet disposition

remorse

rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium)

evening

violent, intense feeling; deeds leading to rage

excessively religious (see anxiety, despair, fear)

superstitious

sensitive, oversensitive

horrible things, sad stories, affect her profoundly

to mental impressions

to music

to noise

to noise; voices

easily offended

to sensual impressions

sulky

unhappy; despair; discouraged

unhappy; despair; of recovery

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.; afternoon

unhappy; wants to injure self; suicidal disposition

unhappy; lamenting, regretting

moaning, groaning

moaning, groaning; daytime

moaning, groaning; night

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

morning

noon

lively at noon, sad in evening, or vice versa

afternoon

evening

when alone

after eating

during labour

during period

period

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

causeless, groundless, with no reason

before period

during period

from stress

Hysteria

period

Intellectual faculties

bright, intelligent, clear; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful)

impaired thinking; chaotic

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; confusion

morning

on waking

afternoon

evening

as if in a dream

after eating

after drinking wine

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish

noon

children

on closing eyes

while lying

understands questions only after repetition

after drinking wine

impaired thinking; imbecility

impaired thinking; mistakes; speaking

impaired thinking; mistakes; in writing; omitting letters

impaired thinking; mistakes; using wrong words

impaired thinking; vanishing of thoughts

impaired thinking; weakness of mind

thoughts wandering

ideas; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

ideas; deficiency of ideas

Insanity

mania, madness

after suppressed out-breaks on skin

from drinking (delirium tremors)

from childbirth

after suppressed out-breaks on skin

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; daytime

anxiety; morning

anxiety; afternoon

anxiety; evening

anxiety; night

on waking

anxiety; when alone

anxiety; from horrible apparition, while awake

anxiety; of conscience (as if guilty of a crime)

anxiety; during fever

anxiety; before period

anxiety; during period

anxiety; sleep; after period

anxiety; on waking

lacking self confidence

fear

evening

night

of death

of ghosts

of robbers

on waking

frightened easily; starting, startled

night; during period

easily

during period

during sleep

during sleep; starting from sleep

during sleep; starting from sleep; during period

at things of little importance

frightened easily; on waking

timidity

bashful

Memory

active memory

forgetful

weakness of memory

Perception

does not recognise his relatives

senses; dull

Quiet, peace (or lack of); quiet disposition

feeling of tranquillity

Restlessness, nervousness

morning

evening

night

after midnight

anxious, etc.

during period

Mental symptoms from sexual excesses

Sleep-walking

after suppressed emotions

Talking, conversation

answers not lucid; repeats the question first

answers not lucid; slowly

obstinate

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn; evening

of others

in sleep

speech; incoherent

talkative

torments everyone by talking about complaints

Thoughts (see preoccupied); persistent (see delusions); when alone

Unconsciousness

noon

evening

when skin out breaks from disease are slow to appear

after suppression of out-breaks on skin

transient

during vertigo, dizziness

Wearisome, tired

evening