Vertigo, may start in the occiput; sensation as if falling.
HEADACHEBEGINNINGINTHEOCCIPUTORNECKANDRADIATINGTOTHEFOREHEAD. HEADACHEAMELIORATEDBYURINATION.
Heavy head, feels as if he can hardly lift it.
Headache worse wine, worse at 10 AM, “maddening” headache.
Coryza, especially on the left side.
Facial neuralgia.
Numbness and heaviness of tongue.
EYE
EYELIDSHEAVYANDDROOPING; can hardly keep the eyes open.
DIPLOPIA, often before or during the headache.
Ptosis.
Diplopia from weakness of the extraocular muscles. Slow accommodation of vision.
GASTROINTESTINAL
Thirstless.
DIARRHEAFROMFRIGHT, ANTICIPATION, ORBADNEWS. Diarrhea with frequent urination.
UROGENITAL
Menstrual or labor pains extending into the back.
CHEST
FEELSHEARTWILLSTOPBEATING, CAUSINGHIMTOJUMP-UP; FEARSHEARTWILLSTOPUNLESSHESTAYSIN MOTION.
Congestive heart failure (Am-C, Ant-T, Ars, Carb-V, Dig, Glon, Hydro, Kali-C, Kalm, Lach, Law, Lycop, Naja, Phos, Sulph).
Hoarseness, loss ot voice, worse from fright.
Empty feeling in the chest.
BACK
CHILLSRUNNINGUPANDDOWNTHEBACK.
Aching and stiffness in neck which may extend to forehead.
EXTREMITIES
TREMBLINGOFEXTREMITIES, ESPECIALLYTHELEGS, FROMSLIGHTEXERTION. Chills begin in the hands or feet.
Heaviness and trembling of the extremities, especially the legs.
Paralysis of the extremities.
Writer’s cramp.
SLEEP
Sleepless from anticipation or excitement.
CLINICAL
Anxiety. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Diarrhea. Diplopia. Fever. Hay tever. Headache. Influenza.
Insomnia. Laryngitis. Migraine. Multiple Sclerosis. Myesthenia Gravis. Neuralgia. Paralysis. Tremor.
Upper respiratory infection. Verrigo.
COMPARISONS
Stann - Weakness, trembling of extremities, empty or hollow sensation in chest.
Sil - Weakness, stage-fright, anxiety over trifles, headache from occiput to forehead.
Lyc. Mur-Ac. Ph-Ac. Sep. Laur.
GLONOINUM
Nitroglycerine (as a “side-effect” of its allopathic use) produces a pulsating, congestive headache which is the primary indication for its homeopathic use. Glonoinum has a dramatic action on the circulation, producing flushes, palpitation, hypertension, and heart disease.
MENTALS
CONFUSIONASTOLOCATION. “LOSTINWELL-KNOWNPLACES.”
Confusion on waking at night; confusion from inhaling tumes.
GENERALS
General aggravation from sun. Sunstroke.
Symptoms come and go with the sun.
HEAD
Pulsating, bursting headaches (Bell, Loch, Meli, Puls).
Headaches worse from the sun; headaches come and go with the sun even without direct exposure.
Headache accompanied by injection of the sclera, by flushed face, by bounding carotids.
Headaches worse from alcoholic drinks, worse motion, worse jar, worse from heal, from right collars.
Headaches better from external pressure, hetier lying in the dark.
Hot flashes, menopausal flushes.
STOMACH
Craving tobacco.
CHEST
Congested sensation, pulsations with a hot sensation in the chest.
Intense pulsation of the heart with visible pulsing in the carotids.
Angina. Heart murmurs. Arrhythmia. Congestive heart failure.
CLINICAL
Arrhythmia. Dementia. Flushes. Headache. Hypertension. Menopause. Migraine. Sunstroke.
Valvular disease.
COMPARISONS
Bell - Intense headache, worse sun and jarring, better dark, pulsing of carotids, flushes, hypertension.
Meli. Puls. Lach.
GNAPHALIUM
Primarily indicated in sciatica, Gnaphalium produces an alternation of numbness and pain in the affected leg. Sometimes the patient may instead complain ot a “numbing” type ot pain. There may be similar pain and numbness in other systems as well, such as in dysmenorrhea, neuralgia, etc.
MUSCULOSKELETAL
Sciatica, right side more affected than left.
Sciatica with pain and numbness simultaneously.
COMPARISONS
Cham. Coloc. Tell. Gins. Dios.
GRAPHITES
The typical Graphites case is a coarse, bland, laborer or “peasant” type. The patient is classically obese, thick-skinned, and slow thinking. It must be remembered that there is a spectrum within every remedy, and therefore we may prescribe Graphites in intellectuals and artists when the other parts of the case fit. Often these less typical patients will at least complain of some mental dullness, a hint ot the usual foggy state ot Graphites.
Most cases which require Graphites seek help for physical conditions related to skin and mucous membranes. As with most carbon remedies, the metabolism is strongly affected in Graphites, causing obesity, abnormal callous and nail formation, and growths ot all sorts.
MENTALS
SIMPLE, BASIC, EARTHYANDUNREFINEDPATIENTS. Slow thinking, irresolution, poor concentration.
WEEPINGFROMMUSIC (ESPECIALLYINDULL, HEAVY-SETPEOPLE).
Anxiety and dullness in the morning on waking.
Restless, agitated anxiety.
Restlessness and anxiety at night.
Depression and causeless weeping.
Irritability.
Memory weak for recent events.
GENERALS
More often chilly than warm-blooded. May have flushes of heat.
Obesity.
Generally worse in morning on waking (sad, anxious, dull).
General aggravation from suppressed discharges.
Fissures, especially where skin and mucus membranes meet.
Sudden episodes of weakness, in robust looking people.
Generally has left-sided complaints.
General aggravation from the heat of the bed.
Vertigo, worse in morning, worse rising, worse stooping.
HEAD
HEADACHEWITHNUMBOREMPTYSENSATION (Cocc, Plat).
Empty feeling in the head. Intoxicated feeling in the head.
Left-sided headache.
Hair loss at the temples. Alopecia.
Severe acne.
Eruptions on the scalp, especially the occiput.
Psoriasis of the scalp.
CRACKSBEHINDTHEEARS, ERUPTIONSBEHINDTHEEARS.
COBWEBSENSATIONONFACE (Alum).
EYES
Photophobia.
Acute or chronic conjunctivitis.
Keratitis. Blepharitis.
Redness at the margins of the eyelids. Eyelids agglutinated.
Cracks of eyelids and canthi. Styes.
EARS
ERUPTIONSORCRACKSBEHINDEARS (Calc, Sil, Lyc, Petr, Sulph).
CHRONICDISCHARGESFROMTHEEARS, especially left ear; general aggravation from suppression of otorrhea.
OTITISEXTERNA. OTITISMEDIA.
HEARINGLOSS, BETTERFROMBACKGROUNDNOISESUCHASWHENRIDINGATRAIN. Tinnitus especially the left ear, worse at night. Thick ear discharges.
NOSE
Allergic rhinitis, polyps.
Recurring colds.
Cracks at nasolabial folds.
MOUTH
Cracks of the lips and corners of the mouth.
Fever blisters.
Halitosis, breath with odor of urine.
THROAT
Goitre; exophthalmus.
GASTROINTESTINAL
Desires: Chicken. Beer. Sweets. Bland food.
Aversion: Sweets. Salt. Meat. Fish. Soup.
Gastritis or ulcers with pains better by eating or better from drinking milk (Ars), or from warm drinks.
Thirsty cold drinks. Sensation of trapped gas.
Constipation with large hard stool; stool stays in rectum with no urge to expel it.
Rectal itching. Hemorrhoids.
UROGENITAL
Eruptions of genitalia; eruptions on upper, inner thigh.
Herpes.
Excessive sexual drive (early development of sexual instinct).
Decreased sexual desire or performance. Aversion to sex develops in later stages.
LOSESTHEERECTIONDURINGINTERCOURSE.
Ovarian tumors, uterine malignancy, cervical condyloma.
Amenorrhea.
CHEST
Eruptions in axilla, under breasts.
Cracks of the nipples.
Asthma from suppressed eruptions.
Breast malignancy.
MUSCULOSKELETAL
Thickened nails, very hard. Deformed nails.
CALLOSITIES of elbows, knees, hands.
Arthritis.
Toes swell during the menstrual period.
Feet hot, offensive, and puts them out of covers.
Cold extremities.
Numbness of forearms.
SKIN