There are times when certain presenting symptoms lead us to think of a
particular group of remedies.
These presenting symptoms form a strong
basis for prescription, of course by equating their generals and thermals with that of the patient.
a) Excessive thirst for cold water makes us think primarily of :
Chilly: Aco, Eup. Perf., Phos., Calc. C., Verat. Alb.
Chilly and Angry: Cham, Nux-v, Coloc, Hepar-s.
Hot: Nat-mur, Bry, Sulph, Merc-sol, Tub.
b) No desire to drink at all: Puls, Apis Bry
c) Thirst for sips of water often:
Chilly: Ars, Ant-tart, Nat-ars, Coloc, China
Hot: Puls, Sulph.
d) Thirst for warm or hot drinks: Lyc, Casc, Eup-perf.
(Eup, perf has desire for ice cold drinks as well as warm drinks)
e) Nausea accompanying a fever – one should think of Nat-mur first. DD : Ipecac, Ars, Eup-perf, Phos, Bry, Sepia.
f) Excessive vomiting accompanying the chief complaints: NAT-MUR, EUP-PERF, ANT-TART, IPECAC , Verat-alb, Cocculus, cina, cham, lyc, Ars, Ferr.
g) Fever with headache at vertex: Graphites should be ruled out.
h) Patients removing covers for sometime and taking covers back again,
alternately with perspiration, weakness and yet strong mental state is Camphor.
i) Children who insist on going to school or insist on studying and doing homework in high fever, which in normal condition they tend to neglect should get one of the GOOD BOY REMEDIES e.g. Aur iod, Aur met,
Silicea, Ignatia, Staph or Lyc. (If generals and thermals correspond)
j) Children who are friendly with the doctor but become panicky and do not allow the doctor to touch or examine require (if generals, thermals and thirst correspond) – Aco, Thuja, Stram, Lyc, Ars, Ambr, Bar-c, Ip, Ant-tart,Arg-nit.
k) Points to note:
Some drugs can be both Thirsty and Thirstless. e.g. – Ars, Ant-tart,
China, Puls, Apis, Bell, Sil.
Thirsty in Chronic and Thirstless during Acute illness: e.g. Cina, Kali- carb, Lachesis, Bryonia, Sulph, Tarent, Bell, Baryta-carb.
Thirstless in Chronic and Thirsty in Acute: Ipecac, Apis, Puls (for sips), Ant-tart (for sips), China.
l) When a patient does not like to be questioned about how are you feeling or what would you like to eat or drink? specially by his wife, or why you did not take your medicine today? Or if he is asked the same question twice and he expresses his irritation by a frown or not answering — the
remedies to be considered are
CHILLY: Nux-v, Ac-phos, Arn, Ars, Colo
HOT: Pulsatilla, Nat-mur
m) All Kalis and silicas — Anxiety disappears during fever or illness (except Kali-carb )
Kali-ars along with other kalis (except Kali-carb) are ANXIOUS
All have anxiety of health, but Anxiety disappears during fever or illness.
LYCO , Nitric Acid , SILICA
Bar-C, Bar-S, have hardly any anxiety about health, but tremendous anxiety during fever.
Similarly Cina, Tub, Ipecac have no anxiety about health, but increased anxiety during illness or fever
Natrums — less Anxious about health during both – so averse to consolation.
Arg-n — Anxiety in general, but no anxiety of health and no anxiety of fever.
Silent Anxiety of health (Where patient is just looking steadily and indifferent with) is Sepia.
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