Addison's Disease
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Adrenaline | Rise of blood pressure in stomach and intestines
Sensation of thoracic constriction with anguish Abdominal pains |
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| Antimonium Crudum | Excessive irritability and fretfulness
Thickly coated white tongue Can not bear the heat of Sun Tendency to grow fat Desire for acids and pickles Constant belching Bloating after eating Diarrhea alternating with constipation Urine turbid and foul odor Menses too early and profuse Leucorrhoea watery, acrid and lumpy |
Heat
Cold bathing Evening Acids Wine Water Washing Wet poultices |
In open air
During rest Moist warmth |
| Apomorphia | Vomiting preceded by nausea, lassitude and increased
secretion of sweat, saliva, mucus and tears
Violent inclination to vomit Hot feeling all over the body, esp head |
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| Argentum Nitricum | In coordination, loss of control and lack of
balance
Trembling and throbbing in stomach Great desire for sweets, cheese and salt Splinter like pains Sensation as if a part was expanding Withered up and dried constitutions Pains increase or decrease gradually Flatulent state; explosive belching Intolerance of heat Ulceration of stomach with radiating pains Colic with much flatulent distention Stitchy ulcerative pain on the left side of stomach, below short ribs Urine scanty and dark Irregular blotches on skin |
Warmth in any form
At night From cold food Sweets After eating During menses From emotions Left side |
From eructations
Fresh air Cold Pressure |
| Arsenicum Album | Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion
Irritable weakness Burning pains Unquenchable thirst; drinks much but little at a time Fear, fright and worry Gradual loss of weight from impaired nutrition Craves milk, acids and coffee Stomach extremely irritable; seems raw as if torn Abdomen swollen and painful Gnawing, burning pains like coals of fire in abdomen; relieved by heat Urine scanty, burning and albuminous Menses too soon and too profuse Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, offensive and thin Dreams full of care and fear Pain as from a wound in abdomen on coughing |
Wet weather
After midnight From cold. Cold drinks or food Seashore Right side |
From heat
From head elevated From warm drinks |
| Arsenicum Iodatum |
Profound prostration Emaciation Rapid, irritable pulse Recurring fevers and sweats Tendency to diarrhea Vomiting an hour after food Nausea distressing Pain in epigastrium Intense thirst; water is immediately ejected Drenching night sweats |
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| Bacillinum | Constant disposition to take cold
Abdominal pains, enlarged glands in groins Sudden diarrhea before breakfast |
Night
Early morning Cold air |
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| Belladonna | Hot red skin
Flushed face Glaring eyes Throbbing carotids Excited mental state Hyperasthesia of all senses No thirst, anxiety and fear Violence of attack and suddenness of onset Pains come and go suddenly Averse to meat and milk Urine scanty, dark and turbid, loaded with phosphates Menses increased, bright red, too early and too profuse High piping voice Moaning at every breath Palpitation from least exertion Alternate redness and paleness of skin |
Touch
Jar Noise Draught Afternoon Lying down |
Semi erect |
| Calcarea Arsenica | Fleshy women at climacteric, slightest emotion
causing palpitation
Chilliness Albumen in urine Low hemoglobin and red corpuscles Region of stomach distended Belching with saliva and beating of heart Offensive, bloody leucorrhoea |
From slightest exertion | |
| Calcarea Carbonica | Increased, local and general perspiration
Gets out of breath easily A jaded state, mentally or physically, due to overwork Easy relapses, interrupted convalescence Takes cold easily Great sensitiveness to cold Fat, fair, flabby, perspiring, cold, damp and sour Aversion to meat, fat, boiled things Cravings for indigestible things like coal, chalk, pencils; eggs, salt, sweets Milk disagrees Thirst for cold drinks Frequent sour eructations; sour vomiting Cramps in stomach; worse pressure and cold water Swelling over pit of stomach, like a saucer turned bottom up Can not bear tight clothes around waist Distention of abdomen with hardness Menses too soon, too profuse and too long Milky leucorrhoea Dreams of dead |
Exertion, mental or physical
Cold in every form Water Washing Moist air Wet weather During full moon Standing |
Dry climate and weather
Lying on painful side Sneezing |
| Hydrocyanic Acid | Convulsions and paralysis
Spasmodic constriction of larynx Feeling of suffocation Pain and tightness in chest Palpitation Pulse weak, irregular Sinking sensation of epigastrium State of collapse Coldness Vivid, incoherent dreams Drink rumbles through throat and stomach Gastralgia; worse when stomach is empty Pulsation pain in praecordial region |
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| Iodum | Rapid metabolism; loss of flesh with great appetite
Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration Exceedingly thin and dark individuals Tremor Craves cold air Weakness and loss of breath on going upstairs Throbbing at the pit of stomach Empty eructations as if every particle of food were turned into gas Anxious and worries if he does not eat Cutting pain in abdomen Constipation alternating with diarrhea Urine dark yellow green, thick, acrid with cuticles on surface Irregular menses Leucorrhoea acrid, thick, slimy, corroding the linen Hot, dry, yellow and withered skin |
When quiet
In warm room Right side |
after eating
Walking about In open air |
| Kreosotum | Pulsation all over the body and profuse bleeding
from small wounds
Excoriating, burning and offensive discharges Tumefaction, puffiness, gangrene Nausea, vomiting of food several hours after eating Feeling of coldness , as of ice in stomach Soreness in stomach; better eating Painful hard spots in stomach Abdomen distended Offensive urine Dreams of urinating Leucorrhoea yellow, acrid, odor of green corn Menses too early, prolonged Menses intermits; ceases on sitting or walking; reappears on lying down Anxious dreams of pursuits, fire, erections |
Open air
Cold Rest When lying After menses |
From warmth
Motion Warm diet |
| Natrum Muriaticum | Great debility, most debility felt in the morning
in bed
Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucus membranes Constrictive sensation throughout the body Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Unquenchable thirst Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy like oysters; fats Sweats while eating Throbbing in the pit of stomach Sticking sensation in cardiac orifice Cutting pain in abdomen. Abdomen distended Pain in abdominal ring on coughing Has to wait a long time to urinate in the presence of others Menses irregular; usually profuse Acrid, watery leucorrhoea Dreams of robbers |
Noise
Music Warm room Lying down About 10 am At seashore Mental exertion Consolation Heat Talking |
Open air
Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothings |
| Nitricum Acidum | Sticking pains.
Pains as from splinters Acts best of dark complexioned and past middle life Pains appear and disappear quickly All discharges are very offensive Takes cold easily Excessive physical irritability Difficult hearing; better riding in a carriage or train Longing for indigestible things like chalk, earth etc; fats, salts Pain in cardiac orifice Tearing pains in abdomen during stools Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like horse's urine Menses early, profuse, like muddy water leucorrhoea brown, flesh colored Short breath on going upstairs |
Evening and night
Cold climate Hot weather |
While riding in a carriage |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender, narrow chested, with thin
transparent skin
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunderstorms Suddenness of symptoms Hearing difficult, esp of human voice Thirst for very cold water Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Vomiting with throwing out of water as soon as it becomes warm in stomach Pain in stomach; relieved by cold food, ice Region of stomach painful to touch or on walking Abdomen feels cold sharp cutting pains in abdomen A very weak, empty, gone sensation felt in whole abdominal cavity Stools long, narrow and hard like dog's Urine turbid, brown with red sediments Menses too early, scanty but last too long Leucorrhoea profuse, smarting, corrosive Vivid dreams of fire, haemorrhages; lascivious |
Touch
Physical or mental exertion Twilight Warm food or drink Change of weather From getting wet in hot weather Evening Lying on left or painful side During a thunderstorm Ascending stairs |
In dark
Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Secale Cornutum | A constringent feeling throughout the whole body
Coldness Numbness Useful remedy for old people with shriveled skin- thin, old scrawny women Debility, anxiety and emaciation though appetite and thirst may be excessive Unnatural ravenous appetite Unquenchable thirst Craves acids Menses irregular, profuse, dark; continued oozing of watery blood till next period Brownish offensive leucorrhoea Skin has mottled dusky-blue tinge Great aversion to heat. |
Heat
Warm covering |
From cold
Uncovering Rubbing Stretching the limbs |
| Silicea | Patient is cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants
plenty of warm clothings, hates drafts, hand and feet cold
Lack of vital heat Prostration of body and mind Greta sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance to alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Roaring in eras Disgust for meat and warm food Pit of stomach painful to pressure Sour eructations after eating Pain or painful cold feeling in abdomen; better external heat Abdomen hard, bloated Much rumbling in bowel Stools comes down with difficulty; when partly expelled, recedes again Increased menses with paroxysms of icy coldness all over the body A milky, acrid leucorrhoea Anxious dreams Rose colored blotches on skin |
Winter
New moon In mroning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth
Wrapping up the head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Spigelia | Esp adapted to anaemic, debilitated, rheumatic and
scrofulous patients
Stabbing pains Very sensitive to touch Parts feel chilly; send shudder through frame Craving for hot water which relieves Foul odor from mouth |
Touch
Motion Noise Turning Washing Concussion |
Lying on right side with head high
Inspiring |
| Sulphur | Heat and burning of skin, with itching; worse heat
of bed
Inertia and feebleness of fiber Ebullition of heat Dislike of water Dry and hard hair and skin Red orifices Sinking feeling in stomach around 11 am Cat nap sleep Aversion to being washed Relapsing complaints Offensive discharges and exhalations Food tastes too salty Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great acidity, sour eructations Burning, weight like pressure in stomach Abdomen very sensitive to pressure; internal feeling of rawness and soreness Movement in abdomen as of something alive Great quantity of colorless urine Menses too late, short, scanty and difficult; thick, black, acrid, making parts sore Burning, excoriating leucorrhoea |
Rest
Standing Warmth in bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Thuja Occidentalis | Rapid exhaustion and emaciation
Left sided complaints Chilly Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cutting pain in epigastrium Can not eat onions Abdomen distended; indurations in abdomen Flatulence and distention of abdomen, protruding here and there Movement in abdomen as of something living, without pain Menses scanty, retarded Leucorrhoea profuse, thick, greenish Brown spots on skin |
At night
From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold, damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee Vaccinations |
Left side
While drawing up limbs |
| Tuberculinum | Esp adapted to light complexioned, narrow chested
patients
Lax fiber Low recuperative powers Susceptible to changes in weather Always tired, motion causes fatigue Aversion to work Wants constant changes Constantly changing symptoms Cold from slightest exposure Rapid emaciation Very sensitive, mentally and physically Nervous weakness Trembling Averse to meat Desire for cold milk Stools dark brown, offensive, discharged with much force Menses too early, too profuse and long lasting Pains increase with the establishment of menstrual flow |
Motion
Music Before a storm Standing Dampness From draught Early morning After sleep |
Open air |
| Vanadium | Albumen, casts and blood in urine
Tremors Melancholia Hysteria Anaemia Emaciation Anxious pressure on whole chest |