Ataxia

Ataxia

Remedy	Characteristics Symptoms	Patient Worse by	Patient Better by
Agaricus Muscarius	Jerking, twitching, trembling, and itching Twitching ceases during sleep Various forms of neuralgia and spasmodic affections Various forms of cerebral excitement rather than congestion Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice Sensitive to pressure and cold air Violent bearing-down pains Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg Pains are accompanied by sensation of cold, numbness and tingling Head in constant motion; falling backward, as if a weight in occiput Desire to cover head warmly Thirsty all the time Empty eructations, tasting of apples Unnatural hunger Flatulent distention of stomach and abdomen Profuse inodorous flatus Sudden and violent urging to urinate Frequent urination Menses, increased, earlier Sexual excitement Leucorrhœa, with much itching Uncertain gait Neuralgia in locomotor ataxia Paralysis of lower limbs, with spasmodic condition of arms Paroxysms of yawning Restless sleep from violent itching and burning On falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often Vivid dreams Drowsy in daytime Yawning, followed by involuntary laughter	Open cold air After eating After coitus In cold weather Before a thunder-storm Pressure on dorsal spine, which causes involuntary laughter	Moving about slowly
Alumen	Paralytic weakness of the muscles in all parts of the body Adapted to old people Sensation of dryness and constriction Constipation of the most aggravated kind; no desire for stool for days; violent ineffectual urging to stool; no ability to expel stool; marble-like masses pass, but rectum still feels full Weakness of all muscles, especially arms and legs Constricted feeling around limbs	Cold except headache, which is relieved by cold
Aluminum Chloridum	Pains of loco-motor ataxia
Alumina	Dryness of mucous membranes and skin Tendency to paretic muscular states Old people, with lack of vital heat, or prematurely old, with debility Sluggish functions, heaviness, numbness, and staggering Disposition to colds in the head, and eructations in spare, dry, thin subjects Delicate children, products of artificial baby foods Inability to walk except with eyes open Abnormal cravings-chalk, charcoal, dry food, tea-grounds Heartburn; feels constricted Aversion to meat Potatoes disagree No desire to eat; can swallow but small morsels at a time Must strain at stool in order to urinate Excessive sexual desire; involuntary emissions when straining at stool Menses too early, short, scanty, pale, followed by great exhaustion Leucorrhœa acrid, profuse transparent, ropy, with burning; worse during daytime, and after menses Arms feel paralyzed Legs feel asleep, especially when sitting with legs crossed Staggers on walking Heels feel numb Soles tender; on stepping, feel soft and swollen Inability to walk, except when eyes are open or in daytime Spinal degenerations and paralysis of lower limbs Restless sleep; anxious and confused dreams Sleepy in morning	Periodically In afternoon From potatoes In morning on awaking Warm room	In open air From cold washing In evening and on alternate days Damp weather
Ammonium Muriaticum	A state of prostration bordering on a typhoid state Especially adapted to fat and sluggish patients A tendency to irregular circulation, blood seems to be in constant turmoil, pulsations, etc "Boiling" sensation Thirst for lemonade Regurgitation of food Bitter water brash Much flatus Menses too early, too free, dark, clotted; flow more at night Leucorrhœa, like white of an egg; with pain about the navel; brown, slimy after every urination	Head and chest symptoms in the morning; abdominal symptoms in the afternoon	Open air
Angustura Vera	Rheumatic and paralytic complaints-great difficulty in walking Crackling in all joints. Stiffness of muscles and joints Oversensitive Bitter taste Irresistible desire for coffee Twitching and jerking along back; bends backward. Pain in limbs on walking Arms tired and heavy
Aragallus Lamberti	Bewildered, confused state Symptoms of in-coordination and paralysis Tired in the morning Restlessness and aimless wandering Must concentrate his mind on walking Weakness of limbs Pain in left sciatic nerve Cramps of muscles on front of leg while walking
Argentum Nitricum	Symptoms of in-coordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically Trembling in affected parts Great desire for sweets Splinter-like pains Sensation as if a part were expanding and other errors of perception Withered up and dried constitutions, especially when associated with unusual or long continued mental exertion Pains increase and decrease gradually Flatulent state and prematurely aged look Explosive belching especially in neurotics Paraplegia Myelitis and disseminated sclerosis of brain and cord Intolerance of heat Sensation of a sudden pinch Desire for cheese and salt Urine scanty and dark Emission of a few drops after having finished Divided stream Impotence; erection fails when coition is attempted; desire wanting; coition painful Leucorrhœa profuse, with erosion of cervix bleeding easily Cannot walk with eyes closed Trembling, with general debility Paralysis, with mental and abdominal symptoms Rigidity of calves Debility in calves especially Walks and stands unsteadily, especially when unobserved Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination; horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification	Warmth in any form At night From cold food Sweets After eating At menstrual period From emotions Left side	From eructation Fresh air Cold Pressure
Arsenicum Album	All-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and restlessness, with nightly aggravation Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Irritable weakness Burning pains; burning relieved by heat Fear fright and worry Complaints that return annually Degenerative changes Gradual loss of weight from impaired nutrition. System under the stress of malignancy regardless of location Septic infections and low vitality Great thirst; drinks much, but little at a time Craves acids, milk and coffee Heartburn; gulping up of acid and bitter substances which seem to excoriate the throat Long-lasting eructations Stools small, offensive, dark, with much prostration; worse at night, and after eating and drinking Urine scanty, burning, involuntary; albuminous Menses too profuse and too soon Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin Trembling, twitching, spasms, weakness, heaviness, uneasiness Cramps in calves Sleep disturbed, anxious, restless; must have head raised by pillows Suffocative fits during sleep Sleeps with hands over head Dreams are full of care and fear	Wet weather After midnight From cold Cold drinks, or food Seashore Right side	From heat From head elevated Warm drinks
Arsenicum Bromatum	A great anti-psoric and anti-syphilitic remedy for Locomotor Ataxia
Atropine	Great dryness of throat, almost impossible to swallow All kind of illusions of sight Everything appears large Motes over everything On reading, words run together; double vision, all objects seem to be elongated.
Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum	High blood pressure due to disturbed function of nervous mechanism Arterio-sclerosis Syphilitic ataxia Leucorrhœa, with spasmodic contraction of vagina
Belladonna	Furious excitement, perverted special senses, twitching, convulsions and pain Hot, red skin, flushed face, glaring eyes, throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperæsthesia of all senses Convulsive movements Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water Neuralgic pains that come and go suddenly Heat, redness, throbbing and burning Great children's remedy No thirst, anxiety or fear Violence of attack and suddenness of onset Vertigo, with falling to left side or backwards Tottering gait. Shifting rheumatic pains. Jerking limbs. Spasms Involuntary limping Cold extremities Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk Great thirst for cold water Abhorrence of liquids Dread of drinking Desire diminished Menses increased; bright red, too early, too profuse; very offensive and hot Restless sleep, crying out, gritting of teeth; kept awake by pulsation of blood-vessels; screams out in sleep Sleeplessness, with drowsiness Starting when closing the eyes or during sleep Sleeps with hands under head	Touch Jar Noise Draught After noon Lying down	Semi-erect
Cannabis Indica	Intense exaltation, in which all perceptions and conceptions, all sensations and all emotions are exaggerated to the utmost degree Subconscious or dual nature state; apparently under the control of the second self, but, the original self, prevents the performance of acts which are under the domination of the second self; apparently the two natures cannot act independently, one acting as a check, upon the other Exaggeration of the duration of time and extent of space Conception of time, space and place is gone Extremely happy and contented, nothing troubles Ideas crowd upon each other Increased appetite Urine loaded with slimy mucus Must strain to urinate; dribbling; has to wait some time before the urine flow Menses profuse, dark, painful, without clots Pain across shoulders and spine; must stoop; cannot walk erect Pain in soles and calves; sharp pains in knees and ankles; very exhausted after a short walk Very sleepy, but unable to do so Dreams of dead bodies; prophetic	Morning From coffee Liquor and tobacco Lying on right side	From fresh air Cold water Rest
Carboneum Sulphuratum	Patients broken down by abuse of alcohol Sensitive patients worse cold, wasted muscles, and skin and mucous membranes anæsthetic Lack of vital heat Sensory difficulties in limbs Diminished sensibility of arms, hands and feet Cramps in limbs Lightning-like pains, with cramps Gait unsteady, tottering; worse in dark Feet insensible Pain in lower limbs, with cramps and formication Desire lost, parts atrophied Frequent profuse emissions Deep morning sleep with anxious, vexatious dreams	After breakfast Bathing Sensitive to warm, damp, weather	In open air
Carbo Vegetabilis	Patient is sluggish, fat and lazy and has a tendency to chronicity in his complaints Blood seems to stagnate in the capillaries, causing blueness, coldness, and ecchymosis Body becomes blue, icy-cold Patient may be almost lifeless, but the head is hot Coldness, breath cool Pulse imperceptible Oppressed and quickened respiration, and must have air, must be fanned hard, must have all the windows open Faints easily, is worn out, and must have fresh air Very debilitated Patient seems to be too weak to hold out Persons who have never fully recovered from the effects of some previous illness Extremities heavy, stiff; feel paralyzed; limbs, go to sleep; want of muscular energy; joints weak Cramp in soles; feet numb and sweaty Eructations, heaviness, fullness, and sleepiness Eructations after eating and drinking Temporary relief from belching Rancid, sour, or putrid eructations Digestion slow; food putrefies before it digests Aversion to milk, meat, and fat things The simplest food distresses Premature and too copious menses; pale blood. Leucorrhœa before menses, thick, greenish, milky, excoriating	Evening Night Open air Cold From fat food, butter, coffee, milk Warm damp weather Wine	From eructation From fanning Cold
Causticum	Progressive loss of muscular strength, tendinous contractures Broken down seniles Dark-complexioned and rigid-fibered persons Restlessness at night, with tearing pains in joints and bones, and faint-like sinking of strength Local paralysis, vocal cords, muscles of deglutition, of tongue, eyelids, face, bladder and extremities Children are slow to walk The skin of a Causticum person is of a dirty white sallow, with warts, especially on the face Emaciation due to disease, worry, etc, and of long standing Burning, rawness, and soreness Cannot walk without suffering Slow in learning to walk Unsteady walking and easily falling Greasy taste Aversion to sweets Feels as if lime were burned in stomach Worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees Urine involuntary when coughing, sneezing; expelled very slowly, and sometimes retained; involuntary during first sleep at night; also from slightest excitement Loss of sensibility on passing urine Menses cease at night; flow only during day Leucorrhœa at night, with great weakness Menses delay, late Very drowsy; can hardly keep awake Nocturnal sleeplessness, with dry heat, inquietude	Dry, cold winds In clear fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage	In damp, wet weather Warmth Heat of bed
Chromium Sulphate	Tachycardia Lack of nervous tone
Condurango	Painful cracks in corner of mouth
Conium	Difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, painful stiffness of legs Conditions often found in old age, a time of weakness, languor, local congestions, and sluggishness Debility Hypochondriasis Weakened memory Sexual debility Trouble at the change of life, old and bachelors General feeling as if bruised by blows Great debility in the morning in bed Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and palpitation Extremities heavy, weary, paralyzed; trembling; bands unsteady; fingers and toes numb Muscular weakness, especially of lower extremities Much difficulty in voiding urine; it flows and stops again Sexual desire increased; power decreased Menses delayed and scanty; parts sensitive Leucorrhœa after micturition	Lying down Turning or rising in bed Celibacy Before and during menses From taking cold Bodily or mental exertion	While fasting In the dark From letting limbs hang down Motion Pressure
Curare	Muscular paralysis without impairing sensation and consciousness Reflex action diminished Debility of the aged and from loss of fluids Nervous debility Extremities tired pain up and down spine Arms weak, heavy Cannot lift the fingers Legs tremble; give way in walking. Menses too early, during menses, colic, headache, kidney pain Leucorrhœa, thick, purulent, offensive	Dampness Cold weather Cold wind 2 am Right side
Duboisia	Red spots floats in the field of vision Sensation as if stepping on empty space Vertigo with pale face; not gastric in origin Loss of power in limbs, staggers; feels as if he stepped on empty space Trembling, numbness and weakness Impossible to stand with eyes shut, tendency to fall backwards
Ferrum Picricum	Acts best in dark-haired patients, plethoric, with sensitive livers Locomotor ataxia, ocular stage Frequent micturition at night, with full feeling and pressure in rectum
Fluoricum Acidum	Patient is compelled to move about energetically Complaints of old age, or the prematurely aged, with weak, distended blood vessels Sour eructations Averse to coffee, wants fancy dishes Desire for highly seasoned food Craves cold water, hungry Warm drinks produce diarrhœa Sexual passion and desire increased with erections at night, during sleep Urine scanty, dark Menses copious, frequent, too long Copious and excoriating leucorrhœa	Warmth Morning Warm drinks	Cold while walking
Gelsemium	Various degrees of motor paralysis General prostration Dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, and trembling Slow pulse, tired feeling, mental apathy Paralysis of various groups of muscles about the eyes, throat, chest, larynx, sphincter, extremities, etc Muscular weakness Complete relaxation and prostration Lack of muscular co-ordination General depression from heat of sun Sensitive to a falling barometer; cold and dampness brings on many complaints Children fear falling, grab nurse or crib Sluggish circulation Loss of power of muscular control Cramp in muscles of forearm. Professional neuroses Excessive trembling and weakness of all limbs Fatigue after slight exercise No thirst Urine profuse, clear, watery, with chilliness and tremulousness Cannot get fully to sleep Yawning Sleepless from nervous irritation	Damp weather Fog Before a thunderstorm Emotion, or excitement Bad news Tobacco-smoking When thinking of his ailments At 10 am	Bending forward By profuse urination Open air Continued motion Stimulants
Heloderma	Eyeball becomes more prominent Great coldness-"arctic" coldness Sensation as if would fall to right side Very thirsty Swallowing difficult Breath cold Numbness and trembling Sensation as if walking on sponge, and as if feet were swollen Staggering gait Cock's gait When walking, lifts feet higher than usual, and puts down heel hard Feet cold as ice or burn Stretching relieves pains in muscles and limbs Internal coldness, as if frozen to death Cold rings around body Cold waves Cold spots Temperature subnormal-96
Hyoscyamus	Weakness and nervous agitation Tremulous weakness and twitching of tendons Muscular twitchings, spasmodic affections, Non-inflammatory cerebral activity Vertigo as if intoxicated Cramps in calves and toes Lascivious; exposes his person Excited sexual desire During menses, convulsive movements, urinary flux and sweat Intense sleeplessness Starts up frightened Great restlessness; every muscle twitches Will not be covered	At night During menses After eating When lying down	Stooping
Ignatia	Marked hyperæsthesia of all the senses, and a tendency to clonic spasms Especially adapted to the nervous temperament-women of sensitive, easily excited nature, dark, mild disposition, quick to perceive, rapid in execution Rapid change of mental and physical condition, opposite to each other Great contradictions Alert, nervous, apprehensive, rigid, trembling patients who suffer acutely in mind or body, at the same time made worse by drinking coffee Superficial and erratic symptoms Cannot bear tobacco Pain is small, circumscribed spots Jerking of limbs Pain in tendo-Achilles and calf Ulcerative pain in soles Sour eructation Much flatulence Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible articles Craving for acid things Urine profuse, watery Menses, black, too early, too profuse, or scanty Feminine sexual frigidity Sleep very light Jerking of limbs on going to sleep Dreams continuing a long time; troubling him	In the morning Open air After meals Coffee Smoking Liquids External warmth	While eating Change of position
Kali Bromatum	Loss of sexual desire Urine profuse, with thirst Debility and impotence Impaired co-ordination, numbness and tingling in limbs Fidgety hands; busy twitching of fingers Jerking and twitching of muscles Restless sleep Extreme drowsiness Night terrors Grinding teeth in sleep Horrible dreams		When occupied mentally or physically
Kali Iodatum	Rheumatism in neck, back, feet, especially heels and soles; worse, cold and wet Loss of weight Severe bone-pains. Contraction of joints Rheumatism of knees with effusion Pain in small of back and coccyx Pain in hip, forcing limping Saliva increased Cold food and drink, especially milk, aggravate Much thirst Flatulence Menses late, profuse During menses uterus feels as if squeezed Corrosive leucorrhœa	Warm clothing Warm room At night Damp weather	Motion Open air
Lathyris Sativus	Affections the lateral and anterior columns of the cord No pains Reflexes always increased Paralytic affections of lower extremities; spastic paralysis; lateral sclerosis; Beriberi Sleepy, constant yawning Tremulous, tottering gait Excessive rigidity of legs; spastic gait Knees knock against each other when walking Cramps in legs worse cold, and cold feet Cannot extend or cross legs when sitting Gluteal muscles and lower limbs emaciated Legs blue; swollen, if hanging down Stiffness and lameness of ankles and knees, toe do not leave the floor, heels do not touch floor, Muscles of calves very tense Patient sits bent forward, straightens with difficulty Frequent urination, must hurry, else voided involuntarily
Lycopodium	Adapted more especially to ailments gradually developing, functional power weakening, with failures of the digestive powers, where the function of the liver is seriously disturbed Malnutrition Mild temperaments of lymphatic constitution, with catarrhal tendencies; older persons, where the skin shows yellowish spots, earthy complexion, uric acid diathesis, etc; also precocious, weakly children Intolerant of cold drinks; craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak, muscular power Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases Emaciation Debility in morning. Pre-senility Patient is thin, withered, full of gas and dry Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly Sensitive to noise and odors Excessive hunger Aversion to bread, etc Desire for sweet things Food tastes sour Sour eructations Great weakness of digestion Eating ever so little creates fullness Cannot eat oysters Rolling of flatulence Wakes at night feeling hungry Incomplete burning eructations rise only to pharynx there burn for hours Likes to take food and drink hot Polyuria during the night Heavy red sediment in urine No erectile power; impotence Premature emission Menses too late; last too long, too profuse Coition painful Leucorrhœa, acrid, with burning in vagina Pain in heel on treading as from a pebble Painful callosities on soles; toes and fingers contracted. Cramps in calves and toes at night in bed Drowsy during day Starting in sleep Dreams of accidents	Right side From right to left From above downward 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room Hot air, bed Warm applications, except throat and stomach which are better from warm drinks	By motion After midnight From warm food and drink On getting cold From being uncovered
Magnesium Phosphoricum	Cramping of muscles with radiating pains Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects Indisposition for mental exertion Vertigo on moving, falls forward on closing eyes, better walking in open air Thirst for very cold drinks Menses too early, dark, stringy Cramps in calves Darting pains Twitchings Tetanic spasms Weakness in arms and hands, finger-tips stiff and numb General muscular weakness	Right side Cold Touch Night	Warmth Bending double Pressure Friction
Mercurius Corrosivus	Salivation Taste salty and bitter Pulse rapid and intermittent Urine hot, burning, scanty or suppressed; bloody, greenish discharge; albuminous Perspiration after urinating	Evening Night Acids	While at rest
Natrum Iodatum	Vertigo
Nitricum Acidum	Sticking pains Marked improvement of all symptoms while riding in a carriage Acts best on the dark complexioned and past middle life Pains appear and disappear quickly All discharges very offensive, especially urine, feces, and perspiration Persons who have chronic diseases, and take cold easily and disposed to diarrhœa Excessive physical irritability Great hunger, with sweetish taste Longing for indigestible things-chalk, earth, etc Loves fat and salt Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like horse's urine; cold on passing; burning and stinging; bloody and albuminous Leucorrhœa brown, flesh-colored, watery, or stringy, offensive Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with pain in back, hips and thighs	Evening and night Cold climate, and also hot weather	While riding in carriage
Nux Vomica	Pre-eminently the remedy for many of the conditions incident to modern life The typical Nux patient is rather thin, spare, quick, active, nervous, and irritable Does a good deal of mental work; has mental strains and leads a sedentary life, found in prolonged office work, over-study, and close application to business, with its cares and anxieties Seeks stimulants, coffee, wine, possibly in excess; or, again, he hopes to quiet his excitement, by indulging in the sedative effects of tobacco Takes preferably rich and stimulating food Wine and women play their part to make him forget the close application of the day Is pre-eminently a male remedy Irritable, nervous system, hypersensitive and over-impressionable Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoid open air, etc Always seems to be out of tune Inharmonious spasmodic action Legs numb; feel paralyzed; cramps in calves and soles Partial paralysis, from overexertion or getting soaked Cracking in knee-joints during motion Drags his feet when walking Sensation of sudden loss of power of arms and legs in the morning Flatulence Sour, bitter eructations. Loves fats and tolerates them well Difficult belching of gas Frequent calls to urinate; little and often Easily excited desire Emissions from high living Menses too early, lasts too long; always irregular, blood black with faint spells Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretchedly Drowsy after meals, and in early evening Dreams full of bustle and hurry	Morning Mental exertion After eating Touch Spices Stimulants Narcotics Dry weather Cold	From a nap, if allowed to finish it In evening While at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure
Onosmodium	Want of power of concentration and co-ordination Vertigo, numbness and muscular prostration General prostration Acts as if born tired Craving for ice-water and cold drinks; wants to drink often Constant sexual excitement Psychical impotence Loss of desire Speedy emissions Deficient erections Feels as if menses would appear Menses too early and too prolonged Leucorrhœa, yellow, acrid, profuse Tired and numb feeling in legs, popliteal spaces, and below knees Staggering gait Sidewalk seems too high Great muscular weakness and weariness	From motion Jar Tight clothing	When undressed When lying down on back From cold drinks Eating
Oxalicum Acidum	Pains very violent, in spots ; worse, motion, and thinking of them Periodical remissions Extremities numb, weak, tingling Pains start from spine and extend through extremities Drawing and lancinating pains shooting down extremities Muscular prostration Lower extremities blue, cold, insensible Sensation of numbness Lancinating pains in various parts; jerking pains Bitter and sour eructation, worse at night. Cannot eat strawberries Frequent and copious urination Must urinate when thinking of it Urine contains oxalates	Left side Slightest touch Light Shaving Aroused about 3 am with gastric and abdominal pain All conditions made worse by thinking about self
Pedicularis Canadensis	Locomotor ataxia Spinal irritation
Phosphorus	Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin, transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids, with great nervous debility, emaciation, amative tendencies, seem to be under the special influence of Phosphorus Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc. Paralytic symptoms. Ataxia and adynamia Vertigo, with faintness Thirst for very cold water Hunger soon after eating Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Belching large quantities of wind, after eating Very fetid stools and flatus; long, narrow, hard, like a dog's; difficult to expel. Lack of sexual power; irresistible desire; involuntary emissions, with lascivious dreams Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long Weeps before menses Leucorrhœa profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses Weakness and trembling, from every exertion Can scarcely hold anything with his hands Joints suddenly give way Great drowsiness, especially after meals Vivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage Lascivious dreams Goes to sleep late and awakens weak Short naps and frequent wakings	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 thunder-storm Ascending stairs	In dark Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep
Phosphorus Hydrogenatus	Crumbling teeth Hyperæsthesia Locomotor ataxia
Physostigma	Spinal irritation, loss of motility, prostration, with very sensitive vertebræ Fibrillary tremors Rigidity of muscles; paralysis Irregular menstruation, with palpitation Fluttering of heart felt in throat Sudden jerking of limbs on going to sleep Locomotor ataxia Numbness in paralyzed parts, crampy pains in limbs
Picricum Acidum	Degeneration of the spinal cord, with paralysis Brainfag and sexual excitement Prostration, weakness and pain of back, pins and needle sensation in extremities Muscular debility Heavy tired feeling. Sallow complexion Great weakness Tired, heavy feeling all over body, especially limbs; worse, exertion Feet cold; cannot get warm Bitter taste Aversion to food Scanty urine; dribbling micturition Urine contains much indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium Seminal emissions profuse, followed by great exhaustion, without sensual dreams	Least exertion, especially mental After sleep Wet weather A summer or hot weather remedy; patient is worse then	From cold air Cold water Tight pressure
Picrotoxin	Locomotor ataxia Night-sweats
Plumbum Metallicum	Constrictive sensation in internal organs. Progressive muscular atrophy Locomotor ataxia Excessive and rapid emaciation Peripheral affections Constipation; stools hard, lumpy, black with urging and spasm of anus Obstructed evacuation from impaction of feces Frequent, ineffectual tenesmus Urine albuminous; low specific gravity Urine scanty Loss of sexual power Lightning-like pains; temporarily better by pressure Cannot raise or lift anything with the hand; extension is difficult Pains in muscles of thighs; come in paroxysms Wrist-drop Cramps in calves Stinging and tearing in limbs, also twitching and tingling, numbness, pain or tremor Feet swollen Pain in atrophied limbs alternates with colic Loss of patellar reflex Hands and feet cold	At night Motion	Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion
Plumbum Phos	Loss of sexual power Locomotor ataxia
Rhus Tox	Pains and stiffness. Tearing asunder pains Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a time from a change of position Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst Bitter taste Desire for milk Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat Drowsy after eating Dark, turbid, high-colored, scanty urine, with white sediment Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid Hot, painful swelling of joints Pains tearing in tendons, ligaments, and fasciæ Soreness of condyles of bones Limbs stiff paralyzed The cold fresh air is not tolerated; it makes the skin painful Pain along ulnar nerve Tearing down thighs. Numbness and formication, after overwork and exposure Tenderness about knee-joint Loss of power in forearm and fingers; crawling sensation in the tips of fingers Tingling in feet Dreams of great exertion Heavy sleep, as from stupor Sleepless before midnight	During sleep Cold Wet rainy weather and after rain At night During rest Drenching When lying on back or right side	Warm, dry weather Motion Walking Change of position Rubbing Warm applications From stretching out limbs
Ruta	All parts of the body are painful, as if bruised Feeling of intense lassitude, weakness and despair Constant urging to urinate, feels bladder full Spine and limbs feel bruised Small of back and loins pain Legs give out on rising from a chair, hips and thighs so weak Contraction of fingers Pain and stiffness in wrists and hands Hamstrings feel shortened ( Tendons sore Aching pain in tendo-Achilles Thighs pain when stretching the limbs Pain in bones of feet and ankles Great restlessness	Lying down From cold Wet weather
Sabadilla	Chilliness; sensitive to cold No thirst Loathing for strong food Canine appetite for sweets and farinaceous food Copious salivation Desire for hot things Sweetish taste Menses too late; come by fits and starts; intermit	Cold and cold drinks Full moon	Warm food and drink Wrapped up
Secale	Contraction of the unstriped muscular fibers; hence a constringent feeling throughout the whole body. Coldness, numbness A useful remedy for old people with shriveled skin-thin, scrawny old women The whole body is pervaded by a sense of great heat Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be excessive Facial and abdominal muscles twitch Locomotor ataxia Trembling, staggering gait Formication, pain and spasmodic movements Fingers and feet bluish, shriveled, spread apart or bent backwards, numb Violent cramps Icy coldness of extremities Violent pain in finger-tips, tingling in toes Unnatural ravenous appetite; craves acids Thirst unquenchable Eructations of bad odor Brownish, offensive leucorrhœa Menses irregular, copious, dark; continuous oozing of watery blood until next period Sleep profound and long	Heat Warm covering	Cold Uncovering Rubbing Stretching out limbs
Silicea	Increased susceptibility to nervous stimuli and exaggerated reflexes Silica patient is cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold, worse in winter Lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Cramp in calves and soles Loss of power in legs Tremulous hands when using them Paralytic weakness of forearm Icy cold and sweaty feet The parts lain on go to sleep Offensive sweat on feet, hands, and axillæ. Pain in knee, as if tightly bound Calves tense and contracted Pain beneath toes Soles sore Disgust for meat and warm food Want of appetite; thirst excessive Sour eructations after eating Sexual erethism; nocturnal emissions A milky, acrid leucorrhœa, during urination Discharge of blood between menstrual periods. Increased menses, with paroxysms of icy coldness over whole body Weak spine; very susceptible to draughts on back Pain in coccyx Night-walking; gets up while asleep Sleeplessness, with great orgasm of blood and heat in head Frequent starts in sleep Anxious dreams	New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold	Warmth Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather
Stramonium	Suppressed secretions and excretions Sensation as if limbs were separated from body Absence of pain and muscular mobility especially of muscles of expression and of locomotion. Graceful, rhythmic motions Violent pain in left hip Trembling, twitching of tendons, staggering gait Food tastes like straw Violent thirst Sexual erethism, with indecent speech and action; hands constantly kept on genitals Awaken terrified; screams with fright Deep snoring sleep Sleepy, but cannot sleep	In dark room When alone Looking at bright or shining objects After sleep On swallowing	From bright light Company Warmth
Strychninum	Spasms of muscles, cramps from an undue reflex excitability of the cord, spasms of the bladder, etc Respiration increased All reflexes are more active Stiffness in muscles and face and neck Influences more directly the spinal cord and is less appropriate in visceral derangements than Nux Explosive nervousness The pains and sensations come suddenly and return at intervals Desire for coitus; any touch on body excites a voluptuous sensation Rigidity of cervical muscles Sharp pain in nape and down spine Back stiff; violent jerks in spinal column Icy sensation down spine Limbs stiff Violent jerking, twitching, and trembling Shocks in the muscles Cramp-like pains	Morning Touch Noise Motion After meals	Lying on back
Sulfonal	Vertigo of cerebral origin Ataxic symptoms and chorea Profound weakness, gone, faint feeling, and despondency Loss of control of sphincter Muscular in-coordination Urine scanty; pink color Constant desire to urinate; scanty, brownish red Ataxic movements, staggering gait; cold, weak, trembling; legs seem too heavy Extreme restlessness; muscular twitchings Knee-jerks disappear Stiffness and paralysis of both legs Anesthesia of legs Sleep fidgety, wakeful, drowsy
Tarentula Hispanica	Constriction sensations Formication Extreme restlessness; must keep in constant motion even though walking aggravates Intense sexual excitement Lasciviousness reaching almost to insanity Seminal emissions Weakness of legs Numbness of legs Twitching and jerking Yawning with uneasiness of legs, must move them constantly Extraordinary contractions and movements	Motion contact Noise Seeing others in trouble	In open air Music Bright colors Rubbing affected parts
Thallium Metallicum	Most horrible neuralgic, spasmodic, shooting pains Muscular atrophy Tremors Relieves the violent pains in locomotor ataxia Paralysis of lower limbs. Night sweats Trembling Paralytic feeling Lancinating pains, like electric shocks Very tired Numbness in fingers and toes, with extension up lower extremities, involving lower abdomen and perineum. Cyanosis of extremities Formication, beginning in fingers and extending through pelvis, perineum and inner thighs to feet
Thiosinaminum	Noises in ear
Zincum Phosphoricum	Lightning-like pains in locomotor ataxia Brain-fag Nervousness Vertigo Sexual excitement Sleeplessness
Zincum Sulphuricum	Cramps in arms and legs Trembling Convulsions

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