Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aethusa Cynapium | Anguish
Restless, anxious, crying Expression of uneasiness and discontent Marked inability to digest milk Poor circulation Symptoms set in with violence Sees rats, cats, dogs etc Inability to think, to fix attention Brain fag Idiocy may alternate with furor and irritability Regurgitation of food about an hour after eating Menses watery Lymphatic glands swollen |
3 to 4 am
Evenings Warmth Summer |
In open air
Company |
| Agaricus Muscarius | Jerking, twitching, trembling and itching
Twitching ceases during sleep Cerebral excitement Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice Sensitive to pressure and cold air Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg Sings and talks but does not answer Talkativeness Aversion to work Indifference Fearlessness Reading difficult, as type seems to move, to swim Thirsty all the time Empty eructations, tasting of apples Menses increased, earlier |
Open cold air
After eating After coitus In cold weather Before a thunderstorm Pressure on dorsal spine |
Moving about slowly |
| Agnus Castus | Mental depression
Premature old age from abuse of sexual powers Gnawing itching in all parts, esp eyes Sexual melancholy Fear of death Sadness with impression of speedy death Absent minded, forgetful, lack of courage Illusion of smell- herrings, musk Scanty menses Leucorrhoea staining yellow; transparent |
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| Aloe | Esp suited for lymphatic and hypochondriacal
patients
Adapted to weary people, the aged and phlegmatic, old beer drinkers Dissatisfied and angry with himself Heat internally and externally Disinclination to mental labor Aversion to meat Longing for juicy things Urine scanty and high colored Menses too early and too profuse |
Early morning
Summer Heat In hot, dry weather After eating and drinking |
From cold
Open air |
| Alumina | Dryness of mucus 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 cold in head and eructations Dry, thin patients Delicate children, products of artificial baby foods Low spirited; fear loss of reason Confused as to personal identity Hasty, hurried; time passes slowly Variable mood Suicidal tendency when seeing knife e or blood Cravings for chalk, charcoal, dry food, tea grounds Aversion to meat Potatoes disagree Stools hard, dry, knotty with no desire Must strain at stool in order to urinate Menses too early, short, scanty, pale Leucorrhoea acrid, profuse, transparent, ropy Staggers on walking |
Periodically
In afternoon From potatoes In morning on awaking Warm room |
As day advances
In open air From cold washing In evening Alternate days Damp weather |
| Anacardium |
Impaired memory Depression Irritability Diminution of senses of smell, sight and hearing Fear of examinations in students Aversion to work Lacks self confidence Irresistible desire to swear and curse Sensation of plug in various parts Empty feeling in stomach; temporarily relieved by eating Hallucinations; thinks he is possessed by two persons or wills Anxiety when walking, as if pursued Brain fag Absent mindedness Very easily offended Malicious; seems bent on wickedness Absence of all moral restraints Objects appear too far off Menses scanty |
On application of hot water |
From eating
When lying on side From rubbing |
| Aragallus Lamberti | Bewildered and confused state
Great depression; worse in morning or evening Can not study Cross, irritable, restless Mental confusion and apathy Desire to be alone Difficulty in concentrating mind, absent minded Lack of ambition Defective expression in writing Aimless wandering Must concentrate his mind on walking |
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| Argentum Nitricum | Thinks his understanding will and must fail
Fearful and nervous Impulsive; Impulse to jump out of window; wants to do things in a hurry Peculiar mental impulses Faintish and tremulous Melancholic; apprehensive of serious disease Time passes slowly Memory weak Great desire for sweets, cheese and salt Errors of perception; sensation as if parts were expanding Suits withered up and dried constitution Flatulent state and prematurely aged look Intolerance of heat |
Warmth in any form
At night From cold food Sweets After eating During menses From emotions Left side |
From eructations
Fresh air Cold Pressure |
| Baptisia | Wild, wandering feeling
Inability to think Mental confusion; ideas confused Illusion of divided personality All secretions are offensive Muscular soreness Menses too early and too profuse |
Drinking beer
Humid heat Fog Indoors |
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| Baryta Carbonica | Specially indicated in infancy and old age
Children who are backward physically or mentally, are dwarfish and do not grow and develop Takes cold easily Always has swollen tonsils Very averse to meeting strangers Loss of memory Mental weakness Irresolute Loss of self confidence Confusion Bashful Childish; grief over trifles Menses scanty |
Warm food
While thinking of his symptoms From washing Lying on painful side |
Walking in open air |
| Cannabis Indica | Conditions of intense exhalation in which all
perceptions and conceptions, all sensations and emotions are exaggerated
Exaggeration of duration of time and extent of space Extremely happy, nothing troubles Idea crowd on each other Excessive talkativeness; exuberance of spirits Constantly theorizing Anxious depression; constant fear of becoming insane Very forgetful; can not finish sentence Is lost in delicious thoughts Uncontrollable laughter Emotional excitement; rapid change of mood Urine loaded with slimy mucus Menses profuse, dark, painful without clots Dreams of dead bodies; prophetic |
Morning
From coffee, liquor and tobacco Lying on right side |
Fresh air
Cold water Rest |
| Causticum | Indicated for preferably dark complexioned and
rigid fiber persons
Burning, rawness and soreness Sad, hopeless Intensely sympathetic Least things make it cry Aversion of sweets Stools small Menses cease at night; flow only during day Leucorrhoea at night, with great weakness |
Thinking of complaints
After eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees Dry, cold winds In clear fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather
Warmth Heat of bed |
| Conium | General feeling as if bruised by blows
Great debility in morning in bed Weakness of body and mind Trembling Excitement causes mental depression Depressed, timid,, averse to society and afraid of being alone No inclination for business or study; takes no interest in anything Memory weak; Unable to sustain any mental effort Tremulous weakness after every stool Menses delayed and scanty |
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 |
| Fagopyrum | Inability to study or remember
Depressed and irritable Yellow leucorrhoea Offensive excretions |
In afternoon
From sunlight Scratching |
Cold water
Coffee |
| Gelsemium | Desire to be quiet, to be left alone
Dullness, languor, listless Absolute lack of fear General prostration Dizziness, drowsiness, dullness and trembling Slow pulse, tired feeling, mental apathy General depression from heat of Sun Sluggish circulation Thirstless Profuse, clear, watery urine Menses retarded, scanty |
Cold, dampness
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 |
| Glonoine | Great lassitude, no inclination to work
Extreme irritability, easily excited by the slightest opposition Confusion, with dizziness Sensation of pulsations throughout body Pulsating pains Menses delayed |
In Sun
Exposure to sun rays, gas, open fire Jar Stooping Having hair cut Peaches Stimulants Lying down From 6 am to noon Left side |
Brandy |
| Glycerinum | Mental and physical debility
Mentally confused Profuse and frequent urination Urine with increased specific gravity and sugar Profuse, long lasting menses |
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| Helleborus | Sensorial depression; sees, hears and tastes imperfectly
General muscular weakness Sinking sensation Slow in answering Thoughtless; staring Involuntary sighing Horrible smell from mouth Stool jelly like of white mucus Urine scanty, dark with coffee grounds sediments Sudden screams in sleep |
4 to 8 pm
From evening until morning From uncovering |
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| Ichthyolum | Irritable
Depressed Forgetful, lack of concentration Very thirsty Increased appetite Soft, shapeless stools Uric acids deposits in urine Irresistible desire to sneeze |
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| Indol | Persistent desire to sleep
Dull, discontented mental state Hideous Hungry sensation after full meal Great thirst Continuous dreaming |
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| Iridium | Suits children who are puny, weak limbed, and grow
too fast
Difficult concentration of thoughts. Thoughts confused Sensation as if mind were void |
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| Lac Caninum | Very forgetful; in writing, makes mistakes
Despondent; thinks her disease incurable Attacks of rage Visions and dreams of snakes Thinks himself of little consequences Feels as if walking on air or of not touching the bed when lying down Great lassitude, weakness and prostration Sinking spells every mornings Menses too early, profuse, flow in gushes |
Morning one day and the evening next day | Cold.
Cold drinks |
| Lycopodium | Ailments gradually developing
Weakening of functional powers Indicated for precocious weakly children Intolerance of cold drinks; wants everything warm Emaciation Debility in morning Thin, withered, full of gas and dry patients Lack of heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly Sensitive to noise and odors Melancholy; afraid to be alone Little things annoy Averse to undertaking new things; can not bear to see anything new Loss of self confidence Constant fear of breaking down under stress Apprehensive Weak memory, confused thoughts; spells or writes wrong words and syllables Can not read what he writes Aversion to bread Desire for sweets Can not eat oysters Eating ever so little creates fullness Heavy red sediments in urine Menses too late, last too long, too profuse Dreams of accidents |
Right side
From right to left From above downwards 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room Hot air Heat of bed Warm applications |
By motion
After midnight From warm food or drinks On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Opium | Depression
Drowsy stupor Painlessness Torpor General sluggishness Lack of vital reaction Sopor; heavy stupid sleep Stertorous breathing Sweaty skin Dark, mahogany brown face Pupils contracted Reduced power of concentration and self control Heightened imagination Daring, cheerful and bright Thinks he is not at home Pleasant, fantastic, amorous dreams |
Becoming heated
Heat During and after sleep |
Cold things
Constant walking |
| Natrum Carbonicum | Great debility from summer heat
Exhaustion Milky, watery skin Very weak ankles Unable to think; difficult, slow comprehension Mental weakness and depression Worries Very sensitive to noise, cold, change of weather Anxious and restless during thunderstorm Sensitive to presence of certain individuals Yellow substance like pulp of orange in stools Menses late, scanty, like meat washings Leucorrhoea offensive, irritating Amorous dreams |
From Music
Sitting Summer heat Mental exertion Thunder storm Least draught Change of weather Sun |
By moving about
By boring in ears and nose |
| Nux Mosch | Tendency to fainting fits
Cold extremities Extreme dryness of mucus membranes and skin Strange feeling with irresistible drowsiness Staggers on trying to walk Changeable moods; laughing and crying Confused, impaired memory Bewildered sense, as in dream Thirstless Craving for highly seasoned food Soft stools yet difficult to expel Menses too long, dark, thick; irregular Leucorrhoea muddy and bloody |
Cold, moist wind
Cold food Cold washing Lying on painful side Motion Jar |
Warmth
Dry weather |
| Nux Vomica | Thin, spare, quick, active, nervous and irritable
patients
Leads sedentary life Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoids open air Sensitive to all impressions; can not bear noises, light, odors etc Ugly, malicious Does not want to be touched Disposed to reproach others Sullen, fault finding Desire for stimulants Loves fats and tolerates them well Frequent ineffectual desire for stools and urine Menses too early, lasts too long, always irregular Must sit up in bed in order to turn 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
In evening White at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure |
| Phosphoricum Acidum | Nervous exhaustion
Mental debility first, later physical Indicated for young people who grow rapidly and who are overtaxed, mentally or physically Listless Impaired memory Apathetic, indifferent Can not collect his thoughts or find right word Difficult comprehension Settles despair Averse to sunlight Intolerance to noise Craves juicy things Frequent, profuse, watery, milky urine Menses too early and profuse Sleep walking Lascivious dreams with emissions |
Exertion
From being talked to Loss of vital fluids Sexual excesses
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Keeping warm |
| Phosphorus | Indicated for tall, slender persons, narrow
chested, with thin, transparent skin
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies; lascivious dreams Great susceptibility to external influences; to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder storms Suddenness of symptoms Great lowness of spirit Easily vexed Fearfulness; as if something were creeping out of every corner Great tendency to start Loss of memory Dread of death when alone Restless, fidgety Indifferent Hearing difficult, esp of human voice Thirst for very cold water Long, narrow stools Urine turbid, brown, with red sediments Menses too early, scanty, but lasts too long |
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 |
| Picricum Acidum | Brain fag
Sexual excitement Prostration Pins and needles sensation in extremities Muscular debility; heavy tired feeling Sallow complexion Lack of will power; disinclined to work Anxiety and dream of failure at examination Urine scanty, containing indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium |
Least exertion, esp mental
After sleep Wet weather Summer
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Cold air
Cold water Tight pressure |
| Pituitary Glands | High blood pressure
Vertigo Difficult mental concentration Confusion |
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| Sepia | Women with weakness and yellow complexioned
Best indicated for brunettes Upward tendency of symptoms Easy fainting "Ball" sensation in inner parts Feels cold even in a warm room Indifferent to those loved best Averse to occupation, family Irritable; easily offended Dreads to be alone Very sad Weeps when telling symptoms Anxious towards evening Longing for vinegar, acids and pickles Loathes fat Red, adhesive sand on urine Yellow, greenish leucorrhoea |
Forenoons
Evenings Washings Laundry work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunder storms |
By exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing up limbs Cold bathing After sleep |
| Silicea | Patient is cold, chilly, hugs fire, wants plenty of
warm clothes, hates drafts
Hand and feet cold lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance to alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Yielding, faint hearted, anxious Nervous and excitable Sensitive to all impressions Brain fag Disgust for meat and warm food Anxious dreams |
Winter
New moon In mroning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold
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Warmth
Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Staphysigaria | Impetuous
Violent outbursts of passion Hypochondriacal Sad Very sensitive as to what others say about her Dwells on sexual matters; prefers solitude Peevish Desire for stimulants, tobacco |
Anger, indignation, grief, mortification
Loss of fluids Onanism Sexual excesses Tobacco Least touch on affected parts |
After breakfast
Warmth Rest at night |
| Sulphur | Ebullitions of heat
Dislike of water Dry and hard hair and skin Red orifices Sinking feeling at stomach at about 11 am Cat nap sleep Aversion to being washed Offensive discharges and exhalations Very forgetful Difficult thinking Busy all the time Very selfish, no regard for others Averse to business; loafs- too lazy to rouse himself Great desire fro sweets Milk disagrees Great quantity of colorless urine Menses too late, short, scanty and difficult; thick, black, acrid Leucorrhoea burning, excoriating Can not walk erect, stoop shouldered |
At rest
When standing Warmth of bed Washing Bathing In mroning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants periodically |
Dry, warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Syphilinum | Utter prostration and debility in morning
Loss of memory Apathetic Fears the night Hopeless; despairs for recovery Excessive flow of saliva; it runs out of mouth when sleeping Craves alcohol Always washing the hands Leucorrhoea profuse, thin, watery, acrid |
At night
Sun down to sunrise Seashore In summer |
Inlands
Mountains During day Moving about slowly |
| Xerophyllum | Mind dull; can not concentrate mind for study
Forgets names Writs last letters of words first Misspells common words |
Application of cold water
In afternoon Evenings |
Application of hot water
In morning Moving affected parts |
| Zincum Metallicum | Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired
Defective vitality Twitching Weak memory Very sensitive to noise Averse to work, to talk Fears arrest on account of a supposed crime Lethargic, stupid Can not stand smallest quantity of wine Ravenous hunger at 11 am Can only void urine when sitting bent backwards Menses too late, suppressed; flow more at night Feet in continued motion; can not keep them still |
During menses
From touch Between 5 to 7 pm After dinner From wine |
While eating
Discharges Appearance of eruptions |