Bipolar Disorder
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aconitum Napellus | Fear, anxiety and anguish of body and mind
Acute, sudden and violent invasion, with fever Does not want to be touched Sudden and great sinking of strength Tension in arteries Fear death but believes that he will soon die; predicts the day Fears the future, a crowd, crossing the street Restlessness, tossing about Tendency to start Music is unbearable, makes her sad Thinks her thought came from the stomach; that parts of her body are abnormally thick Feels as if what had just been done was a dream Intense thirst; thirst for cold water Bitter taste of everything except water Scanty, red, hot, painful urine Anxious dreams |
In warm room
In evening and night Lying on affected side From music From tobacco smoke Dry, cold winds |
In open air |
| Alumina | Dryness of mucus membranes and skin
Suitable for old people with lack of vital heat or prematurely old, with debility Sluggish functions, heaviness, numbness and staggering Disposition to cold is the head and eructations Spare, dry, thin patients Delicate children, products of artificial baby foods Low spirited; fears loss of reason Confused as to personal identity Hasty, hurried Time passes slowly Variable mood Suicidal tendency when seeing a knife or blood Cravings for chalk, charcoal, dry food, tea grounds Aversion to meat Potatoes disagree Hard, dry, knotty stools; no desire Must strain at stool in order to urinate Menses too early, short, scanty, pale, followed by great exhaustion Acrid, profuse, transparent, ropy leucorrhoea with burning |
Periodically
In afternoon From potatoes In morning on awaking Warm room |
As day advances
In open air From cold washing In evening On alternate days Damp weather |
| Ambra Grisea | Suitable to excitable, nervous children;
thin, nervous patients; thin scrawny women; weakened by age or overwork
Extreme nervous hyper sensitiveness External numbness of the body in the morning and weakness Dread of people and desire to be alone Can not do anything in presence of others Intensely shy, blushes easily Music causes weeping Despair, loathing of life Fantastic illusions Restless, excited, very talkative Time passes slowly Dwells on unpleasant things Urine turbid, even during emission, forming a brown sediment Menses too early Profuse, bluish leucorrhoea Can not sleep from worry; must get up Anxious dreams |
Music
Presence of strangers From any unusual thing Morning Warm room |
Slow motion in open air
Lying on painful parts Cold drinks |
| Asafoetida | Extreme sensitiveness
Irritable Complaints of her trouble |
At night
From touch Left side During rest Warm applications |
Open air
From motion Pressure |
| Camphora Mono-Bromata | Nervous excitability
Directions appear reversed; north seems south and east seems west Weeping and laughing alternately Trance like state |
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| Castoreum |
Marked prostration
Continually irritable Debilitating sweats Constant yawning |
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| Causticum | Broken down seniles
Burning, rawness and soreness Sad, hopeless Intensely sympathetic Aversion to sweets Menses cease at night; flow only during the day Menses delayed, late |
Dry, cold winds
In clear fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather
Warmth Heat of bed |
| Cimicifuga Racemosa | Agitation and pain
Pains like electric shocks here and there Sensation of cloud enveloping her Great depression with dreams of impending peril Fears riding in closed carriage. of being obliged to jump out Incessant talking Visions of rats, mice, etc Menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive, irregular |
Morning
Cold During menses More profuse the flow, greater the suffering |
Warmth
Eating |
| Cobaltum | Fatigue, agitation; worse in morning
Constant interchange of mental moods Lewd dreams; disturbs sleep |
Mental excitement | |
| Cocculus | Suitable for light haired females; unmarried and
childless women; sensitive and romantic girls
Feels too weak to talk loud Capricious Time passes too quickly; absorbed in reveries Inclination to sing irresistible Slow of comprehension Profound sadness Can not bear contradictions Speaks hastily Very anxious about the health of others Aversion to tobacco Desire for cold drinks, esp beer Too early menses, clotted |
Riding in a carriage or on shipboard
Eating After loss of sleep Open air Smoking Swimming Touch Noise Jar Afternoon During menses |
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| Coffea Cruda | Great nervous agitation and restlessness
Intolerance to pains Unusual activity of mind and body Esp suited to tall, lean, stooping persons with dark complexion Gaiety Easy comprehension Irritable Excited Senses acute Full of ideas, quick to act Tossing about in anguish Intolerance to tight clothings Menses too early and log lasting Sleepless on account of mental activity |
Excessive emotions; joy
Narcotics Strong odors Noise Open air Cold Night |
Warmth
from lying down Holding ice in mouth |
| Crocus Sativa | Frequent and extreme changes in sensations and
mental conditions
Anger with violence followed by repentance Laughing mania Drowsiness and lassitude; better by literary labor Mind vacillating Pleasant mania; sings and laughs Happy and affectionate; the angry Sudden changes from hilarity to melancholy Vivid recollections from music heard Menses dark, viscid, too frequent and copious, black and slimy |
Lying down
Hot weather Warm room In morning Fasting Before breakfast Looking fixedly at an object |
In open air |
| Gelsemium | General prostration
Dizziness, dullness, drowsiness and trembling Tired feeling, mental apathy regarding his illness Desire to be quiet, to be left alone Absolute lack of fear Stage fright Thirstless Profuse, watery, clear urine |
Damp weather
Fog Before 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 |
| Ignatia | Marked Hyperasthesia of all senses
Esp suited for women of sensitive, easily excited nature, dark, mild disposition, quick to perceive and rapid in execution Rapid change of mental and physical condition, opposite to each other Great contradictions Can not bear tobacco Changeable moods Introspective; silently brooding Melancholic, sad, tearful Not communicative Sighing and sobbing Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible things craves for acidic things Profuse, watery urine Menses back, too early |
In the morning
Open air After meals Coffee Smoking Liquids External warmth |
While eating
Change of position |
| Kali Phosphoricum | Prostration
Weak and tired Esp adapted to the young Want of nerve power Mental and physical depression Anxiety, nervous dread, lethargy Indisposition to meet people Extreme lassitude and depression Very nervous Starts easily Irritable Slightest labor seems a heavy task Great despondency about business Shyness; disinclined to converse Very yellow urine |
Excitement
Worry Physical and mental exertion Eating Cold Early morning |
Warmth
Rest Nourishment |
| Lilium Tigrinum | More often indicated in unmarried women
Tormented about her salvation Profound depression of spirits Constant inclination to weep Anxious; fears some organic and incurable disease Disposed to curse, strike, think obscene things Aimless, hurried manner; must keep busy Thirsty; drinks often and much Urine milky, scanty, hot Menses early, scanty, dark, clotted, offensive; flows only when moving Acrid, brown leucorrhoea |
Consolation
Warm room |
Fresh air |
| Manganum Aceticum | Involuntary laughter and weeping
Strongly exaggerated reflexes Growing pains and weak ankles General soreness and aching; every part of the body feels sore when touched Anxiety and fear; better lying down |
Cold, wet weather
Change of weather |
Lying down |
| Moschus | Much nervous trembling and frequent fainting
Coldness Tension in muscles, skin and mind Uncontrollable laughter Scolding Anxiety, with palpitation; starting as if frightened Desire for black coffee, stimulants Menses too early and profuse |
Cold | In open air
Rubbing |
| Natrum Muriaticum | Great debility, most weakness felt in the morning
Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Constrictive sensation throughout the body Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Depression in chronic diseases Irritable; gets into a passion about trifles Awkward, hasty Wants to be alone to cry Tears with laughter Unquenchable thirst Craning for Salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats Has to wait for long time for urination if others are present Menses irregular; usually profuse |
Consolation
Noise Music Warm room Lying down About 10 am At sea shore Mental exertion Heat Talking |
Open air
Cold bathing Going without regular meal Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothings |
| Nux Moschata | 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 a dream Thinks she has two heads Menses too long, dark, thick Leucorrhoea muddy and bloody |
Cold, moist wind
Cold food Cold washing Lying on painful side Motion Jar |
Warmth
Dry weather |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to all external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunderstorms Suddenness of all symptoms Great lowness of spirits Easily vexed Fearfulness, as if something were creeping out of every corner Great tendency to start Ecstasy Dread of death when alone Exaggerated idea of one's importance Excitable Restless, fidgety Hypo-sensitive, indifferent Thirst for very cold water Stools long, narrow, hard, like dog's Urine turbid, brown, with red sediments Menses too early, scanty and log lasting Lascivious dreams Dreams of fire; of haemorrhages |
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 |
| Platina | A women's remedy
Pains increase and decrease gradually Tremulousness Irresistible impulse to kill Self exaltation; contempt for others Arrogant, proud Weary of everything Physical symptoms disappear as mental symptoms develop Objects look smaller than they are Sticky stools Menses too early, too profuse, dark-clotted Abnormal sexual appetite |
Sitting and standing
Evening |
Walking |
| Pulsatilla | Pre-eminently a female remedy
Mild, gentle, yielding disposition; timid, irresolute Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking Changeable, contradictory; symptoms ever changing Seeks open air; always feels better there, even though feels chilly Thirstless, peevish, chilly Great sensitiveness Wants the head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow Lies with hands above head Fear in evening to be alone, dark, ghosts Likes sympathy Easily discouraged Morbid fear of opposite sex Religious melancholy Given to extremes of pleasure and pain; highly emotions; mentally, an April day Desire for tonics Averse to fat food, warm food and drink, butter Thirstlessness Two or three normal stools daily; no two stools alike Menses too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable, intermittent Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, creamy |
Heat
Rich fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or painless side When allowing feet to hang |
Open air
Motion Cold applications Cold food and drinks |
| Sepia | Easy fainting
"Ball" sensation in inner parts Acts best on brunettes Feels cold even in warm room Indifferent to those loved best Averse to occupation, to family Irritable, easily offended Dreads to be alone, very sad Weeps when telling symptoms Miserly Anxious towards evening; indolent Longing for vinegar, acids and pickles Loathes fat Red, adhesive sand in urine Yellow, greenish leucorrhoea |
After milk; esp when boiled
Forenoons and evenings Washing Laundry work Dampness left side After sweat Cold air Before thunderstorm |
By exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing up limbs Cold bathing After sleep |
| Sumbul | Numbness on becoming cold
Sensation as if water dropped down spine Emotional and fidgety Dull in morning, clearer in evening Mistakes in writing and adding Oily pellicle on surface of urine |
Active exercise
Left side |
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| Tarentula Hispanica | Constrictive sensations
Extreme restlessness; must keep in constant motion even though walking aggravates Sudden alteration of moods Foxy Destructive impulses; moral relaxation Must constantly busy herself or walk Sensitive to music Averse to company but wants someone present Ungrateful, discontented Guided by whims |
Motion
Contact Noise Seeing others in trouble |
In open air
Music Bright colors Rubbing affected parts |
| Thaspium Aureum | Suicidal; depressed
Laughing and weeping moods alternate Acrid, profuse leucorrhoea Retarded menses Fidgety legs |
During sleep | |
| Valeriana | Over sensitiveness
Changeable disposition Feels light, as if floating in air Hallucinations at night Irritable Tremulous Menses late and scanty |
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| Zincum Valerianum | Hysteria with fidgety feet
Groundless fears Mentally distressed, mind all mixed up |