Isovaleric Acidemia
Isovaleric Acidemia is a hereditary metabolic disorder. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme isovaleryl CoA dehydrogenase. The disorder occurs in both an acute and a chronic intermittent form. In the acute form of Isovaleric Acidemia, vomiting, refusal to eat, and listlessness usually occur. With treatment and low protein diet, the disorder becomes chronically intermittent, and a nearly normal life is possible
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Carbolicum Acidum | Stupor, paralysis of sensation and motion, feeble
pulse and depressed breathing Increased olfactory sensibility Mental and bodily languor, disinclination to study, with headache like a band Pains are terrible; come and go suddenly Appetite lost Desire for stimulants and tobacco Constant belching, nausea, vomiting, dark olive green Urine almost black |
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| Ferrum Metallicum | Best adapted to young weakly persons, anæmic and
chlorotic, with pseudo-plethora, who flush easily; cold extremities;
over sensitiveness; worse after any active effort Weakness from mere speaking or walking though looking strong Pallor of skin, mucous membranes, face, alternating with flushes Irregular distribution of blood Pseudo-plethora Muscles flabby and relaxed Voracious appetite, or absolute loss of appetite Loathing of sour things. Spits up food by the mouthful Nausea and vomiting after eating Vomiting immediately after eating Vomiting after midnight Intolerance of eggs Menses remit a day or two, and then return Menses too early, too profuse, last too long; pale, watery |
While sweating While sitting still After cold washing Overheating Midnight |
Walking slowly about After rising |
| Nux Vomica | 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, overstudy, and close application to business, with its cares and anxieties. This indoor life and mental strain seeks stimulants, c Takes preferably rich and stimulating food Is pre-eminently a male remedy Irritable, nervous system, hypersensitive and over-impressionable Especially adapted to digestive disturbances, portal congestion, and hypochondriacal states depending thereon Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoid open air, etc Always seems to be out of tune; inharmonious spasmodic action Sour taste, and nausea in the morning, after eaten Sour, bitter eructations Nausea and vomiting, with much retching. Desire for stimulants Loves fats and tolerates them well Wants to vomit, but cannot Frequent calls for stools and urine; little and often Easily excited desire 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 |
| Pulsatilla | Is pre-eminently a female remedy, especially for
mild, gentle, yielding disposition Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory Seeks the open air; always feels better there, even though he is chilly Symptoms ever changing Thirstless, peevish, and chilly When first serious impairment of health is referred to age of puberty Great sensitiveness Wants the head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow Lies with hands above head Loss of taste Desire for tonics Averse to fat food, warm food, and drink Eructations; taste of food remains a long time; after ices, fruits, pasty Bitter taste, diminished taste of all food. Flatulence Dislikes butter Vomiting of food eaten long before No two stools alike Two or three normal stools daily Tardy menses; too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable, intermittent Leucorrha acrid, burning, creamy Wide awake in the evening; first sleep restless Wakes languid, unrefreshed Irresistible sleepiness in afternoon |
From heat Rich fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or on painless side When allowing feet to hang down |
Open air Motion Cold applications Cold food and drinks, though not thirsty |
| Sepia | Weakness, yellow complexion, bearing-down
sensation, especially in women Pains extend down to back, chills easily Upward tendency of its symptoms Easy fainting "Ball" sensation in inner parts Acts best on brunettes All pains are from below up. Feels cold even in warm room Feeling of goneness; not relieved by eating Nausea at smell or sight of food Nausea worse lying on side Everything tastes too salty Band of pain about four inches wide encircling hypochondria Nausea in morning before eating Disposition to vomit after eating Longing for vinegar, acids, and pickles Acid dyspepsia with bloated abdomen, sour eructations Loathes fat Red, adhesive, sand in urine |
Forenoons and evenings Washing Laundry-work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunder-storm After milk, especially when boiled |
By exercise Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing limbs up Cold bathing After sleep |
| Capsicum | Seems to suit especially persons of lax fiber,
weak; diminished vital heat Not much reactive force Such persons are fat, indolent, opposed to physical exertion, averse to go outside of their routine, get homesick easily General uncleanliness of body Burning pains and general chilliness Older people who have exhausted their vitality, especially by mental work, and poor living; blear-eyed appearance; who do not react Fear of slightest draught Fetid odor from mouth Much flatulence, especially in debilitated subjects Intense craving for stimulants Vomiting, sinking at pit of stomach Much thirst; but drinking causes shuddering Thirsty after stool, with shivering |
Open air Uncovering Draughts |
While eating From heat |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids, with great nervous
debility, emaciation, amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc Thirst for very cold water Hunger soon after eating Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Belching large quantities of wind, after eating Throws up ingesta by the mouthfuls Vomiting; water is thrown up as soon as it gets warm in the stomach Very fetid stools and flatus; long, narrow, hard, like a dog's; difficult to expel Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment Lack of power; irresistible desire; involuntary emissions, with lascivious dreams Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long; weeps before menses Leucorrha profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses 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 |
| Calcarea Carbonica | Increased local and general perspiration Nausea, acidity and dislike of fat Gets out of breath easily A jaded state, mental or physical, due to overwork Easy relapses, interrupted convalescence Takes cold easily, with increased mucous secretions Children who grow fat, are large-bellied, with large head, pale skin, chalky look, Great sensitiveness to cold; partial sweats Children crave eggs and eat dirt and other indigestible things; are prone to diarrha. Calcarea patient is fat, fair, flabby and perspiring and cold, damp and sour Aversion to meat, boiled things; craving for indigestible things-chalk, coal, pencils; also for eggs, salt and sweets Milk disagrees Frequent sour eructations; sour vomiting Dislike of fat Loss of appetite when overworked Heartburn and loud belching. Ravenous hunger Repugnance to hot food Thirst; longing for cold drinks Hyperchlorhydria Frequent emissions; increased desire; semen emitted too soon Menses too early, too profuse, too long, with vertigo, toothache and cold, damp feet; the least excitement causes their return. Leucorrha, milky Ideas crowding in her mind prevent sleep; horrid visions when opening eyes Starts at every noise; fears that she will go crazy Drowsy in early part of evening Frequent waking at night Same disagreeable idea always arouses from light slumber Night terrors Dreams of the dead |
From exertion, mental or physical Ascending Cold in every form Water Washing Moist air Wet weather During full moon Standing While eating. |
Dry climate and weather Lying on painful side |