Dear GM and other friends,
Sorry, I tend to be a bit wordy when writing. Here's my case:

I am a female, late 30's, med-light skin, light brown hair now half gray (started graying in 20's), blue eyes. Weight problem since age 10. Now having other problems.

For last 2 years, and gradually worsening, have had soreness on ribcage, sternum, which hurt if pressure is applied. Lumpy breasts with soreness, hurts if pressed or pushed on but not squeezed. (not only before menses.) There are 2 very sore spots about 4 inches below each armpit. Pain in neck. Arms become numb while sleeping. Cannot sleep on back, get feeling of suffocation. Fingers and toes become cold, purple and even numb in the cold. Vaginal/rectal prolapse for 3 years. Disgestive complaints, mucus in stool. For last year, feeling of something moving in midsection below ribcage. Intermittent chest pain last 2 years. Fight fatigue. Occasional visual migraine but no headache. Neck pain and stiffness worsening. Deep itching, scratching scalp. Face flushes from social situations, alcohol, sometimes no apparent cause.

General: Body type large, tall, stocky. Large pendulous breasts used to be small, grew with each child. Seem to still be growing. Skin- stretch marks. Vision - very myopic. Vaccines in 1960's incl. smallpox. Last one rubella in 1977. Joint pain, knees, fingers, hip. Dental problems, cavities, 3 root canals, many crowns. One tooth now hurting at night, root canal has been recommended. Feet are dry and rough. One plantar wart on ball of right foot. Fingernails vertically ridged, white spots on right thumbnail. Fingers, toes swell especially in heat & humidity.

Mental state: Don't discuss physical problems with anybody. Feel better if I act fine. Too busy to think about it, just take 3 advil's and forget it. Procrastination. Start many projects and don't finish. Think of doing things at night, don't have energy to do during the day, so much work to do. Emotional, try not to cry. Recent and continuing emotional disappointment in last year. Like to sing. Like to take walks but don't have time.

Food- Like cold drinks, especially carbonated. Like rich flavorful but not really salty food. Dont add salt. Like vegetables, meat but eat sugary stuff because it's easier. Love chocolate. No coffee, few colas.

Medical- 3 Labors all induced with pitocin. Not on pill. Very fertile. Have used OTC diet pills for most of last 20 years. 3 1/2 years ago was on Phen-fen for 1 year. Now use ephedra in small doses. Bottle says take 9 a day, only take 1 or 2. Find this is necessary to make it through the day and maintain weight. More causes side effects of dizziness, insommnia, heart pounding, anger.

Remedies taken: Very occasional aconite 30x, topical arnica & hypericum. Recently self-prescribed (SORRY). 2 months ago Sulphur 1 M. 2 weeks later Calc. Carb. 200x. One dose each only. Nothing for last six weeks. Noticed chest pains gone, neck pain (whole neck, not spinal portion) & stiffness increased. Tooth pain worse, blemishes worse.

Would appreciate help and guidance. Thanks. Do not email me - it's not private. Please post.

The weight problem and nails show problems with calcium. Calc, Sil, Sepia and thuja cover the nail spots,ridges and plantar warts. However only Sep and Thuja also cover the sense of something alive in the midsection. Sepia is also prone to circulation problems and has the fatigue - I'd go for Sepia....

Want to know one thing, do you have back troubles that are checked by a chiropractic?? if not checked, get a check imidiatly, your back is dislocated.
Ill see if i can find a remedy.
None of this got worse during pregnacy? or was it any problems, like nausea, vomiting under preg? Important! Was the white spots on the nail there before you took sulphur??
Any freckles? Vision? Myopia, etc?
Any fungal infections, vaginal? Feets, nails??
Any particular fears? of animals, ligthning?
Any peculiar symptomes or reactions?
Any warts? Any abdominal surgery?

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Dear GM,

I will try to answer your questions.
When I have had back problems, I did go to the chiropractor. It has been at least 6 or 7 years since I last went, however. I have not had any major back pain recently, but when I have some discomfort it is usually around my shoulders. My lower back does "crack" by itself when I stretch it, though. In the US, chiropractors tend to go overboard, insisting on chest X-rays before they will do any kind of treatment, then putting you on a schedule of forever returning visits. In your opinion, what should chiropractic treatment entail?

The only problem I had during or immediatley following my pregnancies was the hip pain. I never vomited during any pregnancy and was only very rarely even nauseous.

I am sorry, but I can't remember for sure if the white spots appeared before or after sulphur, but I believe it was after. It is a very recent symptom, nonetheless.

My skin does have freckles. Just an average amount. Yes, I am quite myopic, with astigmatism, which did get worse with each pregnancy and has now stabilized. (My kids are now 13, 11 and 6, incidentally)

My feet and nails do not have any fungal infection. I have had in my history some run of the mill vaginal yeast infections which were treated with the monistat-type creams that you can now buy OTC. However, these have lessened since I switched to a spermicide that does not contain Nonoxyol-9. The one I use now (ortho-gynol) has a different chemical. I have not used monistat for many years.

No, I do not fear animals or lightning. In fact I love animals, especially dogs. Also, I am sort of a thunderstorm nut, checking the radar on the net frequently when one is approaching and going outside to watch the clouds before they come. I'm not terribly fond of crawling insects or wasps, but I don't think anybody is. I wouldn't call it a fear.

I do have one plantar wart on the ball of my right foot. There is a very small almost imperceptible wart on the heel of my left hand where my watch rests.

I have never had abdominal or any other type of surgery.

I can't think of any other peculiar symptoms (this all seems pretty peculiar to me, which is why I would feel pretty rediculous telling all this to an MD). I do want to mention that the chest soreness, breast problem, ribcage soreness are all worse on the left side. I have noticed that I have been able to sleep better in the last month. I forgot to mention I was having real trouble before that. I can't remember if I mentioned that I have visual migraines occasionaly, without the headache. I guess I should mention this too - Sometime in the last 3 months I got a pencil eraser sized pimple on my right labia. It popped and went away in about 2 weeks. In the last week, it slowly came back in the same spot.

Hope this helps. Much thanks for your concern.

Sunset

Seems like Frank is correct, use one dose Sepia one M, once, avoid coffe, chocolate, all types of cola..coca cola, pepsi.dietsodas ,etc..
and alltypes of acids, vinegars, souer foods.sauses..
Works app two months, you may need either carcinocinum or tuberculinum later.
And a chirocheck, or a osteopath, dont need any x-rays at all, this is..b...pricepressing...

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Sunset,
A word on Chiropractors in the USA. Keep looking. Good ones ARE out there that don't buy into all that schedule, schedule, schedule IE: $$$$$$$$$$$$$ generator nonsense. I have found two in my area. All by word of mouth.

Ask others who they would recommend in your area.

If the Chiropracter accepts insurance they probably will need to do at least one initial spinal X-ray.
After that, if you want to go to someone else, take the darned xrays with you...you paid for them!

Zmyst

Thank you all for your time and responses. Your help is very much appreciated.

I will call and order the Sepia 1M. Does anyone know the fastest/best supplier in the US? I live in the midwest. Do they ask any questions when ordering in that potency, or do they just take the order and ship it?

Sunset

Here's my update:

I took the Sepia 1M 2 days ago. Nothing earth-shattering happened to me. Any aggravations must have been mild enough to escape my urgent attention. But I do feel generally better.

You have to understand that IGNORING my symptoms is how I cope with them so it is very difficult for me to try to tune into them. Also, since these symptoms are intermittent, there is little that I constantly deal with that I can monitor. I suppose the fatigue and lack of motiviation to accomplish daily tasks is something I can keep track of. Also I can push on the sore spots on my chest to see if they are improving. Please give me some idea of precisely what else you need to know to further advise me.

Also, I have been monitoring my nails and just today noticed some new very small white spots on 3 nails. Should I continue to monitor this?

Thanks again for your help.

Lisa, I noticed that you have been very good at providing additional help to people, and I was wondering if you or anyone else could give me more info on not antidoting Sepia. Specifically, the citrus/acid and chocolate avoidance. For example, does it mean I can't even eat a lemon drop? And I gathered I shouldn't be eating chocolate bars, but what about a glass of chocolate milk (like Ovaltine). If you could provide any links or just the actual info I would be most grateful.

Sunset

A good indicator will be your ability to get things done. Monitor and post, its early days yet....

you have a positive reaction, so wait.