Point well taken...THANKYOU Hans

Thanks for that Hans. I include my membership number there so that non-practitioners on the site can see I am a qualified and professional homoeopath, not so much for the other practitioners.

But I agree with all Hans has said, regarding the need to do something if a patient has had an inappropriate reaction to a remedy.

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Hello,

To help bring some clarity to this situation I'd like to provide the following information.

Firstly, what needs to be stated at the outset is that I misunderstood at various stages the direction the case was taking. Danielle has been suffering with migraine-type symptoms for several days now and I have obviously misread the cues from 2 phone calls and private email, the intensity of which and the signs of improvement/no improvement appearing at odds to me with the subsequent desperate postings on the BB.

I felt cautious in repeating the LM remedy because Danielle's reaction from it reminded me of the one she reported after having had acupuncture treatment 3 months previously. Danielle had expected to feel a sense of relaxation, tranquility and peace from the acupuncture, instead she described the sensation as overwhelmingly destabilizing, that she had been left feeling outside of herself, out of sorts. 2 further acupuncture treatments improved this situation. As well, her acupuncturist had suggested she may have IBS and Danielle stated to me that she began to really obsess with all of these symptoms. Somewhere around this time Danielle also had some disturbing news about her mother's chronic condition and the symptoms of ear pain began. Danielle stated to me that she connects having an earache to childhood experiences of earache that in turn triggers fear of death, fear of having an incurable disease, fear of poverty, fear of being homeless, fear of being abandoned, despair of recovery, fear of being punished by God, and fear of being alone. There is a great degree of restlessness and anxiety and anguish in the process when these fears are triggered and accelerated. Danielle had a physical examination from which there was initially noted some fluid in the ear canal and Sudafed was prescribed which dried up the fluid. There were no signs of inflammation, Eustacian tube blockage, no redness, no loss of balance, no loss of visual acuity suggesting anything more sinister. The neurologist was at a loss to explain the symptoms and suggested more tests. Danielle took a homoeopathic complex, Belladonna, Kali mur, something else, and Sulphur, and later Pulsatilla which she said helped to reduce her anxiety enough to get outside her apartment.

At this time I stepped in and offered assistance. The symptoms of ear pain were described as piercing and burning, as if they were on fire, everything burned, ears, eyes, urine. As stated previously this was accompanied by great restlessness and anxiety, and a great desire not to be on her own. I prescribed Arsenicum LM 1 but there was a mix up on her order and it was delayed, or she cancelled. After a couple of days she said she had Ars 30C at home and I said take one dose. From my understanding the intensity of the burning pains subsided but not completely. Danielle had in the meantime purchased Ars alb LM 1 from a different pharmacy and I asked her to take one dose although I was unhappy that this pharmacy prepared LM pillules on large pellets, not poppy seed size pellets as recommended. This dose produced the sensation of energy coursing through her head, an intensely uncomfortable sensation which was unbearable to her. Not wishing to prolong this state of distress I prescribed Coffea 30C based on the symptoms of oversensitiveness to noise and light, and that her pains were truly driving her to despair. At different stages of emailing I was under the impression that the intensity of oversensitization was improving, but it had not, that the ear pain was now tolerable, but it was not. Danielle believes that all subsequent symptoms have been caused by the LM 1 dose of Arsenicum. Various advisors on the BB and anonymously have agreed or disagreed, and offered more prescriptions. This is a situation I tried to avoid knowing that Danielle was in a vulnerable position and more confusing advice simply added more confusion. Because of her previous suggestibility I asked her to agree to stay off the BB. She feared that her situation was identical to those of some other posters on other threads. And, we've all heard from her friend Ryan. The headache symptoms have since become more predominant. The last remedy I prescribed was Pulsatilla 30C which had no effect on the level and length of pain which has persisted throughout. On Hans's suggestion the next remedy offered was Lachesis, LM 1 one dose from the second glass. There has been no more contact from Danielle to me since this time.

As a final note, I'm glad I was able to be of assistance to Danielle almost a year ago with a previous chronic complaint which resolved quickly with an LM 1 potency. I have many times since then encouraged her to seek out a local homoeopath who can see her in person. I regret I was not of assistance in this situation and hope posting this information will assist others in whatever way it can.

Chris

Thanks for all your posts!!!!

I went to the homeopath/MD last night. He took blood, urine, etc and I go for an MRI Next week. I personally think all my symptoms started after acpuncture for I was so out of sorts after the first time. My boss remembers me comming in the next day a mess. I remember mucus running down the back of my throat like as if I was swimming in mucus. Well I went three times and then a week after I got an ear ache which then turned into fire burning out of my ears. Two weeks later my eyes, throat, tongue seemed like it was all on fire and I had not taken anything... I was in fear and started having panic attacks where I could not leave my house. That is when I posted on the BB and Chris came to my rescue. I can't say enpough about here for she really has helped me in more than one way and talking with her on the phone set me straight but after I got this head pain and feeling of something in my right eye and migraine ruunning down right side and neck I just lost faith in her words. It's not her fault but when the remedy was making me feel horrible I wondered is this doing anything. It moved the ear pain around from ear to ear, my ears were popping and i started to feel like a rubberband being pulled in all directions, like I was in a fun house at an amusement park looking in one of those mirris that distorts you. The ear pain got worse and I cried every hour of every day and still do. For now it's effecting my job and I can't think and I feel not on top of my game. I don't know how I got the fire burning ear pain to begin with and all the burning symptoms but acpuncture seems to how... but I am not sure. Unless I have something but the Cat scan would have picked that up.

Thank you Chris for posting my case. I am seeing this MD now to rule out anything and he also is a homeopath but I would not go to him for that. He is no homeopath and told me homeopathy is very safe and a remedy could not give me any symptoms that I am having now. He did not listen to the whole story from day one and really only cared about ruling out the worst first. He told me get to the point what are your symptoms now!

I do need to find a good homeopath here than can help me. Snoopy recommended someone to me and I will look into it butI am getting the MRI to rule out the worst. I am in pain now and Chris e-mailed me a remedy to take but again LM's are hard to get and ....

Sorry about my friend who posted on here (Ryan) that was totally embarassing for me and I am not him. I respect everyone on here fully and I could not believe he wrote what he did.. Well I am not him and I hope people on here know that.

Anyway I still have right sided ear pain, kinda burning, aching left side feels funny at times but not so much pain just on occasion I notic something going on with my left ear. I feel like there is something in my right eye or over my right eye ball but there is nothing is in my eye. I have a frountal headache right now more right sided and my eyes feel a little on the burning side... like an allergy state but not on fire or bad burning but I feel something. I am on no pain killers today and the migraine feel less this morning but who know as the day goes on.

Anyway thank you all for taking your time to post on here. I am at a low point now and thank you Chris for not being mad that I posted I just needed help to understand what was going on. I got your e-mail about what to take I don't have an LM but could get one from the company with tiny pellets. I must admit I am scared to take another remedy but I do want this new added pain to go away.

This MD/ Homeopath can at least rule out the worst but then I need to find a really good homeopath in NYC to help me I think.

Danielle

[ 25 July 2002, 15:58: Message edited by: Danielle ]

Danielle,
If you need an LM potency quickly, you might want to call 1-800-arnica30, or check their web site at www.homeopathyovernite.com

I think calling would be easier than filling out the order form on the net and you will know immediately if they have it or not.

I have a number of LM's on hand and live about 2 hours from NYC. So, if you are in need of a remedy TODAY and if someone would like to pick it up (and I have it) I would be very glad to provide it. If the remedy you need is Lach, I do have that in LM1, LM6, LM30 and also in all potencies such as 200, 1M, 10M. If it is a different remedy, email me and I will let you know if I have it.

If you oder from Homeopathyovernite by 4 PM today (I think it's 4) you will have it by tomorrow.

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Thanks do you knowif they will have the very tiny pellets?

Before I get this remedy can some one please look at the symptoms I posted today for I do not have as bad a migraine as yesterday but still have right sided head pain and eye strain and feeling of something in my eye or on top of my eye. Of course I still have ear pain mostly right sided but not as a result of the remedy. I have a more frontal headache.

I guess I will just order the remedy for my symptoms are the same just less migraine pain.

I ordered the 30 GT #20 (the smallest pellets they had.)I should get it tomorrow.

Lachesis LM 1

Thanks Chris
With permission of Danielle, we can look at the case.
The solution to this case lies in the concomitant symptoms. These were marked in the mental sphere. When getting this pain she experienced the following:

fear of death, fear of having an incurable disease, fear of poverty, fear of being homeless, fear of being abandoned, despair of recovery, fear of being punished by God, and fear of being alone. There is a great degree of restlessness and anxiety and anguish in the process when these fears are triggered and accelerated.

I want to combine these fears:
Being homeless, abondened, alone and fear of punishment by god.
This translates into the rubric: delusion, superhuman control is under which I took from the Synthetic repertory. The Remedies included are:

Agar, anac, LACH, NAJA, op, plat, THUJ.

Next I took despair of recovery from the Synthetic repertory:
I only list the remedies contained in the previous rubric--:
Lach,

Next I took burning internally from the TT:
Lach-3-, plat-3-,

From there on I proceeded in the MM, using Allen’s handbook, Herings GS and Jahr’s

Even after giving the Ars and the unfavourable reaction after, lach would have been the right remedy, as it is listed under the related remedies to Ars.

According to the TT antidotes to Ars are:
Carb-v. chin. Ferr. Graph. HEP, Iod,IPEC, lach. Nux-v. samb. Verat.
Notice: coffea is not included.

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