Dear colleagues,
I need your help as I am having difficulties with the treatment of a child.
The child is five years old. During the first consultation (01.11.2001) his mum complained that the child has a fear of darkness, dogs and ghosts and that he can never stay alone even in the next room. He falls asleep only with light on. He frequently wakes up at night screaming, staring at one point and it is impossible to make any contact with him. He is very disobedient, offends his sister and he fights.He can't stand water on his head. When he sleeps he covers his head with his blanket. He is very hot and easily sweats.
According to his mother he grew and developed as a healthy child. Half a year before he had been ill with German measles with a high temperature. During this period and for two months after he had enuresis. He hardly ever catches a cold.
On the basis of this, the child was given a single dose of Stramonium 10m. During the first month the situation was aggrevated - aggression and fears became stronger. There were hallucinations (he saw monsters).It lasted for 5 days. Then there was purulent tonsilitis with a temperature of 39.5 for 5 days, It was not treated. During the following 6 months a smooth improvement of his psychological and emotioal condition was seen. 6 months later the child was in a good condition but thirst appeared.
As their older daughter suffers from diabetes, his mum checked the blood sugar level in the boy. It was high. In the morning 10, in the evening 29.
I have the following questions:
1. Could the use of Stramonium result in diabetes?
2. What is the homeopathical point of view on this?
3. What should the further treatment of the child be?
4. What can I explain to the parents, who believe that it is a result of the homeopathic treatment?
5. Was it the correct remedy for the child?

The child is curently under my treatment.

Best regards

Alex Stolyarov www.homeo.kuban.net

Hi Alex,

Difficult Situation.

What I would think is:
1. The Stramonium could have been similimum but the potency was too high, which resulted in an aggravation.
1. The Stramonium is partially similar and has resulted in a partial improvement emotionally but a physical deterioration.

SO we'll need to explain why the two physical complaints that he has apparently not had before appeared:
i) Purulent Tonsilitis
11) Juvenile Diabeties.

But the fact that the sister also has Juvenile Diabeties, it would seem that there is a strong Tuberculer Miasmatic Inheritance. And both these complaints are indicative of a Tubercular Miasm. take complete details of the family history adn you'll know better about this.

So in all possibility, the remedy has stimulated the expression of "Latent Miasm". HE may have developed Juvenile diabetes eventually anyway some years down the road, under stress.

My final interpretation is that Stramonium was possibly a partial Similimum though the sympotms you mention do seem to indicate it at that stage. Or this child just requires a series of remedies to bring him to cure (zigzag). Its not necessary that only a single remedy is required by a person over time. Its difficult to say without the complete history.
MAybe a causative factor or taking into account the state of the mother during the pregnancy would shed more light.

The best thing to do next is now to confront this next layer with the next remedy taking into consideration the presenting symptomatology and the mental state. BUt please do avoid such high potencies, exspecially as he has aggravated with the last one.

Some other members may have some good ideas as well.
All the best.
doctorleela

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Dr. Leela said allhomeo,

You are a classical homeopath. This zigzag method is also a king of using combination which many homeopath are using as said by kausar.

This credit goes to some regular members those who brought new concept/thought. First they all opposed them and now they have started accepting them by saying According to shirley (classcial homeopath) zigzag pathy is not classical pathy :razz:

I am a silent reader of this bb. I think whenever any new idea was generated by someone. It was always opposed by NON-EDUCATED qualified homeopaths.

What a stupid approach in homeopathy by confirming that single dose in POTENCY FORM can cause Juvenile Diabeties.

I never heared such rubbish thoughts. What a bogus approach. I condemn in all respect this kind of approach. It is a kind of discredit to homeopathy which is famous for its no side effects specially in potency form. By saying this we are actually trying to discredit homeopathy. It will create alarming situation among the general public.

Juvenile Diabeties is a common problem now developing very rapidly in most of part of the country. [img]redface.gif[/img]

My question to them have all juvenile diabeties patient taken single dose of homeopathy

[ 13. January 2003, 16:31: Message edited by: Stranger ]

allhomeo,

There are million ( I suppose) of patient who has Juvenile Diabetes they never took single dose of homeopathic potency. Becuase you can judge from this figure that there are 17 million people (6. 2% of the population) in the United States who have diabetes. what is exact figure in the rest part of the world. I don't know.

This disease is self progressing day by day and it has no link with homeopathic medicines.

[ 13. January 2003, 16:50: Message edited by: Stranger ]

Please also look at the remedy Medorrhinum and see if it fits.

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Dear Allhomeo

It seems to me that the remedy chosen was correct and the potency given as well. It is not uncommon for a clinical condition to appear after the application of the homeopathic.Especially if this condition is a strong familly feature and would have erupted in any case. Remember that we do not treat names of conditions but people at all times and without exemption. Rest assured you have done the right thing if the child has improved overall. Mental/emotional and developmental symptoms would be landmarks of the right or wrong prescription given. Now that the child has developed diabetes this is your new status quo. Do not get alarmed if the child is overall better then before.Be steadfast if you have done the right thing and to not subdue to the paranoia of material medicine.Understand what is happening and inform the child parents so that they can be intelligent at all times. Too often are we as homoeopaths side tracked by the fear of the material world. It could be detrimental to the child to interfere materially if you had success with your Stramonium prescription. A new remedy would be indicated if there is no move in the child which indicates curative action. Here you have to be very pedantic to assess this. A 10 M may well act for 12 months or 18 months or longer. This is up to the individual. Once you have assessed proper direction in this case and cessation of action of your previous remedy it is time to look for the next homoeopathic. Be there a diagnosis such as juvenile diabetes or not or any other diagnosis this is not the primary homoeopathic concern. The similimum is the only concern.

Homeoman, Since You are man of homeopathy. So I expect more sensible approach from you. It was previously quoated by members tthat when hahnemann found that his low potency is causing aggrevation he went to high. High potency has less side effect as compare to the low.

Now you are saying high (single dose 50m) has caused J/D. ARe you saying right or hahnemann was wrong?

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Dear Alex,

First of all, congratulations on getting the right remedy! Now you have before you a case of diabetes. Just take the case as it presents itself now, just as anyone with diabetes might walk into your office for help.

I would only make my usual plea, which generally goes unheeded, that prescribing in such high potencies not only is often not good for the patient, but also, look how Alex is now beset by angry parents demanding an explanation! We've got to be more conservative in our use of potencies, if only for our own sakes. A 200C would have been a more appropriate prescription, I believe.

Snoopy