I am hoping that someone here will be able to help me. I'm not even sure where to start, it has gotten so confusing to me. I am 42. I am of Irish/Scottish heritage. I am a very light smoker gradually weanning myself off of them. I smoke about 3-4 cigs a day now. I rarely drink liquor. Usually stay away from soda pop. Limit my salt intake. Rarely eat beef or pork. At this point, I rarely take medications other than vitamins, herbs, or Motrin. I had some renal problems (2 way & undersized urethra) as a child and received tons of antibiotics as a result. I think it all started there(with the antibiotics)...though I had respiratory (asthma)issues as an infant also.

Current Symptoms:

Cycle Symptoms:
Every 3rd female cycle is hell.I double ovulate every third cycle. Weight gain of 10-15 lbs.. Severe bleeding and a sensation that my uterus will just fall out. Severe bloating of my stoamch (I look about 7 months pregnant). Swelling of my face. Dark circles under my eyes along with puffyness. Depression. Crying. Angry and irritated easily. Skin crawling feeling. My static energy is so high I feel like I am electrified.

Rest of the time symptoms:
All of these symptoms must somehow be hormone related in some way, as they worsen as my cycle approaches and lessen up as it leaves. I get about 4-5 really good days a month,symptom free. I have back pain that seems to worsen and lighten up with all the rest of these symptoms. The back pain is primarily on my left side, lower back and radiates up to my neck and down to my legs as it worsens. Sometimes the back pain radiates through to the front of my torso. My left buttocks cheek is always tight and painful. Panic/anxiety attacks. Variance of never enough sleep to fitfull nights where I am up & down. My nails are thin and peeling up in layers where they used to be super thick and strong. My sinuses are stuffy and my mucous is thick,creamy colored, and cloudy. I have an almost constant headache. My ears itch like crazy and it feels like I am underwater with the same type of pressure, yet they never drain and if I touch them they hurt...even my earlobesand nothing is red and irritated looking. My memory is so bad. My recall is the just the pits. And yet I wake up from sleep with things I need to take care of that I've forgotten. I am now anti-biotic sensitive(if I take any at all I have to go through 5 courses of diflucan just to feel half way ok again. I fight vaginal and systemic yeast infections constantly. My feces even gets yeast in it. My big toenails have fungal infections. My skin is dry and ashey regardless of any lotion or oil I've tried.
I went to a doctor that was supposed to practice eastern medicine as well as western but I didn't have much luck there. I found that he mostly practiced western because he was scared the insurance companies would remove him from their plan.
Conventional doctors try to give me antibiotics, nasal sprays, and antihistimines for the sinus issues...antidepessants for the low spots...antianxiety medications for the edgyness..antifungal drops for my ears. I see a chiropractor for the back pain which gives me a little relief when it gets hard to bear. My cabinet looks like a store from all the diferent items I've tried on each of the symptoms. I should have stock in Motrin for all I take to stop the back pain, the cramps, and the headaches.

To be honest, I think my body is out of balance. I think my health needs to be restored, not just have it's symptoms masked.I have no idea how to do that. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated.

Can you get to a local professional classical homeopath who will take a full case and prescribe on you as an individual rather than just the symptoms.

I have a good idea of what is needed homeopathically here but I don't prescribe constitutionally on the web as I get so much information by watching the body language of the patient in front of me.

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RSHom - Registered Homeopath

I have no idea where to go or how to go about finding one. I would like to see one though. Kinda what I was hoping I would find here...

Got your messages Shirley, Thanks for the info. I'll check out the website. Houston is so far for me...I just hate to travel so far...but I guess I may have to learn to look at things differently if I want to get better.
Ricky, when you say you like to observe the body language of someone before advising, are you speaking of actual physical movements or are you refering more to energy patterns and auras? I am confused to what physical body language would tell you about body health. Please explain more so that I may learn from you.
Thank you both for your help.

Even though it's almost a four hour trip, I think you'll be very satisfied with the results. Also, after seeing you in person the first time, he may be able to do some of the follow up over the phone. Please let us know what happens.

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Shirley Reischman

I've sent you a private e-mail.

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Shirley Reischman

I'm not sure how fast this road trip will happen,due to several factors, but I will let you know the outcome when it does Shirley. I'l contact him by e-mail and see what he says. Is it okay if I mention your name?
Thank you for all your help.

Yes, you may mention my name, but he may not remeber me. We met many years ago at a conference where there where there were hundreds of attendees that he spoke with.

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Lunar

I am sending you a private message because what I can recommend is not homeopathic so not really appropriate for this site. However, I do believe homeopathy can help you and anyone SHirley recommends is sure to be good.

barb

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Man, do not pride yourself on your superiority to animals. For they are without sin and you in your greatness defile the earth by your appearance on it and leave traces of you foulness after you. Dostoyevsky

By body language I mean the way the person looks, the way they speak, how they communicate with me, how they dress, how open or closed they are, their gestures. Basically its the unconscious stuff that gives a person their personality which is so revealing.

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RSHom - Registered Homeopath