Kent's cases 32: Exophthalmic goitre. Lycopus

Mrs. G. S. B., aged forty-eight. Married 24 years; mother of four children,
three living; youngest child nine years old. Been sick three years.
Exophthalmic goitre. Eyes not badly protruding. Gaining flesh. Very
sensitive to heat.

Stool daily; used to have diarrhoea after a full meal. M. P. last time was in
the spring. Ceased every year for three months in summer. Profuse; painful
first and last day.
Weakness until next period. No hot flashes. No thirst, but drinks some
water, not iced. Cheerful. Startled feeling on beginning to sleep; but not
much now. Never strong; always tired. No hereditary trouble. Excitement
agg. Enjoys intensely.
Severe headache from eye-trouble; none now. Weak muscles. Small
wounds bleed much. Desires hot food. Agg. in warm room.
Must have fresh air. Wants to do things in a hurry and wants others to
hurry. Other people's troubles are a burden.
Sensitive mentally. Blind spells in summer. Can't think in the summer;
weakness; depressed all summer.
Winter, cheerful, Uses only light clothing day or night. Exertion agg.
mental or physical. Diarrhoea from eating fruit: peaches, oranges, apples,
bananas.
Likes sweet and sour. Likes food well salted. Aversion to eggs. Activity of
mind. Dwells on past disagreeable events. Sensitive to noise. Anxiety or
fear when away from home; this had been true ever since had sunstroke
when a child fourteen years old.
77
Dreams vivid. Acute pain in left ovary while standing. Horror of blind
spells. Depressed. Needs much sleep. Talking over her symptoms always
agg. Pulse 140. Given up as incurable by her allopathic doctor.
Lycopus 1m was given twice, at long intervals, followed by 10m 2 doses at
long intervals, then 50m 2 doses at long intervals, cm 2 doses at long
intervals; then the series was repeated, beginning with 1m.
This was many years ago, and she remains well; size of neck is normal;
heart is normal and there is no protrusion of the eyes.
The patient was under treatment fifteen months.