Kent's cases 83: Heart trouble for several years Phosphorus Ambra grisea Arsenicum album Aurum Metallicum

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Phosphorus
Ambra grisea
Arsenicum album
Aurum Metallicum
Mrs. J. L. H., 38 years of age.
June 23, 1910. Very nervous, trembling. Had boils when young and
carbuncles more recently. Heart trouble for several years, for which she has
had allopathic and osteopathic treatment without improvement.
"Hypertrophied." Mitral murmur; Pulse rapid. Palpitation lying on left side;
sleeps on back and right side. Cyanotic when born. Thirst for cold water.
Generally better in summer than in winter. Ankles swollen some.
Phos. 10m.
July 6. A violent aggravation followed.
Aug. 8. Gaining rapidly; no nervous trembling; can sleep on left side;
feeling quite well; no symptoms past two weeks.
Oct. 1. Was kept on Phos., receiving 10m .
August 31. Chief heart symptoms have decreased or disappeared.
Nervousness prominent; weeps when telling her symptoms; tired
constantly; wakeful from active thinking; conversation tires her; noise
excites her; trembling hands; easily worried. Swelling of face, lips and
ankles at times. Prolapsus with dragging sensation in uterus.
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Ambr. 10m. was given on the basis of the character of nervousness and
sensitiveness to company in connection with the other features after the
heart symptoms were dispelled.
Ambr. 10m repeated Oct. 1 and 28.
Ambr. 50m. Dec. 1.
During this period the record includes;
-Abdomen distention more or less. Desire for cold drinks. Headache after
mens. period. Heart-burning sensation in that region; Palpitation worse
lying on left side. Respiration difficult in a crowd. Tonsilitis in Nov.;
subject to it; during that period-Heart pulsations rapid, with dyspnoea and
protruding eyes. Hurried sensation. Subject to cold-sores.
Feb. 9, 1911. Had appendicitis after.
Dec. 1, carried to recovery with Phos. followed by Arsen.
Her would-be friends did what they could to persuade her husband to have
operative measures used, but without avail. When the dragging sensation as
of prolapsed uterus was most troublesome the would-be friends urged
having the uterus fastened to the abdominal wall, but Homoeopathy held
the case.
Mar. 8 to Oct. 9 the symptoms of the patient in her usual disorders were not
satisfactorily or completely reported so that not much progress in the
chronic condition was evident.
Feb. 15 to Oct. 9 , pain in the appendix recurred twice, temp. 102, each
time promptly dispelled by PHOS. which was given in 50m, cm, dm and
mm potencies, twice in succcession in each potency, each time holding for
four or five weeks.
Dec 1911, to Feb., 1912, Phos., 1m was used three times, each time
followed by improvement as revealed in mental condition and general
strength.
Each time her medicine was needed the aggravation from noise, crowds
and confusion, the restlessness and craving for air returned, though the
menstrual periods became more comfortable and regular, and some
progress could be detected.
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Mar. 30, 1912. Aggravation from noise is found throughout the record.
Made her irritable; Averse to company; wants to be quiet; Made her lose
consciousness for a few minutes; Worse from people's talking; Rustling of
paper or escaping steam annoys; Cannot stand confusion nor crowds;
Sudden noise makes her sink, lips become white, frigid and swollen; Makes
her feel faint, dog's barking, beating of rugs, piano (for awhile appeared
better from music but later the noise of it aggravated her intensely, violent
"nervous spells" occurring).
During these months needed much space, much air, and had - Functional
heart symptoms or "nervous spells" especially when things did not pass
smoothly, harmoniously.
Coldness, numbness, with slow heart-pulse; sudden dizziness; weakness;
pale or bluish face and fingernails; circulation poor; sensation as if would
faint; heavy ache about the heart followed by exhaustion and weak pulse.
Despondent, especially when waking in morning. Aversion to being
touched. "Bloating:" abdomen, ankles, face.
The association of heart symptoms and intense aggravation to noise lead to
the prescription of Aurum 1m.
Repeated May 6, in 1m and June 6, in 10m potencies.
The changes in her condition during these three months are different from
all the preceding: Color, circulation, sleep, strength-all improved;
"Bloating" steadily decreasing; Thirstless; Menstrual period progressively
improved; Aggravation from noise less constant. Felt so good that she
overexerted visiting with friends and having a general good time, following
which symptoms were temporarily worse.
In the course of this record other remedies were given without evidence of
any action.
Phos. removed the physical diagnostic symptoms.
The functional symptoms have yielded to Aurum, Aur. 10m, 50m, cm, dm-
two doses of each, have been used in succession, as her physical tone was
reduced.
Each prescription held usually four or five weeks.
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April, 1913, she was strong, robust, having been entirely free from cardiac
disturbance since the summer of 1912.
The only symptoms have been extreme sensitiveness to noise, excitement,
and confusion which Aurum has always relieved immediately.
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