Depression, panic attacks

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Patient is my wife 28.


Patient ID: Sex: F Age: 28


1. Mental State of the patient

Thinks a lot about anything which she do not like or when she is not doing anything. Becomes sad soon. Gets hurt soon. Cries a lot but getting better after talking with her.
Remember past a lot; suddenly she will think something and feel bad. Feels lonely. If sad, like to keep to self, do not want to share with anyone.
When she thinks and sad, her feet becomes stressed and twists. She cannot bring it back to normal and cannot use it normally. She feel a lot of needle pinchings and swollen feeling. She gets very heavy head. She is also experiencing a lot of pain in neck and shoulders for last 3 months.
She also feels vertigo and dizziness. She feels like dieing when someone surprises her like sudden name call, door bell rings or mobile phone call or jerk while travelling on a bike.

2. Physical Ailments

Shoulder and neck pain, Feels cold and less hungry. She gets pimples which make her more sad. Gets tired soon and looses energy very fast. Complains about not able to breathe properly. Complains something is happening in her head.

3. The likely cause for above problems

She was treated with Cervical Spondolysis one year back, but treatment not actually helped. We also have some misunderstandings which could be one reasont. Unplanned pregnancies which lead to natural termination.
She is very sensitive to anything, even more now.

4. The modalities like whether the patient feels well or worse in hot weather, cold weather etc., he is relieved by / worsenened by hot applications, cold applications etc.

She like hot weather. She like to take bath in hot water. She likes to sit in sunlight.


3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Whenever she feels sad, her hands and left leg becomes restless as she defines it. She likes to press them repeatedly. She is not able to walk normally because of problem it leg as she can not
use ankle joint. She feel needle pinching sensations.


4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
She feel as if no one is there in this world to take care of her. She is all alone.

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?

Around last year, after marriage she has not been able to settle in new city well. Also health problems like common cold etc.

6. Which time of the day you are worst?
No specific time. If she had bad night dreams, she is unhappy in the morning.
A good night sleep means good morning.
Around 10 am, it starts to build up.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Anything which she planned and went not the way she liked. Or some altercation with family or office; if she is not able to do work properly.
If she can talk with family or if someone talk to her and make her feel light she feels better.
Earlire body massaage was helping in eliminating the body pain but it is no longer helping.

8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
It is related to internal changes are body as well. Abortion has put a lot of strain on her body. She feels more tired after that.

9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
warm weather. She like to sit in sunshine as she usually feels cold.

10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Quiet, agreeable changeable, mild

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
Afraid

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
YES
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
YES, noise really puts her off. Near by road traffic noise really irritates her. She likes to sit in darkness.

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
She cries when she thinks about past.

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
She feels i am not taking good enough care for her. She had not been able to make many friends here. She do not call anyone when she is sad else she have some friends to go out
for shopping etc.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?

Fear, she fear that she will end up in mental hospital and her body will not obey her. She will not be able to even cry. Or she feels I will leave her as her health is detereorating.


12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
She likes to eat biscuits with tea regularly. She likes to eat sweet/choclate. She do not eat many due to fear of gaining weight.

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal

14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less
15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?
She like just warm food to eat with less chilly. Only eats Pure Veg food.

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
A bit constipated

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
She sleep on one shoulder/ side pose.

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
Yes
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
No medication taken as such till now. She is advised Nexito 10mg for 9 months, Topirol 50mg for six months. Naxdom and Vertin as SOS.
She have been asked to do some exercises to improve her sense of balance.

22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Her mother have cervical spondolysis and also depression.

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
Around 5feet 4inches, 55Kg wt, fair, well built.

24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)

If you are not having normal menstrual cycles, please answer the following questions:

- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
Early, 4 days
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
Yes physical discomfort.
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
excessive
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?

- Do you notice any clots in the flow?
yes

She had undergone MRI for spine and brain. They are normal. Thyroid is perfectly normal but she had been prescribed medicine for long period.She is advised Nexito 10mg for 9 months, Topirol 50mg for six months. Naxdom and Vertin as SOS. I will like to know whether there will be serious side effects. We will like to have homeopathic/ ayurvedic treatment. I believe there is a solution in homeopathy for such problem as well. I will like doctors to guide us in this.
thank you

nit1210
[message edited by nit1210 on Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:22:11 BST]