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depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc..etc...i am very sick: please help !!!

Hi everyone:

I am a 30-year old man. I am suffering from

1. OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder (since childhood),

2. OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder)...since around 16 years of age,

3. Chronic severe anxiety (since childhood)...i was sexually abused at the age of 8 (only once) and later after learning about AIDS in school, I was convinced that i have AIDS and never told anybody about that and always used to worry that if my parents or family drink water in my glass, they will get infected......till at the age of 22, i had a blood test which showed that i was NOT HIV positive...a great relief but too late....alas!!

4. chronic recurrent severe depression,

5. left-sided severe headaches (glossopharyngeal neuralgia---a very rare disease) for the last 4 years,

6. tension headaches,

7. sports-related injury to my rt shoulder/neck leading to moderate to severe limitation of activity since 4 years,

8. right knee pain aggravated on walking (started after a rope skipping exercise 6 months ago).....now i cant even do exercise to relieve my depression....a VV big frustration

9. Chronic severe recurrent left-sided sore throat...left tonsil is very very sensitive to SWEETS (specially chocolates), cold water, and sour things like lemon.

9. I have read a lot about homeopathy and have tried to treat/cure myself but without success...even spent almost 6 months reading almost the whole materia medica, the WHOLE Kent's repertory, and many many books on homeopathic philosophy and principles of cure....Some of the meds that i have tried include:

Natrum mur (I believe that it is my similimum)
Spigelia
lachesis
kali bichrom
pulsatilla
colocynthis
mag phos
silicia
chamomilla
sulfur 200 and CM
Ignatia
gelsemium
onosmodium
tuberculinum
medorrhinum CM (helped somewhat with the suicidal thoughts)
Carcinicin CM
Psorinum
Influenzinum
diphtherinum
Diphtherinum
sepia
verbascum
mexerium
Merc iod ruber
lac can
ant crud
valeriana
lyco
baryta carb
arnica
cimicifuga
causticum (helped the severe left-sided headache but only worked for 2 days and the second dose had no effect)

Dr. Reckewege's R-70 (Prosopalgin---compound for facial neuralgias) (Minimal benefit for one day only )

Dr. Reckewege's R-16 (compound for all types of headaches and migraine)
NO benefit

Spongia (the only remedy in materia medica with the keynote symptom of throat sensitive to sweets)--NO benefit.

Aurum mur CM ...for suicidal thoughts...very minimal effect

Aurum Met 1M, 10M, 50M, and CM -for suicidal ideas, but with little, if any, effect....MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON I AM STILL LIVING TO TELL MY STORY...I am not sure........Currently i am NOT suicidal !!!


Have also tried many allopathic medicines and been to several psychiatrists and psychotherapists....they say that your problem is incurable and you will have to take three different strong antideressants and mood stabilisers and atypical antipsychiotics till you die.

10. I have also been to several good and average (and bad) homeopaths but without success....The best out of them (and the only one who believes in single remedy) says that kali bichrom 6c is your remedy !!! ...i dont believe him...but i am willing to try it sometime....currently this potency is not available to me.

11. have been to a Reiki therapists....no benefit and a waste of time and money.

12. Currently using some herbal combination products for "mental fatigue" and insomnia ( Tried Passiflora, chamomilla, coffea, valerian, escholotzia californica, hops (humulus lup) etc WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS...MAYBE MINIMAL SUCCESS with chamomilla tea.

I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING BACH FLOWER REMEDIES....NEVER TRIED ANY EXCEPT THE RESCUE REMEDY....ANY COMMENTS???

13. have been to a russian "bioenergy healer" with NO benefit at all ...rather i went into deep depression just thinking that he might have messed up with my brain...obsessional worry.....had to take several strong antidepressants to control that.

14. I had a very strong belief that homeopathy can cure me but day by day my problems are increasing....

15 I am very confused about who i am, what i want in life, what career should i choose (have tried several ), which religion should i believe in?. Should i believe in homeopathy...does it even work ???!!!...........a huge identity crisis (I believe i also have BPD (borderline personality disorder).....i am very insecure and very much lacking in self confidence......the chronic headaches , shoulder and neck pain, knee pain are all adding to and feeding my depression..

Just another point...I am very honest and very sympathetic towards others and would never harm anyone willfully....moreover i have been lucky to have very understanding family...maybe they are the reason i am still alive...

SHOULD I STOP TRYING AND ACCEPT MY FATE AND ...MAYBE... SHOOT MYSELF IN THE HEAD SOMEDAY AFTER GETTING FEDUP WITH ALL THIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PAIN....?????....OR IS THERE SOME HOPE SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD OUT THERE.....???? If there is any hope do write to me as soon as possible.....you can write to me in this forum or at my email address...

I will appreciate any sincere help from anyone...

If you want (and i am sure you will want) any further details about my problems, you are most welcome....BUT ...first i must know that there is someone WILLING to help me through this forum

Thank you
 
  Alfalfa Q on 2005-08-02
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Shooting yourself in the head is a perfect way to (DEEPLY)hurt that understanding family you have.Whether aurum or time or anything else did the trick it is great you do not see it as option. It never is.

You took quite a lot of remedies. What about now-are you taking anything but supplements?

1. What is your thirst/appetite and do you crave (or hate) anything?

2. You most and least favorite time of the day/season/weather?

3. what angers you most?

4. do you like music?
 
Astra2012 last decade
Questions to your post
5. can you describe that neuralgia like
-where (face, extends to neck, etc)?
-dull aching, or sharp pain, how do you feel it?
-when does it happen? appears suddenly? can you do something to make it feel better?

9. is it ALWAYS sensitive to sweets? What happens if you eat chocolate?
Sore throat-when? does eating/drinking make it feel better?What?
 
Astra2012 last decade
you must please...calm your heart...you are very anxious to be at peace and i understand...yes...i believe that bach flowers can help you...at least until you find the clarity to further your healing with homeopathy...have you studied of the different essences? if you do not know i will help you learn. i am not weel versed in homeopathy...though ive studied its wonders for years. if you choose homeopathy...please do so with someone who is well versed. it is quite deep and requires many years of experience.

there is a wonderful book on bach flowers that is my most favorite..it is called "advanced bach therapy" by gotz blome, md. please read it...it offers great insight peace and healing.

there are two other books...in your search for your place spiritually...please do not concern yoourself with one religion affiliation or organization...it matters not...all that you need to remember is what you have forgotten...the beauty and brilliance and love within you.....you need to add nothing more to you...you are perfect the way you are....youve merely forgotten....but i promise you....you will remember...the books are both by marianne williamson..."a return to love" and "the gift of change"....

you will find your peace...you will remember the beauty and love within you...you tell yourself...when you are frightened..."in my defenselessness my safety lies"....you say it over and over as many times as you must...to remind yourself...that you are safe...and that you are loved and that you are not alone....

please do not be afraid...please. you will be good...you will remember that you are beautiful....i promise you.

always
flowertea
 
flowertea last decade
Dear astra 2012:

thank you for taking interest in my case.

Right now i am taking Alfalfa tonic by schwabe, Dr. reckewege's vita C forte tonic with ginseng. A herbal brain tonic containing about 25 different herbs (!!!), Another herbal brain tonic for insomnia, chamomilla tea for insomnia, A homeopathic combination remedy for my very sensitive and painful left tonsil, and Sansilla (a gargle made mainly of aluminium chloride) (Alum)---THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT CALMS BOTH MY TONSIL AND MY SEVERE HEADACHES---NOTHING ELSE COMPARES TO THAT---...i am also taking clonazepam for the headache and sleep (just like valium) also taking Boiron's Mucorhine nasal spray (I have chronic left-sided watery nasal discharge and post nasal drip).....also taking occasional kali bichrom 6 C but with no benefit...and avena sativa Q 30 drops twice or thrice daily...i have actually gotten quite confused about what to take and quite concerned about taking so many medicines at the same time....also take diclofenac or advil if shoulder pain becomes umbearable

1. My thirst is slightly decreased (inspite of the hot weather)

2. My appetite is NOT good...i have to force myself to eat

3. I used to crave sweets and spicy foods but as both of them mess with my tonsil and give me headaches, so i avoid them.

4. I dont hate anything.

5. Most favorite time of the day...NONE. least favorite...NONE

6. Most favourite season: spring...and least favourite is summer.

7. Most favorite weather...moderately cold....least favorite weather...very hot weather.

8. What angers me most? well...any decision-making situation and my inability to decide between two or more alternatives...i search too deeply into everything but ultimately remain indecisive...another thing that angers me most is my inability to have full control over my life and another thing that angers me the most is if someone does injustice to me or my family.

9. Sure i like music.
 
Alfalfa Q last decade
Hello alfalfa
When you decide to answer my second post please write also more or less what do you eat. You say you have no appetite but hopefully you get some nutritious food.

You have insomia-always? Any dreams?

Did you have any blood work done? I'm interested in blood sugar - it might be too low.
 
Astra2012 last decade
Over how many months you took all these remedies?

ad 8: rt knee pain on walking-how did it start (injury or rheumatic)? Did you try hot or cold applications to relieve it?
 
Astra2012 last decade
some of my posts dont get posted .. some flaw with the system probably ???
 
Alfalfa Q last decade
aah !!

What a case of knowing self through knowing not self..!!

had the similar problems..taking anti depressents..for years..along with homeopathy remedies..

nothing seems to work... for the symptoms change so quick and self healing and even a good hdoc is not able to understand it..

Internalpeace is the answer..

read few good books to fist balance inner..

Invisible path to success to start with.. by Robert Scheinfeld..

later conversations with GOD ( 3 books ).. by Neil Diamond Walsch

Remember depresseion results only when we donot want to accept the answers we know and still keep on denyying it and keep finding the external answers..

Good Luck..

BTW , where are you located ??

ab
 
ab1963 last decade
Hi astra 2012:

First of all thanks to flowertea and ab1963 for theie valuable suggestions.

I am also using st john's wort 300 mg thrice daily for the last 1 1/2 month (apparently it is working for my depression) and valerian and melissa extract for sleep (little benefit)

1. About my left sided facial and throat neuralgia:

Character of pain: very severe, stitching, pinching, aching, tingling (mainly in the left side of tongue), numbness (mainly left side of tongue), pricking, burning, sunrise to sunset....mainly a constant dull headache with episodes of sharp pains when i talk loudly or for more than a few minutes or when i eat sweets

aggravating factors: Talking/use of voice/speaking
swallowing, especially sour things and chocolates, sweets, jams,

Physical exhaustion and exertion and exercise (maybe because during exercise, cold air or just air is touching the left tonsil thereby irritating it) also aggravates it.

Yes it is ALWAYS sensitive to sweets If i eat chocolate, i get very severe irritation of the left tonsil, then it starts to pain and immediately i have severe pain in the top left side of my head, left forehead, left eyebrow area, ...drinking warm liquids ameliorates temporarily....but as i mentioned in my previous post, the best remedy is Alum (sansilla) gargles (very concentrated because they numb the mucose of the left tonsil and whole throat......sometimes the pain olso goes to the right tonsil but only very rarely. The worst pain is only relieved by Valium (diazepam)

PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE LEFT TEMPLE AT A SPECIFIC POINT GIVES TEMPORARY RELIEF...MAYBE ACCUPRESSURE

...As for the sore throat...it occurs after drinking cold or sour stuff (lemon), or sweets like honey , chocolates...leads to redness and inflammation of the left throat and frequently also the right throat along with tiredness and sometimes fever....again Alum gargles and Lignocaine spray are the best along with augmentin antibiotics and paracetamol with aspirin etc......currently using a combination homeo product for recurrent sore throats containing acid nitric, bacil, bapt, bar carb, bar M, bell, fer ph, hep, kali mu, merc s, psor, pyrog, tuberculinum etc

My appetite is bad mainly because of the stress worry and depression...if i am feeling good (which is infrequent, i have ok appetite)...i eat meat, fruits, vegetables, bread, milk etc

Yes i have almost constant insomnia during night ..only sleep during day..that also not a refreshing sleep..... dreams are there but i usually dont remember them after awakening

I took all these meds (mentioned in the list in my first post) over a period of about two years...I must admit though that i frequently changed remedies after it failed to show effect after a few days....i was desperate....but i believe that maybe i should have given more time to some of the remedies
 
Alfalfa Q last decade
Hi Alfalfa,
You seem to me like a sailboat in the mddle of ocean during tunderstorm.
You need peace, calming down above all. Can you sit down -not move!-and count from 100 down? take 50 DEEP breaths?
Can you do that? But don't move!


In classical homeopathy you use only one remedy at a time-no combinations! Adding one more remedy to the ones that you are taking now wouldn't work!

that one remedy covers all the symptoms (from your list:lachesis wakes into aggravation and spring is the WORST season for it-unlike you; causticum, unlike you, feels cold and likes warm weather ... and so on).

if the person is overdrugged- even the right remedy may not work.Drugs antidote homeopathic remedies. Homeopathic remedies relate to eacch other too-it is not all the same which one follows which.

Of course homeopathy can help you but first you must get ready for it by substituting drugs with natural therapies.
CALMING. like breathing (there is great cassette by dr Weil:Breathing-the masterkey to self-healing) -meditation (if the mind interferes too much it might be a good idea to complete "Silva method of mind control")-yoga stretches (yoga can be always adjusted to any injuries!).

Please keep posting how you are doing.(and meanwhile could you please describe your tongue?)
 
Astra2012 last decade
Do you like/dislike/feel indif. about
cheese?
 
Astra2012 last decade
Will you talk to us? please...
 
Astra2012 last decade
Dear Alfalfa,

I have wanted to post on this thread earlier too but i always get overwhelmed by the intensity of your posts and sheer desperation that comes through your posts.The detailed symptoms that you have listed give a number of clues to start treatment but difficulty with prescribing to you is that you have already tried so many remedies, you are taking allopathic medicines plus you yourself know so much about so many remedies.You know, i have always felt that homeopathy is as much an art as a science.I am sure if a very skilled homeopath like Kent or Hering or Lippe were to treat you a hundred and fifty years ago, where you didn't have access to all these homeopathic resources on the web and even otherwise due to telecommunication revolution, they would have cured you.Problem with self healing is that you are first of all desperate so want the medicine to work faster than it is realistic to expect given all the allopathic medicines that you have been taking, plus you know yourself so deeply that you want the remedy to cover all the aspects of your problem and personality.This is the reason when a person starts to read the materia medica he feels that a dozen or more remedies are like him.Something similar seems to be happening to you.Correct me if i am wrong.

But the important thing to understand is what is the main cause that is producing this desperation and depression.If that cause can be addressed and the homeopathic similimum does just that, all the minor symptoms take care of themselves.Reading all your posts, two things have struck me.First is your severe allergic response to sweet things and yet your persistence in taking them, and second is that you appear a lot like having problems due to excess heat in your body due to excessive bilious secretions.If you were to listen to me, i would suggest to you to take Saccharum Officinale LM1 series for two weeks four times a day and then LM2 series for next two weeks and then report as to how you feel.Stop the allopathic medicines that you are taking.They will not cure you, only prevent the homeopathic remedy from performing its action properly .I expect this to take care of one part of your case and that is improper sugar metabolism which can cause severe depressive symptoms as in your case.

Best of luck.

Rajiv
 
rajivprasad last decade
Hello Rajiv, Sugar cravings although they aggravate + thermals + constant hurry
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I was thinking more about argentum nitricum.

OK-it might be tried as the second one after sac. off.
I like LM here too.

Alfalfa- please get in touch with us.
 
Astra2012 last decade
Dear Astra 2012 and Rajiv:

Thanks a lot for taking so much interest in my case. The following is a very long post but if you really want to understand my case you will have to read it all. Thank you.

1. My right knee pain is not rheumatism. It is the result of rope skipping without wearing proper sports shoes. So its basically an injury. The x-rays are normal and so is the ESR. An MRI might show some tear in one of the ligaments of the knee, but currently i dont have the money to afford an MRI (I also want to have an MRI of my right shoulder and my neck in order to know the real cause of my shoulder pain but again, my orthopedic surgeon thinks that it is not essential and i should keep on taking antiinflammatories like aspirin, celebrex and physiotherapy. Currently both my shoulder and knee pain has improved....i dont know why...maybe the St john's wort, maybe valerian, maybe one of the remedies in that combination sore throat remedy (tuberculinum? /psorinum), ....maybe the clonazepam (valium-like drug) that i take off and on, maybe the more rest that i am taking these days {i am currently jobless and frantically looking for a job that i can do with all the limitations of my disease (both mental and physical)}..

2. As for your advice regarding stopping all allopathic medicines.....well..first of all i am almost addicted to this clonazepam (it relieves my headache, anxiety, depression, insomnia and even my neck and shoulder pain..even the knee pain to some extent). So its kind of a panacea for me. I actually started using it when two years of trying homeopathy and homeopaths failed to treat my case.....it is the only allopathic medicine out of several that i have taken so far which has very few side effects....i know it is not a cure, but at least it helps me live a close-to-normal life (although i dont like the sedation that it produces and the fact that it is habit-forming)....i have tried to stop it many times and replace it with avena sativa Q and kali phos (plus st john's wort and valerian, passiflora, hum. lup, zincum met, ignatia, alfalfa q etc etc....but NOTHING compares to clonazepam, and, after 2-3 days of stopping it, i start having intense craving for it or have so severe headache or insomnia that i HAVE to take it...there is NO alternative (havent tried YOGA, MEDITATION or DEEP BREATHING exercises yet...i would love to get hold of that Dr weil's tape)...I was reading in a homeo book that nux vomica 30 taken a few doses will cure even the most severe form of tranquiliser dependence/addiction...havent tried that on myself....

3. I like cheese.

4. If you really want to know about my deepest and most detailed MIND symptoms (which are the key to homeo prescribing), you must understand OCPD. As i wrote in my first post, i am suffering from OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder)........very briefly, my main problem is that i am a PERFECTIONIST and i hate UNCERTAINTY, and i want total control over my own life, over other's lifes and over other material things in life.....IT IS CALLED PATHOLOGICAL PERFECTIONISM, and as it is nearly impossible to avoid uncertainty or to have full control over life....that breeds frustration -> chronic anxiety -> chronic depression and insomnia -> suicidal ideation etc.....Chronic indecisiveness is also its consequence because you want to avoid all mistakes at all costs and be beyond criticism at all times. I am indecisive to the point of inaction! (the Bach flower remedy scleranthus has this keynote symptom--cannot decite between two alternatives--not sure about path in life) and i am going to try it as soon as it is available to me).........MANY OF THE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PERFECTIONISM OF THIS KIND ULTIMATELY COMMIT SUICIDE due to repeated frustrations, chronic worry, and chronic depression.

5. OCPD is also closely related with BPD (borderline personality disorder)....i also have many symptoms of BPD.......briefly, a chronic sense of inner EMPTINESS and never feeling really fulfilled.... People with BPD also lack "Emotional intelligence". It is very difficult for me to feel emotions and even harder to express them (by the way i just found out yesterday that this emotional emptiness is found in Acid phos and Staphysagria...I have started acid phos 1X three times a day)......that is why many patients with OCPD ultimately end up in divorce because a marriage cannot exist without emotional exchange..I have also failed in two relationships.

6. I told you i am confused about so many things in life....who am i , is there a God, which religion is best, IS HOMEOPATHY BETTER THAN ALLOPATHY ??? IS THERE A WORLDWIDE CONSPIRACY AGAINST HOMEOPATHY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE???....what should i believe in? I know that many of the mental conflicts and lack of confidence (anacardium has both mental conflicts and lack of confidence) in my mind stem from my depression and my OCPD and OCD ....so when i am free of headaches and depression (rarely) and have had a good night's sleep (which is very rare), i feel very confident and free of conflicts......My other disease is OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) also called the "Doubting disease"...my thinking goes like "but what if.."...creates a lot of stress.. OCD patients have doubts about many things and my own doubts about God, homeopathy, allopathy, religion , my career, self doubt etc...stem from this OCD. Hypericum perforatum (st johns wort) is a good treatment of OCD as it balances the serotonin in your brain...this is one more reason that i am taking it (apart from depression).

--i am an agnostic...i dont believe in most of the things that other people take for granted but at the same time i am open to any new idea and deep down i KNOW that i must believe in a higher being because that will bring me true happiness......but my mind is confused about the existence of that higher being (Godless...want of religious feeling is present in Anacardium , coloc, and crocus)......ANY IDEAS ON THIS???...can anacardium convert all atheists and agnostics into religious people!!!

7. DEAR RAJIV: Yes i believe that your analysis of my case is partly correct , specially the point that in finding the remedy to cover the totality, one hits upon so many close matches that many times you get confused as to which one is the similimum...and being a perfectionist that i am, you can well imagine that how perfectly and obsessively i might have repertorised my case, ..... i have even done extensive research on COMBINATION REMEDIES and came to the conclusion that yes most of them are palliative, but some MIGHT OFFER A CURE (!!!)...that is the reason i have also tried several combinations on myself (by the way the debate on combos in this forum is also very informative)-----there is a lady dr who has mixed Bach flower and Other flower remedies with homeopathic meds in different potencies and is claiming very good success for mental illnesses.... she calls them Futureplex flower combinations ? one example is given below:

"Eucalyptus, Golden Ear Drops, Star of Bethlehem, Agrimony, Fuchsia, Scotch Broom, Zinnia, Aspen, Larch, Mimulus, Petunia, Arnica, Honeysuckle, Bleeding Heart, Chicory, Red Chestnut, Sagebrush,Trillium, Walnut, Dogwood, Yerba Santa, Chestnut Bud, White Chestnut 6C 9C 12C

Natrum Muriaticum, Ignatia Amara, Lachesis Mutus 9C 15C 20C
Arsenicum Album 7C
Gelsemium Sempervirens 6C 9C 12C
Chamomilla, Pulsatilla, Arnica Montana, Palladium Metallicum6C 9C 12C 15C

I dont know if these are true RESEARCH products as she claims, or just marketing gimmicks....there i go again...DOUBT.

ALL THOSE CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHS OUT THERE---WHAT DO YOU SAY???


8. As for Saccharum Off., I dont think that improper sugar metabolism is the cause of my problem (my blood sugar tests are normal) ...well it can be, but the more likely cause is my OCPD....if you have a remedy for pathological perfectionism, i think that would be my similimum, but unfortunately this rubric (perfectionism) is missing in the whole repertory (if you find it, do let me know)

....The second most important rubric in my case is oversensitive left throat and left sided headache aggravated on talking, swallowing and sweets.

Moreover, the strongest pillars of homeo prescribing for chronic cases are the TOTALITY, THE MIND symptoms, and the GENERALITIES,...so how can you prescribe JUST for one aspect of the totality (only the "throat sensitive to sweets" part) ?...Shouldnt the remedy include my painful rt shoulder and rt knee and of course my depression??!!

9. AS for your suggestion that my problems are stemming from excessive heat in my body due to excessive bilious secretions...maybe true, but i also feel extreme cold in winter (sometimes much more than others in the room) and i am a thin lean man...i think bilious secretions are more in fat people (i maybe wrong and i am not questioning your knowledge and sincerity)

Where i live, i belive we dont have the LM1 series and LM2 series potencies but maybe i can arrange to get them from some supplier....which closest match would you suggest?

10. Astra2012's idea of argentum nit is EXCELLENT i believe....argent nit was actually a close contender along with natrum mur when i was studying my own case.....and i actually tried it for a few days only...i dont remember the potency ( i think 200) but agin, after getting no positive results and the fact that one of its modalities is "worse during night"--which doesnt match my case--and due to my haste and desperation, i stopped it and started something else...(that was about 3 years back).....(also, arg. nit does have "worse after sweets" but it does not have "worse after TALKING" (present in natrum mur and mezerium and a few other remedies).

6. My tongue is WHITE COATED

7. I also have severe ACNE on my face since 13 years of age ...aggravated by EGGS and BUTTER....so i dont eat eggs and butter except very rarely......i am using some allopathic and homeopathic creams and antibiotics for them too....should i also stop the creams? And what about the Allopathic ALUM GARGLES (ALSO CONTAIN MENTHOL)...which i find so useful for my throat and headache? What about the throat-numbing lignocaine spray which i use when the pain is very severe...should i stop that also (i am asking this because creams , gargles, sprays and lotions are not "allopathic drugs" in the strictest sense, which you take internally and which might interfere with homeo drugs.

8. Should i also stop the Hypericum perforatum extract (St john's wort) tablets that i am taking for my depression and OCD...i believe they are helping me a lot...they are neither homeopathic nor allopathic...they are herbal...so i suppose hopefully they will not interfere with the single remedy.

9. I have also started using a homeopathic gargle made of calendula, echinecia, thymol, eucalyptus and mentha.......should i stop it?

10. For the next one month i can not start any single remedy as i have already started a combination homeo product for my throat which claims to CURE all chronic tonsil problems in one month !!..and the manufacturer has good reputation. I want to test their claim, though i am a bit worried about possible side effects.

11. When my headache started 4 years back i used to have a very characteristic and unusual symptom..NUMBNESS and TINGLING of left side of tongue and throat...This symptom is only present in Natrum mur......mainly on this basis, i believe that it is my similimum, though I also have many other symptoms of nat mur (including headache aggravating on talking).... i would like your opinions on that.

Anyhow, i am extremely grateful for your sincere suggestions, both from Rajiv and Astra. I hope you are not bored by my very long post.

After reading the details of my mental and other symptoms that i have given in this post, if you change your mind regarding the best remedy for me, do let me know.

And my deepest thanks to the abc homeopathy website people for starting and maintaining this extremely helpful forum.
 
Alfalfa Q last decade
Alfalfa-thank you for your post (which I just started reading-but in an hour I'm leaving for the weekend and may not be able to finish readng. Well, there is remedy for perfectionists: Arsenium album-but I couldn't find more indications.
 
Astra2012 last decade
my god!

reading your story is like reading about myself even down to the endless amount of remedies youve taken and the sugar thing. i also suffer with borderline personality disorder, totally relate to what your going through, i know how painful it is

consider and look at
tarentula
staph
anacardium
stram

may not on the surface seem to fit but most borderlines have real anger issues weather they are appanent or suppressed. search anacardium on yahoo and read as much as you can on it, same with others. when u read them u may think... umm no but if your borderline one of them will help..i think..im not a homeopath but as i have said have amazingly similar stuff going on
if u wanna chat about the above remedies then contact me..
all the best and good luck
connor
 
cornelius last decade
def look at anacardium!!
 
cornelius last decade
how abt argentum nitricum ?

well..i feel better these days..taking homeopathic meds + SSRI + flower essence remedies along with doing 1 hr meditation every day..

These chemical imbalances !!

Good Luck..

rgds
ab
 
ab1963 last decade
glad ure feeling alot better..

dont know muh about argentum nitricum

Meditation helps alot i didnt get on with the ssri meds try to use homeopathy and flower essences still very symptomatic going to india in three weeks for some yoga bootcamp ayavedic style therapy. Need a life changin experiance!!!!

all the best
connor
 
cornelius last decade
Hello there,
I have read everything you wrote and I truly understand what you're going through. A few years ago I was diagnosed with depression and generalized anxiety disorder, but I believe I had a little bit of obsessive compulsive disorder, but only mildly. I took homeopathic medicine but I was not properly treated because the doctor focussed too much on my personality than the condition itself, and although I got somewhat of a relief, the medication actually enhanced my sex drive to the point that I was concerned and when I looked up the remedy of avena sativa I found it to be an aphrodisiac which I definitely did not need to take as my sexual urges were already strong enough.
After that I gave up, and went to see a psychiatrist who told me I needed to take Paxil. It took me two months to get better, where I had to take up to 40mg a day which is the strongest dosage for Paxil but it was all worthwhile.
Another thing that I noted is that you take too many medications together. You have to decide, you either take allopathic medicine, herbal or homeopathic. Mixing all these things up are not going to get you results, and it may actually aggravate your problem or end up giving you life-threatening reactions that may actually kill you. I know that you are thinking about that now, but please don't do it. If you are that sick you should definitely be monitored by a psychiatrist.
I am no longer having sick with depression and generalized anxiety disorder and I thank God every day for that, but I still remember a time when I was so suicidal I almost gave up on life, but to this day, I am so glad I never took that step.
If I were you, I would seriously consider getting myself off all those medications you are on, and asking the doctor to put you on Paxil. You will have to be pacient because it will take you at least 4 to 6 weeks to get better but I guarantee you that even at the beginning you will feel a whole lot better. It's the best anti-depressant out there and it treats, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, some form of PMS, etc.
I hope I could be of help. I will pray for you and hope that God will show you his grace, and I would hope that you would begin to believe in God, because it was that that made me strong during all those horrible times in my life. You don't need to believe in any religion in specific, just ask God for mercy for your sins and for your unbelief, and offer yourself to Him for Him to take care of you and to do His will in your life. You may be surprised at the results. Praying a Holy Rosary which is in dedication to the Mother of God is also very helpful. She is the Mother of the afflicted. You can find info on that in different online websites on how to pray and everything else.

Thank you, and take care,

Vera
 
veralucia last decade
Hi alfalfa,

I read your lengthy postings and the patient replies. I am sure, you must have hit upon the right combo of medicines by this time.
How do you feel NOW?
 
digital last decade
Hi,
Just reading your posts. I wonder how you are now, any better? Would you like the perspective of anither Homeopath?
Let me know if so. Good luck...by the way I am sure you can be much much better!
Stephanie
 
stephanieG last decade
Thanks for taking interest. I am not 100% well but I am doing fine these days. Taking allopathic antidepressants, sedatives and painkillers. The best thing i found for my headaches was ALUM gargles in hot water and a local anesthetic spray (lignocaine 10%). Also taking a more balanced diet and a homeopathic general tonic (with alfalfa, avena, kali phos etc). Also trying turmeric for my shoulder pain and trying to build up my immunity by eating raw garlic, onions and olive oil and ginger along with green tea. I have alo got a less stressful job , which is also helping.

My belief in homeopathy has decreased a lot and i am almost convinced that there is no real cure for my depression and headaches (or anyone else's depression) in homeopathy. Maybe there IS a cure for depression in Pure Classical homeopathy but hardly anyone practices it as it is extremely difficult to practice and some of its aspects are controversial.

Psychotherapy, especially cognitive behavioral therapy has helped me too.

Yes, allopathic drugs sometimes have bad side effecyts, BUT AT LEAST THEY WORK ! On the other hand homeopathy 'may or may not work' it is mostly hit and trial. every homeopath has his or her own remedy for the same patient. there is no standardization.

I have also read many posts of depressed people in this forum. hardly anyone has been helped by homeopathy !!

And StephanieG, YES i would still like the perspective of another homeopath (!!)
 
Alfalfa Q last decade
Hi Alfalfa Q, I will print off all your mail and study it.I will then need to ask you quite a few more questions..are you happy to disclose more information on this forum?
I am classical, ie only one remedy at any one time, single dose and wait a while, and I only take mental ie mind symptoms. I will not ask you to stop taking your medication as I would not even consider that a good idea until I had seen an improvement in your overall condition. If you wish to go ahead and at least hear the remedy I would prescribe for you I am willing to do so. Whether or not you choose to take it is up to you...and of course I make no promises, but I will do my best for you.
Stephanie
 
stephanieG last decade

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