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Feeling spacey, weird and ungrounded
Hi, I am a 53 year old female just reaching menopause (have been perimenopausal for ten years).I have been self prescribing homeopathics for approx 12 months with quite a bit of success (especially with Nat Mur / Lycopodium).
I had a lot of major trauma in my younger years and have struggled with emotional / mental health difficulties since then. I am very sensitive and aim to lead a quiet, peaceful life.
I have had chronic insomnia for almost 18 years (very severe for a while) although that has improved since I started taking homeopathic remedies.
I suffer from quite major generalised anxiety, especially around work performance however that too has improved somewhat lately.
Another issue that is emerging more now is one of often feeling spacey and ungrounded. Very difficult to describe, just feel strange discomfort mostly through the centre of my body and in my face. Sometimes my bottom lip starts quivering, and I feel odd and 'not right' but not specifically anxious at these times. There is a feeling of warmth that comes with it too especially around my face.
I meditate which helps with my mental health, but it is very difficult to do when I have this ungrounded feeling, in fact it can make it worse.
It is a very untangible feeling and sometimes I only know I have it if I imagine sitting down to meditate, and if that makes me feel uncomfortable I know that it's back.
I haven't met or read much about this from other people and don't know how I can treat it. The only thing I can do now is wait for it to pass.
I mostly feel it when I am at home alone.
Any help would be appreciated. I have come through so much and now this.
pinkfrost on 2014-08-09
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HOW TO DESCRIBE YOUR COMPLAINTS (Physical Components)
In homoeopathy, prescription is based on precise details of various symptoms from which you suffer. To tell or write to a homoeopathic physician 'I have a headache ', ' an eruption ' or a cough would not be enough. If you inform him 'I have headache with sharp shooting pains in the left side of the head and temple, these pains always come on when the slightest cold air strikes the head. I feel better by pressing the head very hard. Then only you have given all the information required for making a good homoeopathic prescription. The success of the prescription depends; largely on how detailed your description of the symptoms is.
We require the following details about your symptoms.
LOCATION: Please give the exact location of sensation, pain or eruption. Also describe where the pain or sensation spreads.
SENSATION: Express the type of sensation or the pain that you get in your own words however simple or funny it may seem. You may have a sensation that a mouse is crawling or the heart was grasped by an iron hand or you may have a pain that is cutting, burning jerking, pressing. Express the sensation or pain as it feels to you. Try to explain the whole sensation in the exact way it is happening and not just the word. We need to understand the whole process of the sensation as it is happening to you.
WHAT MAKES YOU WORSE OR BETTER:
Many factors are likely to influence your complaint. Some factors may intensify it and some factors may relieve the trouble. A detailed list of the factors is given at the end. Please refer it while describing each of your troubles and indicate which factors make the complaint better or worse.
DISCHARGES: You may have a discharge from nose, ears, mouth, eyes, ulcers, fistula, eruptions on skin, private parts, etc. Please describe your discharge in detail including colour, consistency, appearance, odour etc.
1] Your Complaint:
(Use your own words as far as possible, but if you have recognized or diagnosed the condition, give this information also.) By answering as many of these questions as fully as possible, you are helping me to understand what your body and unconscious mind is conveying. This can help me find a remedy for you.)
What is your complaint?
When did the complaint begin?
Where is it located?
What sort of sensations (and emotions) do you associate with it?
When does it tend to occur (time/day)
Does anything make it better or worse?
How does it bother you? How is it coming in way of your day-to-day life?
How does it feel like to have this/these problem/s?
What is the effect of this/these problem/s on you?
Did any event happen which caused the complaint? Describe the emotion associated with it.
What are the other symptoms started with it, esp. mental and physical symptoms, which are not directly related to the main complaint.
What are your reactions with it?
PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR EACH SYMPTOM/COMPLAINT SEPARATELY. DO NOT INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TOGETHER IN EACH QUESTION eg. all questions answered for Leg Pain, then same questions answered for Migraines, then same questions answered for Panic attacks etc
In homoeopathy, prescription is based on precise details of various symptoms from which you suffer. To tell or write to a homoeopathic physician 'I have a headache ', ' an eruption ' or a cough would not be enough. If you inform him 'I have headache with sharp shooting pains in the left side of the head and temple, these pains always come on when the slightest cold air strikes the head. I feel better by pressing the head very hard. Then only you have given all the information required for making a good homoeopathic prescription. The success of the prescription depends; largely on how detailed your description of the symptoms is.
We require the following details about your symptoms.
LOCATION: Please give the exact location of sensation, pain or eruption. Also describe where the pain or sensation spreads.
SENSATION: Express the type of sensation or the pain that you get in your own words however simple or funny it may seem. You may have a sensation that a mouse is crawling or the heart was grasped by an iron hand or you may have a pain that is cutting, burning jerking, pressing. Express the sensation or pain as it feels to you. Try to explain the whole sensation in the exact way it is happening and not just the word. We need to understand the whole process of the sensation as it is happening to you.
WHAT MAKES YOU WORSE OR BETTER:
Many factors are likely to influence your complaint. Some factors may intensify it and some factors may relieve the trouble. A detailed list of the factors is given at the end. Please refer it while describing each of your troubles and indicate which factors make the complaint better or worse.
DISCHARGES: You may have a discharge from nose, ears, mouth, eyes, ulcers, fistula, eruptions on skin, private parts, etc. Please describe your discharge in detail including colour, consistency, appearance, odour etc.
1] Your Complaint:
(Use your own words as far as possible, but if you have recognized or diagnosed the condition, give this information also.) By answering as many of these questions as fully as possible, you are helping me to understand what your body and unconscious mind is conveying. This can help me find a remedy for you.)
What is your complaint?
When did the complaint begin?
Where is it located?
What sort of sensations (and emotions) do you associate with it?
When does it tend to occur (time/day)
Does anything make it better or worse?
How does it bother you? How is it coming in way of your day-to-day life?
How does it feel like to have this/these problem/s?
What is the effect of this/these problem/s on you?
Did any event happen which caused the complaint? Describe the emotion associated with it.
What are the other symptoms started with it, esp. mental and physical symptoms, which are not directly related to the main complaint.
What are your reactions with it?
PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR EACH SYMPTOM/COMPLAINT SEPARATELY. DO NOT INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TOGETHER IN EACH QUESTION eg. all questions answered for Leg Pain, then same questions answered for Migraines, then same questions answered for Panic attacks etc
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Mental and Emotional State Description
(the homoeopathic remedy is very often decided on the basis of the mental and emotional state of the patient !)
1. What are the issues in your life that bother you the most. Not physical issues but mental or emotional ones. List each one separately and describe why each one bothers you so much.
2. What emotions are the most troublesome for you? What situations provoke these emotions. How do these emotions make you act? Do you feel any ill effects from expressing or not expressing these emotions.
3. What incidents in your life have had a deep impact on you? Describe each incident in detail and how they made you feel? What did you do in those situations? What effect have they had on your life?
4. What are you afraid of? Especially important are phobias, but it might be objects, situations or events that just produce a high level of anxiety. How do you manage your fears? How do you react when confronted with these fears? What would be the worst situation for you to be put in that would provoke these fears? You may need to talk about each fear/anxiety separately.
5. What hobbies do you have? Why do you like each of these activities?
6. Do you have any persistent thoughts, ideas or beliefs that are difficult to stop or cope with? What are they?
7. Do you have any unusual gestures or movements of the body? Do you feel any unusual sensation or pain throughout your body? What exactly does it feel like is happening in your body?
8. When you experience your fears, persistent thoughts, or difficult emotions, what kind of sensation or reactions do you get in your body?
9. When did you feel at your best in your life? What was that like for you? If you imagine the complete opposite of this feeling or moment, what would that be like?
10. Do you feel like you are stuck in a pattern of behavior, especially when trying to deal with your problems? What is this pattern?
11. What difficulties or problems do you have in relationships? Talk about your family, your romantic relationships, your spouse or partner, your friends, and your work colleagues. You may need to talk about all of these separately.
12. List 5 positive things about yourself. Are there any situations where this positive attribute becomes negative (is a problem)?
13. List 5 negative things about yourself. Are there any situations where this negative attribute becomes positive (is useful)?
14. Do you have any reoccurring dreams? Describe them in detail, including any feelings that come while dreaming.
15. Did you have any reoccurring dreams as a child, or earlier in your life? Describe those in detail including any feelings that came with them.
16. What were you like as a child, your character, your personality, your fears, your dreams, your problems?
17. What kind of environment did you grow up in? What problems where there at home, with your family, with your parents, with your siblings, with school?
(the homoeopathic remedy is very often decided on the basis of the mental and emotional state of the patient !)
1. What are the issues in your life that bother you the most. Not physical issues but mental or emotional ones. List each one separately and describe why each one bothers you so much.
2. What emotions are the most troublesome for you? What situations provoke these emotions. How do these emotions make you act? Do you feel any ill effects from expressing or not expressing these emotions.
3. What incidents in your life have had a deep impact on you? Describe each incident in detail and how they made you feel? What did you do in those situations? What effect have they had on your life?
4. What are you afraid of? Especially important are phobias, but it might be objects, situations or events that just produce a high level of anxiety. How do you manage your fears? How do you react when confronted with these fears? What would be the worst situation for you to be put in that would provoke these fears? You may need to talk about each fear/anxiety separately.
5. What hobbies do you have? Why do you like each of these activities?
6. Do you have any persistent thoughts, ideas or beliefs that are difficult to stop or cope with? What are they?
7. Do you have any unusual gestures or movements of the body? Do you feel any unusual sensation or pain throughout your body? What exactly does it feel like is happening in your body?
8. When you experience your fears, persistent thoughts, or difficult emotions, what kind of sensation or reactions do you get in your body?
9. When did you feel at your best in your life? What was that like for you? If you imagine the complete opposite of this feeling or moment, what would that be like?
10. Do you feel like you are stuck in a pattern of behavior, especially when trying to deal with your problems? What is this pattern?
11. What difficulties or problems do you have in relationships? Talk about your family, your romantic relationships, your spouse or partner, your friends, and your work colleagues. You may need to talk about all of these separately.
12. List 5 positive things about yourself. Are there any situations where this positive attribute becomes negative (is a problem)?
13. List 5 negative things about yourself. Are there any situations where this negative attribute becomes positive (is useful)?
14. Do you have any reoccurring dreams? Describe them in detail, including any feelings that come while dreaming.
15. Did you have any reoccurring dreams as a child, or earlier in your life? Describe those in detail including any feelings that came with them.
16. What were you like as a child, your character, your personality, your fears, your dreams, your problems?
17. What kind of environment did you grow up in? What problems where there at home, with your family, with your parents, with your siblings, with school?
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
GENERAL SYMPTOMS
(Symptoms that dont fit anywhere else, but are things that tend to affect all of you as a person, but are not emotions or thoughts)
1. Sleep - what position do you tend to sleep in?
- what position can you not sleep in?
- do you do anything unusual in your sleep?
- any problems with going to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up?
2. Appetite - What foods do you crave/desire strongly?
- What foods do you hate eating (have an aversion to)?
- What foods have a negative effect on you or cause symptoms?
- What foods have a positive effect on you or seem to improve your health or symptoms in some way?
- What is the effect of hunger or fasting on you?
3. Thirst - What drinks do you crave/desire strongly?
- What drinks do you hate to take (are averse to)?
- When are you most thirsty?
- When are you least thirsty?
4. Stool - Do you have any problems with your bowels or passing stool?
- What is the shape, color, odor of the stool?
5. Urine - Do you have any trouble passing or retaining urine?
- What is the color, odor of the urine?
- Do you have any sediment or debris in the urine?
6. Sweat - How do you feel about the amount of perspiration you have?
- Where do you have the most sweat?
- What is the odor?
- What color does it stain clothing?
- Does anything in particular cause you to sweat abnormally?
7. Sexuality - Any problems with your sexual desire?
- Any problems with your sexual ability or function?
- Any history of sexually transmitted diseases?
8. Menses (Women)
- How many days is your cycle?
- How many days does the flow go for?
- What is the appearance of the flow?
- What is the odor of the flow?
- What kind of stain does the flow leave?
- Any discharge before, during or after?
- Any pain before, during or after the flow?
- What symptoms come before the flow?
- What symptoms come after the flow?
9. Environment How does the weather affect you?
- How does the temperature affect you?
- How does the season affect you?
- What physical activities affect you?
- Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to?
(Symptoms that dont fit anywhere else, but are things that tend to affect all of you as a person, but are not emotions or thoughts)
1. Sleep - what position do you tend to sleep in?
- what position can you not sleep in?
- do you do anything unusual in your sleep?
- any problems with going to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up?
2. Appetite - What foods do you crave/desire strongly?
- What foods do you hate eating (have an aversion to)?
- What foods have a negative effect on you or cause symptoms?
- What foods have a positive effect on you or seem to improve your health or symptoms in some way?
- What is the effect of hunger or fasting on you?
3. Thirst - What drinks do you crave/desire strongly?
- What drinks do you hate to take (are averse to)?
- When are you most thirsty?
- When are you least thirsty?
4. Stool - Do you have any problems with your bowels or passing stool?
- What is the shape, color, odor of the stool?
5. Urine - Do you have any trouble passing or retaining urine?
- What is the color, odor of the urine?
- Do you have any sediment or debris in the urine?
6. Sweat - How do you feel about the amount of perspiration you have?
- Where do you have the most sweat?
- What is the odor?
- What color does it stain clothing?
- Does anything in particular cause you to sweat abnormally?
7. Sexuality - Any problems with your sexual desire?
- Any problems with your sexual ability or function?
- Any history of sexually transmitted diseases?
8. Menses (Women)
- How many days is your cycle?
- How many days does the flow go for?
- What is the appearance of the flow?
- What is the odor of the flow?
- What kind of stain does the flow leave?
- Any discharge before, during or after?
- Any pain before, during or after the flow?
- What symptoms come before the flow?
- What symptoms come after the flow?
9. Environment How does the weather affect you?
- How does the temperature affect you?
- How does the season affect you?
- What physical activities affect you?
- Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to?
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
What is your complaint?
Feeling ungrounded, spacey, fatigued, unsettled, woozy
When did the complaint begin?
2 3 years ago think it is a menopausal symptom, worse in last 3 months since my periods have stopped
Where is it located?
Chest, head, face
What sort of sensations (and emotions) do you associate with it?
Ungrounded, spacey, anxious, ill, off, weird, strange
Slight pressure and woozy feeling in head esp right side and top
Slight flushing of face
Hot and cold feelings
Tension around mouth area
Slight surging feeling in chest sometimes
Breathing vaguely unsettled, unsychonised
Airy feeling around nostrils sometimes
Very recently clear runny nose, watery eyes
When does it tend to occur (time/day)
More in afternoon
How does it bother you? How is it coming in way of your day-to-day life?
Physical and mental discomfort
Difficulty doing daily tasks
Disconcerting
Cant meditate when it happens
How does it feel like to have this/these problem/s?
Tiresome, frustrating, depressing - ten years of very difficult menopause
What is the effect of this/these problem/s on you?
Feel I can never be normal
Have struggled with day to day life for so long, just want to be and feel normal
What are the other symptoms started with it, esp. mental and physical symptoms, which are not directly related to the main complaint.
17 years chronic insomnia
Generalised anxiety
Past major trauma
Mental and Emotional State Description
1. What are the issues in your life that bother you the most. Not physical issues but mental or emotional ones. List each one separately and describe why each one bothers you so much.
Constant battle with life, so many hurdles to feeling / being normal anxiety & (earlier) depression, social phobia, spending addiction, trauma, social isolation & trust issues battle is never over, something else comes along
2. What emotions are the most troublesome for you? What situations provoke these emotions. How do these emotions make you act? Do you feel any ill effects from expressing or not expressing these emotions.
Anxiety / fear social, withdrawal, put walls up, emotionally repressed (positive and negative emotions) although made a lot of progress in last 2 years, tension in face, not smiling
3. What incidents in your life have had a deep impact on you? Describe each incident in detail and how they made you feel? What did you do in those situations? What effect have they had on your life?
Parents separation age 12 like the world had been pulled like a rug from under me, repressed
Fathers suicide shock, froze, harder to make friends
Gang rape and abandoned by friend, plus other random sexual abuse trust issues, feeling Im not good enough, depression & suicidal thoughts (historic), development of spending addiction
4. What are you afraid of? Especially important are phobias, but it might be objects, situations or events that just produce a high level of anxiety. How do you manage your fears? How do you react when confronted with these fears? What would be the worst situation for you to be put in that would provoke these fears? You may need to talk about each fear/anxiety separately.
Not making it in life and going back to a time when things were worse losing my job through poor performance or not being able to get up in time to go to work (insomnia)
Being rejected or bullied by people
Have been spider phobic, now becoming more scared of dogs
5. What hobbies do you have? Why do you like each of these activities?
I want a quiet, peaceful life. Meditation, yoga, reading, film, hiking & travel when well enough
6. Do you have any persistent thoughts, ideas or beliefs that are difficult to stop or cope with? What are they?
Thinking Im not good enough, not deserving (although not overwhelming)
Guilt and embarrassment at how bad my life has turned out
7. Do you have any unusual gestures or movements of the body? Do you feel any unusual sensation or pain throughout your body? What exactly does it feel like is happening in your body?
Woozy, weird, tired, like hormones or something is moving around through my head and body creating hell
Weird tension in mouth especially the left side of my mouth pulling down usually happens most when I am at home on my own or when meditating
8. When you experience your fears, persistent thoughts, or difficult emotions, what kind of sensation or reactions do you get in your body?
Discomfort on breathing and through the centre of my torso
9. When did you feel at your best in your life? What was that like for you? If you imagine the complete opposite of this feeling or moment, what would that be like?
Free, happy, confident, not worried, no self doubt, relaxed
11. What difficulties or problems do you have in relationships? Talk about your family, your romantic relationships, your spouse or partner, your friends, and your work colleagues. You may need to talk about all of these separately.
Lack of meaningful relationships and close friends since my trauma
Other colleagues sometimes feel threatened by me, possible jealousy - can create big problems
12. List 5 positive things about yourself. Are there any situations where this positive attribute becomes negative (is a problem)?
Intelligent, creative, kind, caring, forgiving.
13. List 5 negative things about yourself. Are there any situations where this negative attribute becomes positive (is useful)?
Perfectionist, overly emotional, quick tempered, cautious, judgemental, excessive worrier
14. Do you have any reoccurring dreams? Describe them in detail, including any feelings that come while dreaming.
Nightmare of being chased or someone getting into the house
15. Did you have any reoccurring dreams as a child, or earlier in your life? Describe those in detail including any feelings that came with them.
Evil people with big heads who looked like my family
16. What were you like as a child, your character, your personality, your fears, your dreams, your problems?
Quiet, good, no trouble, kind, timid
17. What kind of environment did you grow up in? What problems where there at home, with your family, with your parents, with your siblings, with school?
Emotionally repressed family, sudden parental separation then fathers suicide when I was 12
GENERAL SYMPTOMS
(Symptoms that dont fit anywhere else, but are things that tend to affect all of you as a person, but are not emotions or thoughts)
1. Sleep - what position do you tend to sleep in?
Left or right side
- do you do anything unusual in your sleep?
- any problems with going to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up?
Difficulty staying asleep or very light sleep
Sometimes too many thoughts
Sometimes feeling of agitation arises strongly / quickly
Sometimes difficulty going to sleep
Problems persist despite medication
2. Appetite - - What foods have a negative effect on you or cause symptoms?
Onions & garlic flatulence
4. Stool - Do you have any problems with your bowels or passing stool?
- What is the shape, color, odor of the stool?
Sometimes strong sudden urge to defecate, large stools
6. Sweat - Recent hot cold feelings (hot flushes?) sometimes with slight sweating
7. Sexuality - Any problems with your sexual desire?
Single and celibate, am on a spiritual path
9. Environment How does the weather affect you?
Dislike the wind and cold
Like warmth although recently been feeling hot and cold / uncomfortable
- What physical activities affect you?
Travel sickness
- Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to?
The worst I ever felt was turned out to be on the same day as a solar eclipse
In the last year I have self prescribed Lycopodium for performance anxiety, and Nat Mur (constitutional) with some success.
thanks for your help
Feeling ungrounded, spacey, fatigued, unsettled, woozy
When did the complaint begin?
2 3 years ago think it is a menopausal symptom, worse in last 3 months since my periods have stopped
Where is it located?
Chest, head, face
What sort of sensations (and emotions) do you associate with it?
Ungrounded, spacey, anxious, ill, off, weird, strange
Slight pressure and woozy feeling in head esp right side and top
Slight flushing of face
Hot and cold feelings
Tension around mouth area
Slight surging feeling in chest sometimes
Breathing vaguely unsettled, unsychonised
Airy feeling around nostrils sometimes
Very recently clear runny nose, watery eyes
When does it tend to occur (time/day)
More in afternoon
How does it bother you? How is it coming in way of your day-to-day life?
Physical and mental discomfort
Difficulty doing daily tasks
Disconcerting
Cant meditate when it happens
How does it feel like to have this/these problem/s?
Tiresome, frustrating, depressing - ten years of very difficult menopause
What is the effect of this/these problem/s on you?
Feel I can never be normal
Have struggled with day to day life for so long, just want to be and feel normal
What are the other symptoms started with it, esp. mental and physical symptoms, which are not directly related to the main complaint.
17 years chronic insomnia
Generalised anxiety
Past major trauma
Mental and Emotional State Description
1. What are the issues in your life that bother you the most. Not physical issues but mental or emotional ones. List each one separately and describe why each one bothers you so much.
Constant battle with life, so many hurdles to feeling / being normal anxiety & (earlier) depression, social phobia, spending addiction, trauma, social isolation & trust issues battle is never over, something else comes along
2. What emotions are the most troublesome for you? What situations provoke these emotions. How do these emotions make you act? Do you feel any ill effects from expressing or not expressing these emotions.
Anxiety / fear social, withdrawal, put walls up, emotionally repressed (positive and negative emotions) although made a lot of progress in last 2 years, tension in face, not smiling
3. What incidents in your life have had a deep impact on you? Describe each incident in detail and how they made you feel? What did you do in those situations? What effect have they had on your life?
Parents separation age 12 like the world had been pulled like a rug from under me, repressed
Fathers suicide shock, froze, harder to make friends
Gang rape and abandoned by friend, plus other random sexual abuse trust issues, feeling Im not good enough, depression & suicidal thoughts (historic), development of spending addiction
4. What are you afraid of? Especially important are phobias, but it might be objects, situations or events that just produce a high level of anxiety. How do you manage your fears? How do you react when confronted with these fears? What would be the worst situation for you to be put in that would provoke these fears? You may need to talk about each fear/anxiety separately.
Not making it in life and going back to a time when things were worse losing my job through poor performance or not being able to get up in time to go to work (insomnia)
Being rejected or bullied by people
Have been spider phobic, now becoming more scared of dogs
5. What hobbies do you have? Why do you like each of these activities?
I want a quiet, peaceful life. Meditation, yoga, reading, film, hiking & travel when well enough
6. Do you have any persistent thoughts, ideas or beliefs that are difficult to stop or cope with? What are they?
Thinking Im not good enough, not deserving (although not overwhelming)
Guilt and embarrassment at how bad my life has turned out
7. Do you have any unusual gestures or movements of the body? Do you feel any unusual sensation or pain throughout your body? What exactly does it feel like is happening in your body?
Woozy, weird, tired, like hormones or something is moving around through my head and body creating hell
Weird tension in mouth especially the left side of my mouth pulling down usually happens most when I am at home on my own or when meditating
8. When you experience your fears, persistent thoughts, or difficult emotions, what kind of sensation or reactions do you get in your body?
Discomfort on breathing and through the centre of my torso
9. When did you feel at your best in your life? What was that like for you? If you imagine the complete opposite of this feeling or moment, what would that be like?
Free, happy, confident, not worried, no self doubt, relaxed
11. What difficulties or problems do you have in relationships? Talk about your family, your romantic relationships, your spouse or partner, your friends, and your work colleagues. You may need to talk about all of these separately.
Lack of meaningful relationships and close friends since my trauma
Other colleagues sometimes feel threatened by me, possible jealousy - can create big problems
12. List 5 positive things about yourself. Are there any situations where this positive attribute becomes negative (is a problem)?
Intelligent, creative, kind, caring, forgiving.
13. List 5 negative things about yourself. Are there any situations where this negative attribute becomes positive (is useful)?
Perfectionist, overly emotional, quick tempered, cautious, judgemental, excessive worrier
14. Do you have any reoccurring dreams? Describe them in detail, including any feelings that come while dreaming.
Nightmare of being chased or someone getting into the house
15. Did you have any reoccurring dreams as a child, or earlier in your life? Describe those in detail including any feelings that came with them.
Evil people with big heads who looked like my family
16. What were you like as a child, your character, your personality, your fears, your dreams, your problems?
Quiet, good, no trouble, kind, timid
17. What kind of environment did you grow up in? What problems where there at home, with your family, with your parents, with your siblings, with school?
Emotionally repressed family, sudden parental separation then fathers suicide when I was 12
GENERAL SYMPTOMS
(Symptoms that dont fit anywhere else, but are things that tend to affect all of you as a person, but are not emotions or thoughts)
1. Sleep - what position do you tend to sleep in?
Left or right side
- do you do anything unusual in your sleep?
- any problems with going to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up?
Difficulty staying asleep or very light sleep
Sometimes too many thoughts
Sometimes feeling of agitation arises strongly / quickly
Sometimes difficulty going to sleep
Problems persist despite medication
2. Appetite - - What foods have a negative effect on you or cause symptoms?
Onions & garlic flatulence
4. Stool - Do you have any problems with your bowels or passing stool?
- What is the shape, color, odor of the stool?
Sometimes strong sudden urge to defecate, large stools
6. Sweat - Recent hot cold feelings (hot flushes?) sometimes with slight sweating
7. Sexuality - Any problems with your sexual desire?
Single and celibate, am on a spiritual path
9. Environment How does the weather affect you?
Dislike the wind and cold
Like warmth although recently been feeling hot and cold / uncomfortable
- What physical activities affect you?
Travel sickness
- Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to?
The worst I ever felt was turned out to be on the same day as a solar eclipse
In the last year I have self prescribed Lycopodium for performance anxiety, and Nat Mur (constitutional) with some success.
thanks for your help
pinkfrost 9 years ago
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Thank you, I look forward to your advise when you get the opportunity. My situation has been changing however.
I finally connected the spacey ungrounded feeling to my vegetarian diet, so I have gone back to eating meat until I can identify exactly what I am deficient in (I suspect it may be zinc) and those symptoms have stopped now since changing my diet.
This website states that zincum metallicum is suitable for those compelled to work on insufficient sleep which sounds suitable if I can find a source.
My hot flushes have also dissipated since I have been taking a menopausal herbal supplement.
My insomnia has worsened unexpectedly in the last few days and is again my major issue. I have applied for a new job which would require me starting 1 1/2 hours earlier and would put a lot more pressure on me and I don't know if I could cope.
It is taking me longer to get to sleep as my thought processes are more active again after an improved period.
During the night I periodically have small little surges of intense agitation, plus tossing and turning and frequent waking.
I hope this revised information isn't too confusing, if you prefer please let me know and I could answer all the questions afresh. thanks
I finally connected the spacey ungrounded feeling to my vegetarian diet, so I have gone back to eating meat until I can identify exactly what I am deficient in (I suspect it may be zinc) and those symptoms have stopped now since changing my diet.
This website states that zincum metallicum is suitable for those compelled to work on insufficient sleep which sounds suitable if I can find a source.
My hot flushes have also dissipated since I have been taking a menopausal herbal supplement.
My insomnia has worsened unexpectedly in the last few days and is again my major issue. I have applied for a new job which would require me starting 1 1/2 hours earlier and would put a lot more pressure on me and I don't know if I could cope.
It is taking me longer to get to sleep as my thought processes are more active again after an improved period.
During the night I periodically have small little surges of intense agitation, plus tossing and turning and frequent waking.
I hope this revised information isn't too confusing, if you prefer please let me know and I could answer all the questions afresh. thanks
pinkfrost 9 years ago
I will make a suggestion today for you. Don't take any homoeopathy in the meantime, nor any tissue salts, bach flowers, or flower essences (or anything similar).
Exactly how is the insomnia worse? What features have changed?
Exactly how is the insomnia worse? What features have changed?
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
The answers here are very short and lacking in detail unfortunately. I feel like I am having to guess at many of the meanings of them. Perhaps this is a reflection of the emotional repression, or perhaps your experience with case-taking might be limited to practitioners who don't properly explore patient statements.
If it is repression that is responsible, then perhaps that is a way into the case.
I would firstly consider the remedy Carcinosinum.
Emotions suppressed
Forsaken, sensation of isolation
Ailments from shock
Ailments from shock that has been mentally suppressed
Ailments from prolonged grief
Ailments from silent grief
Ailments from rape
Ailments from death of parents
Confidence wanting, feeling of being a failure
Fear of rejection
Fear of people
Fear of dogs
Sensitive to the opinion of others
Dreams of being pursued
All of these rubrics contain this remedy.
The most recent proving of this remedy shows the following symptoms:
Bad mood with tendency to anger
Difficult concentration; Distracted; Does not remember what he has just read; Forgetful, makes mistakes, difficulty co-ordinating thoughts
Sensation of unreality, as if he were in a dream
Abstraction of mind, sensation of mental emptiness
Sensation of incapacity, hopelessness, fear because of disapproval of those surrounding her
Difficulty falling asleep, sleeps very lightly
Cannot sleep, feels restless and desperate, and cannot find a restful position
Great sensitivity to cold air
I would obtain Carcinosin 30c and 200c. We will start with 30c first. Try to get them in liquid form (oral dosing liquid).
If you instead have pillules or pellets, you will need a small bottle and a dropper to make your own liquid dose. Mix water and alcohol into this small bottle to the ratio of 5:1. Dissolve 3 pillules/pellets into this bottle. All doses will be made from this bottle.
If you already have a liquid dose just start from step 1.
1. Hit the bottle 5 times firmly against the palm of the hand
2. Place 3 drops into 100mls of clean fresh water
3. Stir very thoroughly
4. Take 2 teaspoons out into the mouth and hold for 20 seconds, then swallow.
This is one dose and the same steps should be taken for any further doses, unless I ask you to change them in some way.
If any old symptoms reappear, or any current symptoms worsen, this is a GOOD sign in most cases. DO NOT SUPPRESS them with other kinds of medication unless you are in real danger (which is a highly unlikely reaction to a remedy).
However, if you are on regular medication it is also important that you do NOT stop taking this. Once it is determined the medicine has acted beneficially, we can look at reducing such medication if safe to do so.
For the 30c, I will get you to take 5 doses, one each day for 5 days. STOP if any symptoms appear to worsen.
If it is repression that is responsible, then perhaps that is a way into the case.
I would firstly consider the remedy Carcinosinum.
Emotions suppressed
Forsaken, sensation of isolation
Ailments from shock
Ailments from shock that has been mentally suppressed
Ailments from prolonged grief
Ailments from silent grief
Ailments from rape
Ailments from death of parents
Confidence wanting, feeling of being a failure
Fear of rejection
Fear of people
Fear of dogs
Sensitive to the opinion of others
Dreams of being pursued
All of these rubrics contain this remedy.
The most recent proving of this remedy shows the following symptoms:
Bad mood with tendency to anger
Difficult concentration; Distracted; Does not remember what he has just read; Forgetful, makes mistakes, difficulty co-ordinating thoughts
Sensation of unreality, as if he were in a dream
Abstraction of mind, sensation of mental emptiness
Sensation of incapacity, hopelessness, fear because of disapproval of those surrounding her
Difficulty falling asleep, sleeps very lightly
Cannot sleep, feels restless and desperate, and cannot find a restful position
Great sensitivity to cold air
I would obtain Carcinosin 30c and 200c. We will start with 30c first. Try to get them in liquid form (oral dosing liquid).
If you instead have pillules or pellets, you will need a small bottle and a dropper to make your own liquid dose. Mix water and alcohol into this small bottle to the ratio of 5:1. Dissolve 3 pillules/pellets into this bottle. All doses will be made from this bottle.
If you already have a liquid dose just start from step 1.
1. Hit the bottle 5 times firmly against the palm of the hand
2. Place 3 drops into 100mls of clean fresh water
3. Stir very thoroughly
4. Take 2 teaspoons out into the mouth and hold for 20 seconds, then swallow.
This is one dose and the same steps should be taken for any further doses, unless I ask you to change them in some way.
If any old symptoms reappear, or any current symptoms worsen, this is a GOOD sign in most cases. DO NOT SUPPRESS them with other kinds of medication unless you are in real danger (which is a highly unlikely reaction to a remedy).
However, if you are on regular medication it is also important that you do NOT stop taking this. Once it is determined the medicine has acted beneficially, we can look at reducing such medication if safe to do so.
For the 30c, I will get you to take 5 doses, one each day for 5 days. STOP if any symptoms appear to worsen.
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Pink Frost,
If in Usa, you have to order this remedy from Helios Homeopathic in the UK.
They list a lot of different kinds, just get the one that says Carsinosin with no
additional descriptions. It takes around 2 weeks to receive it from the UK.
If in Usa, you have to order this remedy from Helios Homeopathic in the UK.
They list a lot of different kinds, just get the one that says Carsinosin with no
additional descriptions. It takes around 2 weeks to receive it from the UK.
♡ simone717 9 years ago
Apologies for the delay in replying. I have have stopped taking everything although remain on medication to help me sleep.
I hope to try the remedy at the end of the week, as there is a two week school holiday break when I am off work (here in NZ) so I thought it would be good to begin then.
I would agree that many of the symptoms Carcinosinum treats match what I have. I don't have the bad mood / tendency to anger, however the 'cannot sleep, feels restless and desperate' is very accurate.
If I'm honest though I have to say I felt quite perturbed when I found out what the remedy was and frankly balk at the idea of taking it. I am grateful for your advise and am keen to give it my best shot, but any assurances you can offer regarding this to help put my mind at ease would be appreciated.
In the meantime I have purchased the 30C liquid form. The seller told me however that she had already done step one when she was preparing it (hitting the bottle). So do I still need to do that or should I miss that step?
Previously I have taken Nat Mur and Lycopodium on several occasions. The former I haven't really identified anything specific other than a vague calming feeling, but no other great change that I can put my finger on.
The Lycopodium I have taken mostly to stop anxiety around work performance and it seems to have helped quite a bit, I felt less anxious and more resigned to just letting things happen. It may have also helped my sleep too although I'm not sure.
Twice I took it when I had something really big happening at work and was extremely anxious about it, both times I felt it calmed me quite a bit and thereby helped me to 'get through' the events. The first time I tried it it gave me the strongest result and I can remember feeling very calm and collected, but the feeling never lasted.
I've also taken Nux Vomica and Silicea for sleep, and neither seemed to have a very bit impact.
I tried hard to give full descriptions and apologise if they were not adequate, I don't really know for sure why they lack detail. Yes, the emotional repression could be a factor I suppose.
Secondly I can say with the anxiety I think I may live in my head to a much greater extent than other people. In this state of 'what if's' my mind is constantly jumping from the past and reliving events, then to the future thinking about how I would do things differently, etc. This process makes me much less aware of what is happening in my body. Dr Claire Weekes describes anxiety very well. She says anxious people have a lot of 'sticky' thoughts - thoughts that become very powerful and just won't go away.
Finally, it is hard to find the right words to describe how I am feeling sometimes, if the feeling is very subtle or when it feels like something's happening on a cellular level I am unable to find the language to best describe it.
I look forward to your reply regarding the remedy, many thanks.
I hope to try the remedy at the end of the week, as there is a two week school holiday break when I am off work (here in NZ) so I thought it would be good to begin then.
I would agree that many of the symptoms Carcinosinum treats match what I have. I don't have the bad mood / tendency to anger, however the 'cannot sleep, feels restless and desperate' is very accurate.
If I'm honest though I have to say I felt quite perturbed when I found out what the remedy was and frankly balk at the idea of taking it. I am grateful for your advise and am keen to give it my best shot, but any assurances you can offer regarding this to help put my mind at ease would be appreciated.
In the meantime I have purchased the 30C liquid form. The seller told me however that she had already done step one when she was preparing it (hitting the bottle). So do I still need to do that or should I miss that step?
Previously I have taken Nat Mur and Lycopodium on several occasions. The former I haven't really identified anything specific other than a vague calming feeling, but no other great change that I can put my finger on.
The Lycopodium I have taken mostly to stop anxiety around work performance and it seems to have helped quite a bit, I felt less anxious and more resigned to just letting things happen. It may have also helped my sleep too although I'm not sure.
Twice I took it when I had something really big happening at work and was extremely anxious about it, both times I felt it calmed me quite a bit and thereby helped me to 'get through' the events. The first time I tried it it gave me the strongest result and I can remember feeling very calm and collected, but the feeling never lasted.
I've also taken Nux Vomica and Silicea for sleep, and neither seemed to have a very bit impact.
I tried hard to give full descriptions and apologise if they were not adequate, I don't really know for sure why they lack detail. Yes, the emotional repression could be a factor I suppose.
Secondly I can say with the anxiety I think I may live in my head to a much greater extent than other people. In this state of 'what if's' my mind is constantly jumping from the past and reliving events, then to the future thinking about how I would do things differently, etc. This process makes me much less aware of what is happening in my body. Dr Claire Weekes describes anxiety very well. She says anxious people have a lot of 'sticky' thoughts - thoughts that become very powerful and just won't go away.
Finally, it is hard to find the right words to describe how I am feeling sometimes, if the feeling is very subtle or when it feels like something's happening on a cellular level I am unable to find the language to best describe it.
I look forward to your reply regarding the remedy, many thanks.
pinkfrost 9 years ago
There is no physical substance in the remedy. It is merely the water now carrying a vibration, a signature. No actual c-ancer.
It is not even the worst of what we use. We use poisons, disease matter and discharges, waste products, rotten material - all sorts of things that other therapies cannot or will not use. Our ability to dilute and yet maintain the healing potential of a substance gives homoeopathy an advantage no other medicine in the world has.
I would obtain remedies from Simillimum Pharmacy in NZ. Michael Dong is a reputable homoeopathic pharmacist and he has many remedies available.
Follow all the steps I gave. It doesn't matter that the remedy might already be 30c+ - just get into the habit of hitting it each time.
It is not even the worst of what we use. We use poisons, disease matter and discharges, waste products, rotten material - all sorts of things that other therapies cannot or will not use. Our ability to dilute and yet maintain the healing potential of a substance gives homoeopathy an advantage no other medicine in the world has.
I would obtain remedies from Simillimum Pharmacy in NZ. Michael Dong is a reputable homoeopathic pharmacist and he has many remedies available.
Follow all the steps I gave. It doesn't matter that the remedy might already be 30c+ - just get into the habit of hitting it each time.
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Hi evocationer, I have been taking the 30C liquid Carcinosinum for 4 days now, following your instructions. I have been watching for any changes but haven't noticed
anything whatsoever.
What shall I do after tomorrow (day 5)? thanks
anything whatsoever.
What shall I do after tomorrow (day 5)? thanks
pinkfrost 9 years ago
Stop on day 5, then wait and watch for another week. At the end of that we will assess the response. Remedies may not act quickly, so the reaction can be delayed.
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Hi, it has been a week since I stopped taking the Carcinosin 30C. I have noticed the following things -
Sleeping still pretty much the same except I am having a bout of restless leg syndrome, which comes and goes.
I got a light cold two days ago and have been feeling quite achey. I feel worse when I'm feeling cold. I have had a couple of pimples on my face which is also out of the ordinary.
Mentally I have been feeling pretty much the same - quite a bit of anxiety and tension and generally not feeling very upbeat.
I am interested in trying the 200C if you think that's a good idea, and if so please give details on how to take it and for how long.
Thanks for your help.
ps - I have avoided all the things you said, tissue salts & flower essences etc, but I was wondering if it was okay to use herbal supplements?
[message edited by pinkfrost on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:08:39 BST]
Sleeping still pretty much the same except I am having a bout of restless leg syndrome, which comes and goes.
I got a light cold two days ago and have been feeling quite achey. I feel worse when I'm feeling cold. I have had a couple of pimples on my face which is also out of the ordinary.
Mentally I have been feeling pretty much the same - quite a bit of anxiety and tension and generally not feeling very upbeat.
I am interested in trying the 200C if you think that's a good idea, and if so please give details on how to take it and for how long.
Thanks for your help.
ps - I have avoided all the things you said, tissue salts & flower essences etc, but I was wondering if it was okay to use herbal supplements?
[message edited by pinkfrost on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:08:39 BST]
pinkfrost 9 years ago
Attn - Evocationer
The last couple of days the anxiety seems to have dissipated and last evening especially I felt very calm and balanced. My body was also quite relaxed. Today I felt slightly flat although I often do when I am at home not interacting with others, but still felt calm.
I slept better and for longer last night although it took a couple of hours to fall asleep.
Shall I just hold off and continue to see what happens? thanks
The last couple of days the anxiety seems to have dissipated and last evening especially I felt very calm and balanced. My body was also quite relaxed. Today I felt slightly flat although I often do when I am at home not interacting with others, but still felt calm.
I slept better and for longer last night although it took a couple of hours to fall asleep.
Shall I just hold off and continue to see what happens? thanks
pinkfrost 9 years ago
Yes just watch and wait for the moment. Let the changes the remedy made settle and possibly advance further.
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
Attn - Evocationer
I has been about a month since I took the 30C Carcinosin.
I don't really feel that much better in myself confidence-wise however both the anxiety and insomnia have improved markedly which is significant.
In fact, I cannot remember feeling any anxiety at all during the daytime hours over this time.
And now, on many / most nights I can fall asleep without medication (big breakthrough). Although a new pattern sees me waking again around 3 or 4 am and it takes me a long time to get back to sleep, if at all.
But the 4 or so hours I have slept up until that point has been better quality and I am dreaming more again. You can see in my face the improvement as the dark circles / bags under my eyes are much better.
The surges of anxiety I would get at night also vanished initially, however in the last few nights they have been creeping back more and more.
Also, as I said before, I seem to react badly to solar eclipses for some unexplained reason. I marked the next one on my calendar after a really anxious, ungrounded experience last time and the same thing happened again (it was one evening last week). I wrote down all the symptoms I felt & can let you know what they were if you need me too, but I only experienced it for that one night.
I still have some pimples coming up under the skin on my face. Does that mean its still working?
So overall an impressive result. The only things I would still wish for, if I can be picky, is that no old stuff has surfaced, and I wish it would so that I could finally deal with it. I think I'm still quite emotionally repressed and socially phobic and continue to be awkward around certain people / situations.
Shall I take another dose otherwise what do you recommend now? thank you
I has been about a month since I took the 30C Carcinosin.
I don't really feel that much better in myself confidence-wise however both the anxiety and insomnia have improved markedly which is significant.
In fact, I cannot remember feeling any anxiety at all during the daytime hours over this time.
And now, on many / most nights I can fall asleep without medication (big breakthrough). Although a new pattern sees me waking again around 3 or 4 am and it takes me a long time to get back to sleep, if at all.
But the 4 or so hours I have slept up until that point has been better quality and I am dreaming more again. You can see in my face the improvement as the dark circles / bags under my eyes are much better.
The surges of anxiety I would get at night also vanished initially, however in the last few nights they have been creeping back more and more.
Also, as I said before, I seem to react badly to solar eclipses for some unexplained reason. I marked the next one on my calendar after a really anxious, ungrounded experience last time and the same thing happened again (it was one evening last week). I wrote down all the symptoms I felt & can let you know what they were if you need me too, but I only experienced it for that one night.
I still have some pimples coming up under the skin on my face. Does that mean its still working?
So overall an impressive result. The only things I would still wish for, if I can be picky, is that no old stuff has surfaced, and I wish it would so that I could finally deal with it. I think I'm still quite emotionally repressed and socially phobic and continue to be awkward around certain people / situations.
Shall I take another dose otherwise what do you recommend now? thank you
pinkfrost 9 years ago
Hi PInkfrost,
Evocationer has been away, he probably has to catch up.
Anytime someone posts, their thread goes to the top
of the forum. He will notice it more.
Sometimes people just write 'bump up' to get their posts
back up there.
Glad you are having such a good result.
Regards,
Simone
Evocationer has been away, he probably has to catch up.
Anytime someone posts, their thread goes to the top
of the forum. He will notice it more.
Sometimes people just write 'bump up' to get their posts
back up there.
Glad you are having such a good result.
Regards,
Simone
♡ simone717 9 years ago
Hi Evocationer
It has been almost since I took the 30C Carcinosin.
The daytime anxiety has basically completely dissipated which has been a big relief. The ungrounded feeling I initially complained about pretty much stopped when I began eating meat again.
My sleeping improved for a while, but has deteriorated again especially in the last 7 - 10 days, despite me being on holiday.
I am having difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep and sleeping in any depth. I toss and turn a lot, and feel agitation that rises along with high levels of thought.
I have tried observing the discomfort more closely and it sometimes feels like constricted breathing in my lungs, jagged or uneven breathing, sometimes the feeling of anxiety 'riding' on my breath and feelings of desperation over the discomfort and about not getting enough sleep.
I am keen to try a stronger dose of Carcinosinum if you think it is suitable, for the sleep and for my main remaining issues of resolving past trauma and some (lesser but still remaining) social issues like continuing to be awkward around certain people / situations.
These are things I feel are still relevant to me to some degree that you previously stated could be helped with this remedy -
Emotions suppressed
Forsaken, sensation of isolation
Ailments from shock
Ailments from shock that has been mentally suppressed
Ailments from prolonged grief
Ailments from silent grief
Ailments from rape
Ailments from death of parents
Confidence wanting, feeling of being a failure
Fear of rejection
Fear of people
Fear of dogs
Sensitive to the opinion of others
Dreams of being pursued
Please let me know if you need any more information or if you want me to answer all the questions again.
many thanks
It has been almost since I took the 30C Carcinosin.
The daytime anxiety has basically completely dissipated which has been a big relief. The ungrounded feeling I initially complained about pretty much stopped when I began eating meat again.
My sleeping improved for a while, but has deteriorated again especially in the last 7 - 10 days, despite me being on holiday.
I am having difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep and sleeping in any depth. I toss and turn a lot, and feel agitation that rises along with high levels of thought.
I have tried observing the discomfort more closely and it sometimes feels like constricted breathing in my lungs, jagged or uneven breathing, sometimes the feeling of anxiety 'riding' on my breath and feelings of desperation over the discomfort and about not getting enough sleep.
I am keen to try a stronger dose of Carcinosinum if you think it is suitable, for the sleep and for my main remaining issues of resolving past trauma and some (lesser but still remaining) social issues like continuing to be awkward around certain people / situations.
These are things I feel are still relevant to me to some degree that you previously stated could be helped with this remedy -
Emotions suppressed
Forsaken, sensation of isolation
Ailments from shock
Ailments from shock that has been mentally suppressed
Ailments from prolonged grief
Ailments from silent grief
Ailments from rape
Ailments from death of parents
Confidence wanting, feeling of being a failure
Fear of rejection
Fear of people
Fear of dogs
Sensitive to the opinion of others
Dreams of being pursued
Please let me know if you need any more information or if you want me to answer all the questions again.
many thanks
pinkfrost 9 years ago
What I would do first is repeat the 30c. Moving to quickly to a higher potency can cause chaos in a case, so it needs to be done at the right time.
Repeat the remedy, but 3 doses (one each day for 3 days) only.
Repeat the remedy, but 3 doses (one each day for 3 days) only.
♡ Evocationer 9 years ago
I'm sorry to hijack this post.
Sir, please respond to my case
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/431531 bk123 URINARY
Sir, please respond to my case
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/431531 bk123 URINARY
bk123 9 years ago
Attn - Simone & Evocationer
Wishing you both a wonderful 2015, thank you so much for your help this year.
The latest update for me is (as previously mentioned) the carcinosinum helped my anxiety a lot - in fact the daytime anxiety has gone.
The chronic insomnia is still a work in progress, but after 17 years I expect it will take a while to shift. I hoped some past trauma issues would also resurface so I could deal with them, but nothing has happened yet.
With the anxiety gone it suddenly occurred to me that it may not be too late to travel and teach English, which has been my only really big dream. So I began researching and preparing but I have now had another setback.
I can't get confirmation from my GP for about 2.5 weeks as he is on holiday, but I am pretty sure I have endometriosis, or perhaps even something worse. If it is the former, then I feel that to keep it at bay in future I will need to sustain a very healthy lifestyle which may be too hard to do when I'm overseas, so I am reevaluating my situation.
The reasons I feel I may have endometriosis are -
1. High risk factors - never had children / late menopause (so a lot of exposure to estrogen over a long period of time)
2. Have had endometrial cells in a pap smear previously
3. Relevant symptoms
- a lot of pelvic discomfort, odd pains and cramping around time of period
- very dark brown blood at end of last period
- recent bladder infection
- slightly heaver periods
I have some herbs here which I am keen to try unless there is something homeopathic that you think could help. I am still taking St John's Wort in the evening to help with the sleep.
If you think its a good idea I will complete another questionnaire, I just don't know whether to answer it only re the gynecological issues, or to include the anxiety / insomnia.
thanks again
Wishing you both a wonderful 2015, thank you so much for your help this year.
The latest update for me is (as previously mentioned) the carcinosinum helped my anxiety a lot - in fact the daytime anxiety has gone.
The chronic insomnia is still a work in progress, but after 17 years I expect it will take a while to shift. I hoped some past trauma issues would also resurface so I could deal with them, but nothing has happened yet.
With the anxiety gone it suddenly occurred to me that it may not be too late to travel and teach English, which has been my only really big dream. So I began researching and preparing but I have now had another setback.
I can't get confirmation from my GP for about 2.5 weeks as he is on holiday, but I am pretty sure I have endometriosis, or perhaps even something worse. If it is the former, then I feel that to keep it at bay in future I will need to sustain a very healthy lifestyle which may be too hard to do when I'm overseas, so I am reevaluating my situation.
The reasons I feel I may have endometriosis are -
1. High risk factors - never had children / late menopause (so a lot of exposure to estrogen over a long period of time)
2. Have had endometrial cells in a pap smear previously
3. Relevant symptoms
- a lot of pelvic discomfort, odd pains and cramping around time of period
- very dark brown blood at end of last period
- recent bladder infection
- slightly heaver periods
I have some herbs here which I am keen to try unless there is something homeopathic that you think could help. I am still taking St John's Wort in the evening to help with the sleep.
If you think its a good idea I will complete another questionnaire, I just don't know whether to answer it only re the gynecological issues, or to include the anxiety / insomnia.
thanks again
pinkfrost 9 years ago
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