Tinea

thank you for your reply - here are my responses
GENDER AND AGE-.Female 51
-OCCUPATION- Teacher
-USING BIRTH CONTROL PILLS Aged 19-23 not since IF SO, FOR HOW LONG?

What is your chief complaint? Allergic reaction - itchiness of legs, swelling under eyes, tight chest. Worse at night and on waking. Tinea versicolor on legs

When did this complaint start? Allergy 7 years ago, tinea 3-4 years ago

What was going on at this time? My daughter developed a fungal skin infection and started behaving very badly.
What is your opinion of the cause of the complaint? Allergy to tinea fungus and I think I now have this fungus on my legs - white raised spots which are a bit itchy. This started about 3 years ago but has become very itchy this summer. This started the same time as my son developed psoriasis and a fungal skin complaint.

List other main complaints after this and give the same information.
Raised white lumps like warts on hands, and two pea-sized brown patches on right arm. Brown discoloration in spots on skin particularly on sides of hands and lower arms. This started about 3-4 years ago, and is sometimes itchy. (The same time as my son developed a fungal skin complaint)

HISTORY OF MEDICATIONS

Please list what medications you have taken for your complaints, Allopathic or homeopathic.
I have tried anti-histamine, essential oils, canestan clotrimazole cream, hayfever remedies.Homeopathic - I have seen a homeopath who tried lycopodium 30c and ignatia 30c. Also Sepia 200c. none of those had any effect.



write yes or no in capitals in front of the u/m symptoms.will review the case.

Sudden, intense ailments from fright. N
Anxiety and restlessness with complaints. Y
Fears that do not subside.
Faintness or dizziness upon waking up. Y
Sudden fever with one cheek red, the other pale N
Intolerance of pain. N
Painful urination with anxiety N
Pains followed by numbness and tingling.N
Eye pain and injuriesN
Throbbing headache. N
Unquenchable thirst. N


Emotional upset Y
Fear Y
AnxietyY
Extended period of unusual or continued mental exertion N
DizzinessY
Diarrhea N
Craving for sweets and salt.Y Craving for strong flavors.N
Enthusiastic and suggestible, with a tendency toward peculiar thoughts and impulses. Y


Anxious Y
Anxiety associated with later stages of head cold, with sneezing N
Asthma worse after midnight,Y fears suffocation while lying down Y A bit
Fearful Y
IrritableY
Restless Y
Sleepiness but insomnia
Y Sometimes
Thirsty for frequent small drinks N
Weak and exhausted Y
Desires air but sensitive to cold Y
Vomiting with or without diarrhea after eating and drinking N


Increased perspiration N
Night sweats N
Cold hands and feet Y
Dizziness Y
Nausea Y
Ravenous hunger Y sometimes
Aversion to fats N
Craving for eggs N
Eyes sensitive to light Y
Pale face N
Large appetite with slow digestion N


Nervousness Y
Apprehension Y
Anxiety prior to an examination or public performance N
Fatigue and aching of whole body N
Limbs, head, eyelids heavy N
Headache N
Scalp sore to touch N
Sore throat Y
Lack of thirst Y
Dizziness, trembling, fatigue, dullness Y


Vomiting N
Sensation of a lump in the throat Y
Chills with fever N
Thirst during chills Y
Chills relieved by warmth Y
Cramping pains in the abdomen or back Y
Headaches that feel like a nail driven into the side of the head N
Skin very sensitive to drafts N
Introspective N
Sad N
Brooding N
Tearful Y before menstruation
Rejects company N
Disappointed N
Grieving N
Insomnia from emotional distress Y
Nausea relieved by eating N
Eating intensifies hunger Y


Exhaustion Y
Deep anxiety and inability to cope N
HeadachesN
Jumpy and oversensitive Y
Startled by ordinary sounds N
Backaches Y
Nervous digestive upsets N

Shakes head without any apparent cause N
Facial contortions N
Gassy, constipation or diarrhea Y
Sour belching N
Claustrophobia N
Irritability Y
Digestive upsets with gas and bloating Y
Craves sweets, warm food and drink Y
Night cough Y
Wants to be alone N
Cranky on waking Y
Bullying tendency N
Fear of failure N
Breaking down under stress N

Tongue feels dry Y sometimes
Mucous membranes dry N
Nausea Y sometimes
Insomnia Y sometimes
Claustrophobia N
Migraine headache N
Vomiting N
Pains around eyes Y sometimes
Craves salt and dry foods N
Weepy but won't let others see it. (Wants to be alone to cry.) Y
Consolation aggravates them N
Angry from isolation Y
Fright, grief, anger N
Nervous, discouraged, broken down Y
Depressed Y

Anxious Y
Fearful Y
Weak Y
Associated with hoarseness
Tight heavy chest Y
Dry rasping cough N
Burning pains in stomach, abdomen, between shoulder blades N
Thirst for cold drinks that are vomited N
Nausea Y
Night sweats N

Sensitive Y
Weepy Y
Wants attention and sympathyY
Changeable symptoms and moods Y
Craves open air N
Sensitive to heatN
Dry mouth with lack of thirst Y
Rich food upsets stomach N
Insomnia from recurring thought Y
Head colds N
Loose cough, worse at nightY
Delayed menstrual period N with scanty flow N


Worry Y
Overwork N
Headaches N
Difficulty concentrating N
Exhaustion, N
Over sensitivity Y
Overreact and devote attention to tiny details N
Low stamina N

do you have a mind which you feel is perverted? N
are you arrogant? N
do you over estimate yourself? N
do you feel that you are from A SUPERIOR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS FROM LOW FAMILY AND YOU LOOK DOWN UPON THEM? Y
DO YOU IMAGINE YOUR BODY IS LARGE AND THOSE OF OTHERS SMALLER? N
ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT NON SERIOUS MATTERS?N
palpitation AND TREMBLING ABOUT THE LIMBS DURING EXCITEMENTS? N
DO YOU IMAGINE THAT YOU DO NOT BELONG TO THIS RACE? Y
NUMBNESS IN WHICH PART OF THE BODY? None
MUCH FLATULENCE AND FERMENTATION IN THE STOMACH?Y
SENSATION AS IF THE WHOLE ABDOMEN WAS TIGHTLY CONSTRICTED? N
HALF DIGESTED STOOL,ADHERES TO THE ANUS AS IF CLAY?Y
UNBEARABLE SEXUAL EXCITEMENT AND VOLUPTUOUS CRAWLING IN THE GENITALS? N
PERIODS EVERY 14 DAYS? N


feeling of being controlled by another Y
out of sorts with your rhythms Y
feeling of living out someone else's expectations Y
feeling as if you are being fed off emotionally or psychologically YES VERY MUCH
feeling of losing your will Y
over estimatimation of energy reserves A bit
full of self-denial
you become a rescuer, addicted to rescuing people
drained Y
feeling of becoming a doormat Y
you have forgotten who you are Y


COLOR OF THE .TONGUE

1.Cracked appearance of the tongue with or without pain, hardening and inflammation.
N
2. Swollen,numb ,stiff,with pimples on it,white ,furred,.Bitter taste in morning with headache. N

3.Flabby,resembling a layer of dried clay.Yellow coating at the base/clay colored coating.Taste sour ,soapy.
N
4.Clean red/furred,with headache.Dark red swelling.
N
5.Mapped.Swelling of tongue,appearance,grayish white,dryish,/slimy.
N
6.White/slimy/brownish.Seems as if it would cleave to the roof of the mouth due to dryness
N
7 Yellow and slimy coating. Whitish edges(sometimes),Insipid taste or taste lost.Lips , tongue and gums white
N
8.Clean with pain in the stomach. /Coated white with loose motions/bright red with rawness in the mouth.Left side sore,eating painful.
Y
9.Mapped/numb/stiff.Coating slimy/clear/watery,with small bubbles of frothy saliva covering the sides.Taste lost.Vesicles on the tip.Sensation of hair/dryness of mouth and tongue.
N
10. Yellow creamy coating at the back part of the roof of the mouth./ Moist, creamy or Golden yellow coating at the back part of the tongue.Blisters and sensation of hairs at the tip.Coppery /Acid taste
N
11.Dirty ,brownish green/grayish-green.Taste bitter.Palate very sensitive- Better taking cold things.Burning blisters on the tip.Bitter taste.
N
12.Ulcers on the tongue,sensation of hair on the tongue
N
ANY OTHER CONDITION OF THE TONGUE.
teeth marks on side of tongue, white coated in morning particularly
BODY ODOR? Not particularly, worse before period or during stenuous exercise

SWEATING FROM FEET AND ODOR?
a bit - not too bad
feeling of suffocation when wearing a tie. A bit

any funny sensation in the body,delusions etc
I feel as though others are infecting me with their moods
YOUR PAST TURMOILS?
Death of father and mother, ten and 7 years ago. Very unhappy childhood - parents divorced and no contact with father, and mother constantly moving house and new schools all the time. Cold emotional environment growing up. Attracted to very controlling and distant men.

sleeping habits,and any other peculiarity under the sun your body and mind is experiencing which is not normal.

I have blocked sinuses now, and my ears feel blocked, particularly my right ear. I suffer from low iron levels on and off, so take iron supplements when I feel anaemic. I get thrush sometimes, with an irritaing discharge which is creamy but also somehow drying. This can happen if I eat a lot of sweets, which I sometimes crave. I can also crave crisps. I have toenail fungus, worse on my right big toe. It's not terrible - jsut a small area of discoloration. I used to get athlete's foot a lot (8 plus years ago), but don't any more. I get palpitations sometimes, usually when I'm at home, any time, particularly in the week before my period.

SENSATIONS
-Sensation of coldness in the back between the shoulders.
N
-Part of the body being separated from the rest of the limbs.
N
-Sensation of a ball in rectum like an apple or potato. Diarrhoea and constipation are also cured with this symptom. Sensation of sand in the eyes.
N
-Something alive moving about in the abdomen or chest. (Remedy for violent foetal movements as well as in cases of imaginary pregnancy).
N
-Burning sensation as if sparks or burning coal were falling on parts which are cold to touch. Cannot bear to be covered.
N
-As if teeth too long.
N
-Feels as if two noses.
N
-As if insects crawling on face.
N
-As if bone in throat.
N
-Downward dragging from shoulder. As if tied up in knots.
N
-As if something passing out of rectum.
N
-As if flies and spider crawling all over body- Ycrawling on legs at night.

-Burning sensation as if pepper were sprinkled.
N
-Burning sensation relieved by heat.
N
-Head remedy for burning sensation in any part. Sensation of tight band round the head. Lump of hair in throat. Lump of ice in chest. Mouse running up arms and chest.
N
-Burning sensation.
N
-Sensation of cobwebs, bugs or insects crawling on face.
Y a bit
-Sensation as if cold air is blowing on him. Sensation of dust in the air passages causing cough. Y

-Sensation of sinking.
N
-Sensation of emptiness.
N
-Sensation as if he had swallowed a small ball which remained at the pit of the stomach; as if intestines are being drawn towards spine.
N
-Distressing sensation of damp clothes on the spine.
N
-Sensation of nail driven into the brain; as if boiling lead were passing through the rectum; as if anus would fly to pieces during stool; as if legs were made of wood; as if body was made of glass and would break: as if something alive is bounding about inside the body.
-Sensation of something alive bounding about inside the body.
N
-Sensation as if walking on the ends of the bones of the legs and did not have any feet.
N
-Sensation of cobweb on face; tries hard to brush it off.
Y a bit
-Sensation of great coldness of the surface of the body with a desire to uncover. Great heat or sweat with desire to cover. Sensation as if cold air was blowing on covered parts.
N
-Sensation of a rat running up the legs. Sensation of passing electric current from head to limbs.
N
-Sensation as if something alive were walking about in head in circles. Sensation of red hot iron in vertex. Sensation of an opening in abdomen through which air passes. Sensation of coldness in stomach after eating. Sensation as if heart is dipped in water or there is water in chest. Sensation of shortening of right limb.
N
-Sensation of a cap on head. Sensation as if her head was on the pillow but knows not where the rest of the body is.
N
-Sensation as if the head is in a vice from ear to ear over vertex. Sensation of sticks in the throat like fish bone.
N
-Sensation of face growing large.
N
-Sensation of bandages about the limbs and body. Fish bone sensation in the throat. Sensation of constriction in esophagus down to stomach every time he swallows a morsel of food.
N
Sensation of creeping as of ants in the back and legs.Y
Sensation of cobweb or dried white of egg or dried blood on the face.
Y a bit
-Sensation as if a black cloud has settled all over her and enveloped her head, so that all is darkness and confusion; it weighed like lead on the head. Waving sensation in the brain. Sensation as of a bolt through neck to vertex.
N
-Sensation of coldness in all the parts of the body, e.g. stomach, throat, chest, tips of fingers etc.N
Sensation as if ants were running through the whole body when lying down with anxious and difficult breathing. Obliged to get up and open windows for fresh air which relieves. N Immediately on lying down again these sensations return. N

-Sensation of weak, hollow and gone feeling in head.
N
-Sensation as if the chin were elongated to knee.
N
-Sensation as if head and nose would burst; as if loose bones rubbed against each other in the nose; as if a hair high up in the nostril; a hair on back of tongue. Sensation of a drop of urine remaining in urethra. Sensation of choking on lying down.
N
-Sensation of a hole close by into which he was in danger of falling. Of a weight between the scapulae compelling her to bend forward.
N
-Any bang, shock or bad news is felt in the stomach. Sensation or fish bone or splinter in the throat. Stubborn sensation of chilliness at noon.
N
-Fish-bone sensation in the throat. Sensation as if lice were crawling over surface; worse from heat, motion and at night.
N
-Sensation as if a worm crawls in right ear, and commences boring anterior wall of auditory canal. Sensation as if paper or pin is forcing through the pit of stomach causing her to rise and double up with screaming; pins seem to come from each side; sensation of sand under lids.
N
-Sensation of apple core stitching in throat.
N
-Absence of sensations points to this remedy in any ailment.

-Sensation of hair in the throat.
N
-Sensation as if treading on cotton.
N
-sensation that if he drank water he felt as if it did not go down the esophagus. Sensation of coldness in vertex. Sensation of cold water running through the veins. As if pregnant; as if he had committed a crime; as if peppermint has been eaten, coldness in the mouth and throat;, as if something alive were rising from stomach to throat; as if knives were cutting bowels; as if hot coals in abdomen and intestines.
N
-Sensation as if feet are rising until he stood on his feet.
N
-Sensation as if a thread were hanging down the throat.
N
=Sensation as if a thread were hanging on tongue.
N
=Sensation as if gentle shocks of electricity were passing through h the body.
N
=Sensation as if an animal were snapping and tearing off small portions inside the abdomen.
N
Crawling as from fleas on back, arms, abdomen, thighs and ankles; actual spots like flea-bites appear on various places, lips, nostrils; etc. It has violent itching.
Y
=Sensation ass if heart were cold. Coldness in spots
N
=Sensation as if thighs are too tightly wrapped; of water in forehead! of coldness, crawling; numbness in legs. Sensation off retraction of the abdomen.
N
=Sensation of a nail driven into brain.
N
=Sensation as if wet cloth were applied to body on going out of doors.
N
=Sensation of heat and fire in the eyes. Sensation of coldness of spine downwards.
N
=Sensation as if foot is perspiring.
N
=Sensation that head was open and wind went through it. Sensation of cold cloth round brain. Sensation that the back is in two pieces. On swallowing sensation of hard substance in trachea.
N
=Sensation of hair lying on fore-part of the tongue.
N
=Sensation as if abdomen and stomach were hanging down relaxed.
Y a bit
=Sensation as if something is dragging her down from the waist and immediately thereafter feels as if upper part of the body were floating in the air.
N
=Sensation of crawling of ants in the brain which travels down the body and leaves at the toes. She wants the body wrapped up but wants head in cold air.
N BUT I hate covers on my head at night

=Sensation of motions in the head; feeling of looseness of the brain.
N
=Sensation of heaviness of lower limbs and feet. Numbness and jerking of limbs.
N
=Sensation as if lifted up by hair.
N
=Sensation of closely fitted cap on head.
N
=Sensation as though drops of water were tickling from heart.
N
=Cold sensation about the heart.
N
=As if he had swallowed broken stones. As if insects crawling on back and shoulders. As if a hand round head.
N
=Sensation of ants crawling round in the abdomen.
N
=In the morning sensation of not having slept enough.
Y
=Sensation as though the stomach was turned upside down, accompanied by burning feeling in the chest.
N
=As if head with ears not his own.N
=Sensation of a cord or band around the limbs, especially round the leg under the knee. Soles sensitive to pressure when walking.
N
=Sensation of sticks or fish bone in the throat. The patient wants every thing cold.
N
=Stick in the throat when swallowing, patient wants warm things.
N
=Sensation of sand in the eyes.
N
=Sensation as if the hair were pulled. Soreness of the hair follicles. Better by wrapping the head tightly.
N
=Fish-bone sensation in the throat.N
=Sensation of quivering all over the body and in the limbs without visible trembling. N

=Sensation as if stomach hanging or swimming in water. N


=Sensation of hair on tongue; worse when reading.
N
=Sensation as if teeth are too long.
N

(Note: - These are merely illustrations, a few which have occurred to other person, and are given that you may understand what is meant by sensations. Always give the locations as well of the sensations.)

BETTER OR WORSE
(Note 1 :- This section refers to each disease, each sickness and to every symptom. No matter what the trouble may be it is necessary to be refer to this section. Be sure that the aggravation or amelicration you notice is from the course given.)
(Note 2 :- The time of an aggravation or amelioration refers to the year, the month, the week, the day, the night, or the hour.)
State at what time your troubles or any single symptoms, is made better or worse.

Sysmptoms of itching and asthma worse at night, int he early hours of the morning. Swelling under eyes worse in the morning. Blocked sinus and ears worse in the morning on waking. Tiredness and depression worse in the morning.
- State what season of the year,
I always feel better in the summer, worse in autumn spring and winter.
The moon does not affect me, but I always feel worse a few days before and during my period.
(what time in the month,
whether the phases of the moon cause either, what part of the week, what hour of the day or night the trouble or single symptom comes on or is made better or worse. )

No position helps much, but I am better if my head is raised. If I'm coughing, it is worse if I lie down.
(- Is there any position which you may assume that causes a particular trouble or any single symptom to be better or worse? It may be when you first lie down; or after lying down awhile or rising after sitting or on sitting after standing, walking; walking much; walking in the house or in the open air, or in the cold air ; or at night; running, running rapidly or slowly; when stooping over, after
stopping, or on rising from stooping; leaning the head backwards, forwards; to one side or leaning the head on the table or the hand; lying with head high or low; lying in some particular position ; crawling on the hand + knees or some other or many possible positions. )

(- Does anything cause the trouble or a single symptom to be better or worse ? It may be reading ,writing , music ascending or descending the stirs or a hill, biting the teeth together ,blowing the nose , before or after one of the meals, breathing, breathing deeply, when chewing food, when eating or drinking, closing or opening the eyes , looking up, down or sideways, from heat, cold, from warm or cold air heat of stove or sun, dry or moist air going into the air or going into the warm, sunlight or lamplight from excitement, fight, grief, grief, sorrow fasting, some kind of food or drink
motion or quiet, when nose is discharging or is dry, from gratification of passions , scratching, rubbing, beginning of sleep, during a storm, thunder storm, snow storm, swallowing food, drinking of saliva, talking, singing, hearing other talk or sing, music touch, turning over in bed, covering up or uncovering, wet dry, windy or cloudy weather.
(Note 3:- The above is given to impress on the mind the great importance of noticing what may seem to be little things.))

Walkking in hot sun makes everything better, night time in bed makes the symptoms worse, and cold and damp make the symptoms worse. Going out in the fresh air if it isn't cold makes symptoms better. Eating ice cream mor cold milky drinks makes me cough, coffee gives me phlegm in my throat.
PERIODS.
At what age did you have your first menses? 13
- Had you any trouble before or during the first period? N
- Have you, at any time, had you menses stopped or decreased by getting feet wet, from a general wetting, from cold, fright weakness, sickness or any other cause? N
(- Have menses been irregular or painful at /since a particular time?)
sometimes painful, usually regular.
(- Are your menses too frequent, too seldom, delayed, regular, early, and late? If so how often do they come?)
Every 4 weeks though sometimes at 3 weekly intervals - more so in the last two years.
-
- Do you have menses during the nursing of your child? Y
- Do you have the whites or nose bleed during menses? Nose bleeds sometimes
- How long do menses last?5-7 days
- Do excitement of exertion bring menses on? N
- When does the flow increase, decrease or cease? INCREASE around day 3 with big clots, can be am or pm, usually 2 and ahalf days after menses started. (Afternoon, day only, evening, lying down, morning, motion, at night only, walking? Mention only things that affect the flow? )
(- Character of the flow, describe the flow very carefully acrid, black, bright red, brown, changeable, clotted, lumpy, conspicuous, dark excoriating ( making parts sore) , fetid or foul ,greenish , gushing hot ( unduly so),membranous (shreds), milky, mucus,
- What is the odour?
- Is it pale, profuse, protracted (lasts two long) scanty, stingy, tenacious, thick, too thin, viscid, watery, dark clots to bright blood, etc. Give exact appearance and odour of the flow?)
Flow bright red and normal flow for first two days, then on third day large clots which are slightly darker in colour and a lot of blood - sometimes with faintness - and then after that they are scanty but usually last another 3 days or so. I sometimes feel as though my uterus has been scraped - it feels sore inside at the front just below my belly button

(Before the menses
- Various troubles of the abdomen. Loss of a very great appetite. Troubles of the back. Difficulty in breathing. Troubles of the chest. Chill, chilliness, costiveness, cough, delirium, diarrhea, ear trouble, eructation, eruptions, eye troubles, face trouble, fainting, cold feet)
I get palpitations sometimes before, I feel tired, I feel a bit faint, I feel chilly, and my asthma is a tiny bit worse (a slight cough, slight breathlessness)
I also get worried and weepy, sometimes nosebleeds, itchy breasts, slight dizziness.Palpitations. My vagina gets a bit dry and itchy as well.
During the menses I get dizzy and very tired. Palpitations. I get a light headache, usually on the right side top right at the front.
After the menses symptoms stop, although I sometimes get some palpitations.


(head troubles, headache, Leucorrhoea, pain in arms or legs, swelling, itching and soreness of the breasts, mental changes Nausea or vomiting, bleeding of nose, ovarian troubles, pain restlessness, sexual excitement, urinary trouble, great weakness or weakness, Describe all such troubles, and others as directed in various sections.
During Menses; - This refer to the time from the starting to the ending of the flow.
After The Menses: - Many of the troubles referred to above may occur after the menses. Give all the complaints carefully as above attach sheet. )

Leucorrhoea (the whites ) :- cream like, can be foetid or foul, can be honey colour, milky, mucous, opaque, causing soreness, stiffening the lines, thick,sometimes transparent, yellow



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My stools are sometimes hard and round, I have anal fissures frequently, with bleeding and smarting. Constipation around time of period, and worse from eating bread. Often loose stools, feeling that I haven't finished, haven't got it all out. Can be pale or normal colour - never veyr dark. Not watery usually, although sometimes they are. Often sticky and attach to toilet. Regular - usually once a day on waking or after breakfast.

Thank you for taking the time to send me this questionnaire and looking at my case. Best wishes

thank you so much for your help - I'll send off for those. Can I just check that I'm not a case for phosphorus?
Rose

Hi, I took nux vom and calc carb, and have now (day 4) taken mag phos 6x yesterday and today. I haven't noticed a big difference except that I am definitely much more thirsty for water. My eyes are a bit more itchy but not severely itchy. I also felt a bit faint for a few minutes the morning after taking the nux vom (I've felt like this before) but that hasn't reoccurred. I think that my chest is a bit less tight as well, but it fluctuates anyway so it's difficult to say for sure. I have the folliculinum but haven't taken any yet.
Thank you.

I have noticed increased itching at night and also during the day over the last two days, and slight backache on the lower right side near the hip (which is something I get from time to time). I felt a bit dazed when I first took the remedy and a bit weepy. I feel better now - more grounded. My eyes watered all day yesterday and feel quite watery today. My right ear (which has been blocked intermittently since this allergy started) feels worse; blocked and aching a bit. I didn't mention to you before that I have sores on both of my inside cheeks - like one thick white line on each side which is sometimes sore and sometimes not. These have become a bit more pronounced although they subsided a bit when I took the nux vom. My saliva felt gritty while I was in bed last night - this again is a frequent symptom.

I should mention that it is now 48 hours since I took the folliculinum. Thank you

I feel ok - I haen't had such bad premenstrual syndrome as usual (feeling worried, irritable and tired) and a slightly less craving for sweets and chocolate. I feel calmer and more grounded, and less focussed on other people, but I can still be emotionally 'knocked off my perch' if anyone is difficult or stressed when I'm around. The itching has subsided a bit, although my eyes are more swollen than they have been for a few weeks.The backache has gone. I'm tempted to wait and see - it seems quite subtle but I feel as though something has shifted emotionally, although I don't feel as good as I did when I first took the remedy.

Hi - sorry about the delay, but I was away for a week. I have tried the mag phos and my skin is a bit softer, but otherwise no change.
I feel ok emotionally and am not craving sugar quite as much.

The Mag phos seems to bring the swelling under my eyes down, and I don't feel so groggy in the mornings (I would wake up sometimes feeling as though I had been in a drugged sleep). The itching is still present but not as bad, but I've realised it's worse if I use biological washing powder (which I have never been allergic to in the past). I felt really depressed and nervy one one day - like bad pre-menstrual syndrome - but on the whole have felt ok emotionally. I haven't had such a craving for sweet things. Otherwise, the white and raised lumps and the toenail fungus are pretty much the same. I got some athlete's fot which I haven't had for a while and which seems to have gone away again, and my feet have been a bit smelly (not just since the natrum mur - before that). My eyes have been hurting - as though bruised - which is an old symptom, and seems to happen when I'm short on iron.

I've taken 3 doses of nat mur. I'll order some silicea and start taking that. Thak you.

I'm not feeling great this week. My eyes are swollen every morning and this doesn't go down much during the day. Also I feel really down. I had a very heavy period and feel quite exhausted. My ankles were swollen during my period and are still a bit swollen now.My skin feels quite itchy at night and a bt during the day too.

thank you, I'll do that, but will have to order kali phos. I have been taking the silica but will stop.

1. What are the symptoms of your health problem (example answer: Constipation, Swollen & painful joints of elbow, knees and wrists…)

I feel unwell and groggy in the mornings, have itchy skin - arms, legs, back, front, neck, particularly at night. Every morning my eyes are badly swollen and this goes down a bit during the day. I also have white patches on my legs (no bigger than a pea) and raised lumps (about 6-8 on both hands and arms - these are sometimes a bit itchy, they are pink/white and I have two brown spots on my right arm which are rough to touch and about the size of a pea. I also have toenail fungus, worse on my right foot, and get athlete's foot and thrush from time to time. I suffer from constipation and difficulty passing stools sometimes (linked to not drinking much water, I think) and have an anal fissure which bleeds. This is always worse before and during and just after my period. I also get swollen ankles which are worse before and during my period and in hot weather. I get palpitations a bit, and I think I am anaemic from time to time - (was diagnosed with slight anaemia in the past) and I take iron supplements after my period, when I do feel quite tired and lethargic. Most of these symptoms have developed in the last 5-6 years, since my daughter developed a fungal skin infection. I also get slight asthma - worse in very dusty houses, and worse before my periods. This causes breathlessness, nothing more. However, when my daughter first got the skin infection I developed a terrible cough - I was coughing all day and night, but it was much worse at night.
2. What makes the problem better or worse (Constipation gets worse when I eat rice, it gets better when I sleep a lot……. the swelling gets less when I sleep or eat meat, it gets more when I walk. The pain gets worse when I massage or apply heat. The pain & swelling gets better when I ….)
Constipation is better if I drink a lot and eat lots of vegetables. It's worse before and during my period, as discussed. My skin never seems to get better, but all the symptoms are better when I'm away from home. Biological washing powder used on my sheets makes it worse. I feel more itchy around daybreak, and my asthma is better (when I have it) if I'm propped up in bed a bit. Warm drinks make me feel better too. Although my skin isn't really any better in the summer, I always feel better in hot dry weather and much worse when it's cold and damp.
3. How do you feel emotionally (I feel sad & depressed, thinking about suicide. Think about all bad things happened in the past. I like to be alone all the time. I hate being with people…..)
since this all started I get down quite often - I never used to get down, although I had post-natal depression when my daughter was born 22 years ago. I feel quite tired and as though I am not really here - as though I have no real centre, and as though there is no weight to what I am saying. When I am well I love socialising and talking to people, and I love to laugh and have fun, but I feel as though I have lost my sense of humour and enjoyment of people. Everything seems a bit meaningless, somehow.
4. Describe your personality (I am a headstrong person, very suspicious of others, very strict about discipline…. OR I am a messy person, not interested in cleaning. Don’t bathe for many days…..)
I am averagely clean and not particularly tidy, but keep things fairly ok. I am not neat at all; it doesn't come naturally to me, but I clean the house once a week, although I might not clean the oven or windows as often as a houseproud person. I shower every day and hate to feel dirty. I tend to get enthusiastic about things, or ideas, and like to make plans and solve problems. I am sociable and really curious about people - I will spend time with people I don't necessarily like that much just because I want to find out what they are like and what they think. I get quite emotional about things, but don't tend to show people when I'm upset (unless I'm really upset and tearful). I probably seema bit detached to people, but people often discuss their problems or tell me about what is happening in their lives. I am fairly determined, and if I decide to do something it usually gets done. Before all this fungal thing started happening I would be described as having a really good sense of humour. However, around the same time as the fungal problem (about a year or two before) I met my current husband, and he has a very depressing effect on me. Even though I feel that I want to be in a marriage with him, I don't really enjoy his company and he never laughs. I think this is making me feel depressed, as much as the fungal problem.I don't know why I want to stay with him, but I hate the idea of leaving. Perhaps fear of being alone? I don't like to be alone much and prefer company. I will talk rubbish rather than sit in silence with people. I need to feel people like me and I hate bad atmospheres (when people have had an argument I can always sense it, or if people are angry or depressed).
5. What occupies your mind mostly (I do a lot of daydreaming, I think about romantic getaways all the time, I keep making plans for things and never do them ….) I think about my children and like to find things out for them (how to solve a maths problem, what food to eat when they have a cold, part-time job opportunities. I like to know what my friends are doing, and my family. I love to read noevels about almost anything. I do daydream. I like to solve problems, play games.
6. How do you respond to consolation (I hate consolation…)I love it but I'm not very good at getting it- because I respond awkwardly to it I don't think I encourage people to be sympathetic. I wish people were more sympathetic.
7. Do you fight or flight (I never pick any fights, rather I stay silent and then think over it and get angry…..) I don't pick fights and I find it difficult when people are aggressive, but when I think something is important I tend not to back down, although I don't ever shout (apart from occasionally at the children, though not for a long time) and I tend to go quiet and feel quite intimidated when people are angry. In my relationship I tend to stick to what I think.
8. What are your fears (I am terrified of spiders, dogs, cats, closed spaces, heights……) I don't like being underground (I tried caving once and hated it), but otherwise I don't mind anything except maybe wasps and mosquitos. I don't mind lifts and small rooms, but I wouldn't like being in a very small space.
9. Do you normally feel hot or cold (I am usually hot and like winter more. I keep wearing light clothes in winter even……..)
I am usually quite cold and I prefer summer; the hotter the better, within reason. I like temps of up to 30 degrees.
10. What foods you love & hate (I like fried foods and hate slimy foods. I like sweets more than anything else. I hate meat, love chicken. I like to eat chalk….)It varies, but I can always eat potato crisps and could eat endless amounts of them if I let myself. I like cheese, chocolate, puddings, chips, steak, and most veg. I don't mind fatty foods either. I don't like raw tomatoes.
11. How is your thirst (I am thirsty all the time and even after drinking ice cold water remain thirsty) I am not thirsty in the winter, and just want warm drinks. In the summer I think I should drink more than I do - I rarely feel like having a really cold drink. I find luke-warm water much more thirst-quenching than ice cold water.
12. Any coating on tongue (some white coating on edges only) White coating all over the tongue, much worse in the morning.
13. Any skin problems (not now but all my life I had eczema on my arms for which I used allopathic creams) I've described skin problems above. Up to 14 years ago I had really bad big spots/boils on my neck and jawline. I had bad acne as a teenager in that area too.
14. Any problems with respiration (nose, chest, throat) ( I snore a lot when sleeping and sleep with open mouth) Since the allergies started I snore (I never did before) and I feel as though my sinuses are always blocked. My throat often feels sore in the morning and sometimes my saliva/mucus feels gritty.
15. Any problems with stool/urine (I have severe constipation and the stool is always like balls…) It huts and stings often when I pass stools, and there is sometimes blood from my anal fissure. Sometimes I have to press down with my hand to pass a stool - it feels as though it is stuck and won't come out.
16. Any sexual problems (I have a strong desire for sex, I have late periods always and are painful, a lot of clotting, with a lot of backache.)
Fairly regular periods, ometimes a bit painful, lots of clotting with brigh red blood, usually on the third day.
17. Describe your appearance (I am stick thin or I am big for my size and overweight I have not always been like this I grew fat after……)
I used to be very thin as a child and young adult (I'm quite tall as well, with long legs) but always had a protruding stomach, grew larger after having children (although not overweight) and then gave up smoking about 9 years ago and put on a lot of weight. I am not very overweight but am flabby round the middle and my arms are a bit flabby too.
My hair has some grey in it now, but was originally medium brown with reddish tones. I have blue eyes and high cheekbones.

Other things - I had frozen shoulder 7 years ago in my left arm badly and then a bit in my right. I found a masseuse who was able to relieve it but my left shoulder is still a bit stiff.
I had my tonsils out when I was 17 because i kept getting severe tonsilities (infected tonsils, pus, etc). I had dark shadows/bags under my eyes as a teenager, and still have bags under my eyes now. I have yellow areas in tehcorner of my eyelid next too my nose - worse on the right eye. I also sometimes get a pea-size lump appearing under my left eye when I screw my eye up and close it - it then slowly goes.
I sometimes get mild pain on my right side - I think this is in my bowel and is related to constipation.

Thank you for your interest.

Best wishes
Rose

You are welcome. A few questions:

How old are you
51

How & when did your skin problems start
I had bad acne from the age of about 12/13, which didn't go away until I was about 38. I was diagnosed with anaemia and once I started taking iron supplements my spots went. At the same time I stopped eating chocolate and crisps (which I was eating a lot of). My skin problems developed slowly from when as my daughter developed a fungal skin infection. It was 2 years after my mother died, and life was difficult, mainly because my daughter was behaving very badly - I think she was badly affected by this skin infection. I also developed a terrible cough which was much worse when I was in the house; an allergy I think (the doctor diagnosed severe asthma). I went to the doctor when I first started getting round marks on my legs and he diagnosed warts but said there was nothing that could be done for them. They gave me some toenail paint for the fungus but it didn't work.


Are you on any meds
Just ventolin for asthma which I only use when I'm doing exercise - walking up hills for example

Have you ever been seen by a doctor, if so, what is his diagnosis for your skin problems See above

Which taste (sweet, salt etc) do you like or hate

I like sweet tastes better, but also sometimes crave salty foods

What makes your skin symptoms get better or worse (cold water, hot water...)
Nothing really, although I don't like cold water - I prefer it warm or hot
How do you sleep normally
On my side, usually on my right side. I don't sleep particularly well and tend to wak at least once a night to go to the toilet.
How do you feel about hurricanes etc
I don't like it when it's very windy, it makes me feel a bit ill-at-ease, but otherwise nothing really worries me. I enjoy being by the sea when its windy.
Any recurring dreams
No, none really.
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