Medorrhinum - Modalities Etc - H.C. Allen

MODALITIES ETC

Amelioration

At the seashore; lying on the face or stomach; damp weather (Causticum ^Caust., Nux Vomica ^Nux); by leaning far back (constipation, can only pass stool in this position).

In summer, 1875, I had an obstinate case of acute articular rheumatism in a man aet. 60, from June 11th to September 5th; he suffered excruciating agony from neuralgia.

After a desperate battle for life the first week of September, he was relieved, and arose from his bed a wreck.

It was expected that time and out-door life and the best hygienic measures would restore him.

But weeks and months passed without change, he walked the streets leaning on a cane, bent over, muffled in wraps to his ears, and looking like an old man about to fall into the grave.

His wife consulted me on other matters, and said "her husband was as well as could be expected considering his age; she believed he would not do anything more, as he regarded his feeble state due to his age."

However, he came next day, and I gave him three doses of Medorrhinum, to be taken every morning; within ten days he returned feeling well and looking well.

I then gave him one dose to be taken after some time; this was the prescription he has required.

Within the month, after the Medorrhinum, he dropped his cane and muffler, walked the street erect with a firm step a perfectly well man, having increased in weight from 140 to 212 poundsp

Position etc

Aggravation from daylight to sunset; always brighter in evening.

Morning soreness and crawling in left nostril; bad taste; tongue thickly coated; foul breath; gleety discharge; soreness of heart; small sharp pains in soles when first attempting to step on them; early faintness.

At 10 A. M. chill, chattering, shivering.

At 1030 A. M. headache worse ; fever with thirst.

At 11 A. M. pain in region of suprarenal capsules.

From 10 to 11 A. M. cold feet and legs.

From 10 A. M. to 12 nervous during fever, moving fingers.

From 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. fever and malaise worse.

From 1030 A. M. to 1230 P. M. thirst during chill.

At 11 A. M. chill, beginning with great coldness of fingers and toes; fever, preceded by cold feet.

At 2 P. M. feet cold first, after chill excessive languor.

At 5 P. M. chill, followed by fever and slight sweat; next day same, but slighter.

From midnight to 3 A. M. fever, with nervous restlessness.

Day frequent and intense erections.

Afternoon fever.

After 5 or 6 P. M. cannot retain urine more than an hour.

At 6 P. M. became wide awake until 12 P. M.

Evening sharp pain through temples; itching worse.

Night headache; aching in cartilage of ear; intense and frequent erections; cannot retain urine; dryness, soreness and choking very severe; incessant dry cough; cough worse, causing retching; sensation of a boil coming on back of hand; aching in legs; cramp in soles and calves; restless sleep; rapid pulse; sweatsp