Read through the different types of 'cases' that have been successfully treated by 'Homeopathic' treatment.
**Individualisation is the basis of selecting a Homeopathic remedy. In order to prescribe a remedy, patient's physical ailments, mental make up, likes and dislikes, genetic predisposition etc, is taken into consideration. The remedies mentioned in some of the cases have been prescribed after a detailed case-study and hence should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
A 20 year old male consulted us for his acne which he had since the past 5-6 months. Every time after he shaved, the acne would increase in number on his face. They were mostly localised on the forehead and temples and never occurred on the cheeks. He was conscious about his skin because he felt that he didn't look good enough in comparison with others; also his friends passed comments about the same. As his appearance and image were of prime importance to him, he would go to the gymnasium regularly so that he did not put on weight like his other family members.
After a detailed interview, he was prescribed the homoeopathic remedy, Silica.
Follow-up
One Month
No new acne appeared since the beginning of treatment and the old ones greatly reduced in number.
Three Months
His face cleared even further and there were no new ones coming up too.
Six Months
As his skin was completely clear now, he was advised to stop medication.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
A male aged 29 years was suffering from 'herpes zoster' on the chest. He took medicines from his physician who prescribed 'acyclovir'. He took the medicines for a couple of days but did not feel better and his complaints started giving him a lot of trouble.
There was severe burning and unbearable pain. One of his friend suggested him to try homeopathy and hence he came to us for treatment.
When he was examined there were vesicles all over his chest which appeared somewhat bluish and he could not bear the slightest touch of anything there. He was really in agony with the pain and burning.
Considering his presenting complaints he was given a homeopathic medicine 'Ranunculus Bulbosus' .
Follow Up
He was given the medicine and asked to report back in two days
Second Day
Within two days there were no new eruptions and his burning and pain was better by 60%. He slept well which he could not for the previous few days. He had discontinued his 'acyclovir' .
Fifth Day
He reported feeling much better and his eruptions had healed considerably.
After that he just informed on the telephone about his recovery and well being.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
On 20/10/08, a 58 yr. old Medical Doctor sought help for his suicidal depression that had creeped into his life for the past 2-3 months. He complained that he wasn't able to concentrate on his work/patients and had started becoming very forgetful. Nothing interested him as before. He wouldn't read news paper or watch television etc with interest anymore. However, he described that his main concern centered around his financial status. His depression began from the time his son, who is also an allopathic doctor, decided to leave his job which fetched him a fixed income and decided to venture into an independent medical practice for which the latter had taken some loan. This involved a considerable amount of money investment which made him anxious. His anxiety was that if all this money is not recovered, they would be in a miserable condition in future. Besides, the lack of concentration in his patients was another area of concern as it meant that his medical practice would decline and this in turn would again make it impossible for him to repay the loan. He had become so negative and pessimistic about almost everything that involved money. His sleep too had been affected and he slept only till 2-3 A.M. daily after which he would remain sleepless till dawn. His son got it to our notice that his father's anxiety was baseless as they were financially well-off and he was capable of repaying the loan that he had taken. But no amounting of reasoning could relieve his father's anguish.
After understanding his mental state he was given a homeopathic remedy to which he responded very well.
Follow-up
3/11/2008
There was a 20% improvement in him. He had started doing things that would interest him in the past like making things out of waste etc. He regained his appetite and could concentrate in his work much better. However, he still advised his son to consider continuing with his job for safety.
1/12/08
He improved substantially (about 70-80%). His appetite and sleep were much better. A feeling of well-being pervaded and he no longer had suicidal thoughts as before. More so, his anxiety of money too had drastically reduced.
9/1/09
He no longer felt depressed. He keenly attended to his work now. His speech was filled with renewed enthusiasm and felt that the loan that his son had taken could be easily managed.He was now ready too accept difficult challenges without any fear or anxiety.
Case Summary
A 48 yr. female consulted us for 'panic attacks' which she suffered from since quite some time. These spells of fear and anxiety would be accompanied by severe palpitations and result in sleeplessness. She conveyed that she felt weighed down by the responsibilities at her work. She also informed that it was she who would take up these responsibilities and would then fear that she would be a failure in fulfilling them; this would cause her to panic. The pressure of meeting the deadlines at her work place too would leave her nervous and anxious. These stresses would wake her up in the middle of the night with palpitations and terror.
Her mental make-up prompted the prescription of the homeopathic medicine 'Osmium'
Follow-up
One Month
Palpitations had stopped completely. She said that started feeling 'normal'. She no longer has those panic attacks and slept well too.
Three Months
No spells of panic any more. She was able to go ahead with her responsibilities with ease.
Four Months
She continues to feel better and takes medicine for some other complaint that she has.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
A male aged 25 years sought treatment for the multiple flat warts that he had since the past 4-5 years. They were primarily on his face with a few on his left hand. He had applied salicylic acid in the past only to find that the warts multiplied even further. After finding no relief of any kind with the conventional treatment, he was in search of an appropriate treatment for this uncommon variety of warts.
When we saw him for the first time, his forehead, temples and the front portion of his scalp was covered with multiple flat warts. He was unable to shave because the entire beard area too bore many similar warts. A detailed history revealed that his childhood and adolescence had been stressful because of economic problems.
After investigating his complaint as well as his life situation, he was given a suitable homoeopathic remedy.
Follow-up
Two Months
There was no improvement in his warts whatsoever. The potecy of the homoeopathic medicine was raised.
Three Months
No perceptible change was observed. The case was reviewed again and the medicine was changed.
Four Months
Much to the patien't surprise, all the warts disappeared within 15 days of the last prescribed medicine. Since his skin was completely clear of all warts, he was advised to stop medication.
Case Summary
A young boy, 17 years old was suffering from enlarged lymph nodes (glands) in the neck area . After undergoing various blood tests and FNAC (to rule out diseases like Tuberculosis, Malignancy) the problem was diagnosed by an MD physician as 'Bacterial Lymphadenopathy'. He took many courses of various antibiotics as prescribed by the physician but the glands did not decrease in size and on the contrary the number increased. His parents then thought of trying some alternative treatment and consulted us after two months for same. After analyzing his homeopathic case history he was given a suitable homeopathic remedy.
Follow Up
One Month
After 2 weeks the lymph nodes started reducing in size and there were no new ones
Two Months
The nodes shrunk further in size
Three Months
No trace of any palpable glands
Case Summary
A 34 yr old male saw us on 11/02/08 with the complaint of a big eczematous patch on his left leg, lateral to the shin. There was a watery discharge from it associated with immense itching at the site.
Besides this, another complaint that he had was involuntary passage of semen especially while straining for stool since the past 3 months or so. It was very troublesome as the semen escaped even when he had a telephonic conversation with his wife who stays away in another town. This caused tremendous weakness in him, both mentally and physically.
After taking his entire homeopathic history, he was given a remedy , 'Phosphoric Acid'
Follow Up
05/03/08
His eczema was better for a week but later, there was pustular discharge from it.
Involuntary passage of semen while straining for stool was quite better.
25/03/08
The skin problem further improved; pustular discharge had subsided and the lesion had diminished in size too.
His seminal complaint had greatly reduced but it did occur while conversing with his wife on phone.
23/04/08
His eczematous lesion had healed completely since the past fortnight and the involuntary passage of semen too had greatly reduced.
He is still under treatment for his latter problem but is effectively cured of the former one.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
Mr. R.J, aged 43 years came to us with the complaint of severe rash on upper parts of the body from which he was suffering for 2 months. It was diagnosed by the dermatologist as 'photodermatitis'. He had developed a kind of sensitivity to sun whereby any exposure to sun caused severe rash on exposed parts. Hence he was advised to stay away from sun as far as possible or use some sun-screen lotion whenever he went in the sun. The patient informed us that he had tried all sorts of medicines and applications, which did give him some temporary relief but he didn't want to continue with those medications for a long time and therefore wanted homeopathic treatment for a permanent solution to his problem.
He told us that the rash is more pronounced on exposed parts of the body like neck, ears, face, upper chest, forearm and hands. The affected parts become very red and are extremely hot to touch. There is severe uncontrollable itching, particularly at night, which disturbed his sleep. Cool application (talcum powder, water or ice) would relieve him transiently. His complexion had darkened as a result of these rashes but the main cause of his worry was that it was spreading.
After a detailed history about his physical problems, we inquired about his mental state which is very important to understand in Homeopathy. To this he promptly revealed about the serious stress at work place that he was going through in the past few months. The targets set were steep and beyond the reach of any person. There was tremendous pressure to achieve them but owing to his over-committed nature, he had always been able to accomplish them. He had to motivate his subordinates and get the work done from them because if this was not done, the output would suffer and he would be finally held responsible for the failure of the given project. He was working under extreme pressure conditions.
Once this detailed history was available, he was prescribed a homeopathic remedy.
Follow Up
Two Months
There was no further spread of lesions. His itching showed a tremendous improvement. Although by and large the rash had faded, he would still burst into a mild rash in few spots when he ventured out in sun but the area affected had considerably reduced and the itching too was not as unbearable as before. Therefore he could now stay out in the sun even for a long time. He mentioned that he was less stressed at the work front and was feeling relaxed.
Six Months
He was much better than before and only had a rash when he had been out in a dry and hot place for long. The severity and frequency of his complaint had shown a remarkable decline. He no longer had to wear a full sleeve shirt all the time to cover his hands from sun.
Nine Months
No rashes anymore and is now able to go out in the sun without any fear of developing them
Case Summary
A 19 year old girl came on 17/6/08 for the treatment of severe urticaria that she suffered since childhood (from the age of 9 years ). She would develop extensive hives that would last for many hours and would not be relieved even with anti-allergic drugs prescribed by her physician. Her entire body would break ino hives and become fiery red, swollen and itchy. It would get particularly worse at night and on waking in the morning. As a result of this, her face and eyes would be puffed up on waking. She was unable to wear tight clothing as she would immediately get urticaria at those sites where the clothes fitted her snugly.
In the course of the interview, she spoke that she was quite an outspoken person. Being extremely intolerant to injustice, she would retaliate immediately against it. If she knew she was right, she has to speak up and fight for it. Her anger used to be violent as a child but now had subdued.
After taking into consideration, her physical and mental make-up, she was prescribed a suitable homoepathic remedy.
Follow-up
22/07/2008
There was 40% improvement in her hives. She would still get urtcarial rash on the body, however, there was a considerable reduction in the intesity of the complaint on her face.
13/08/2008
There were variations in the appearance of her complaint. Most of the days she wouldn't have the rash at all but it would make a sporadic appearance on some days, although the intensity of it would be very low.
05/11/2008
Patient felt much better than before. She said that she was 70% better.
30/12/08
Her urticaria improved further with only a few episodic spells very occasionally
Case Summary
A young girl, 22 years of age, came for treatment in June'2005 with complaints of painful and blood-streaked stools since few months. She had to strain while passing stools which were hard and painful. The pain was very unbearable; sharp, pricking and stinging. She use to take some laxatives for relieving the hard stools.
After studying other details of her case, she was prescribed a homeopathy remedy.
Follow Up
The pain was alleviated within 15 days of starting the treatment and within a month the bleeding stopped too.
27/8/2005
As she continued to feel better she was asked to discontinue her laxatives.
18/10/2005
Due to some stress and strain, there was a recurrence of the problem but in milder intensity. Hence the frequency of the dosages were increased after which she did quite well.
After a couple of months she had no more relapse of the complaint and therefore was advised to discontinue the treatment.
Case Summary
Mr. K aged 41 years was suffering from 'Hypertension' (high blood pressure) since few years and came to us for homeopathic treatment for same. His blood pressure remained in the range of 148-154/94-100 most of the times. The other complaint was frequent 'headaches' which were not related to his blood pressure.
After understanding the main problems, he was asked to describe his mental state (important to prescribe a remedy) and to express if there was any tension or stress that he was undergoing.
While describing his state of mind he said that he was a shy person, had 'inferiority complex' and felt incapable of handling and managing things. He experienced lot of stress particularly if he had to talk to people in a group or at a social gathering etc. This was his state right since childhood.
A thorough understanding about him and his complaints led us to prescribe a homeopathic remedy 'Baryta-Phos' and he was asked to follow-up regularly.
Follow Up
One Month
Blood pressure- 140/96
At this point the potency of the medicine was increased.
Three Months
Blood pressure- 130/80
His headaches too were much better
There was a remarkable improvement in his mental state too. He said that now he could talk to people quite freely without feeling any stress; did not feel shy if he had to speak in a group of people and felt comfortable in such situations.
Comments
In homeopathy, the remedy is not chosen on the basis of disease name like hypertension, diabetes and so on but is selected according to the individual's mental state and perception of stressful situations in life which precipitate diseases. In the above case, patient perceived himself to be inferior to others and found it stressful to communicate in a group. The remedy changed this very perception which helped him to speak with people without stress.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician
Case Summary
On 29/09/03, a 55 yr. old male wanted treatment for severe acidity that he suffered from. On waking in the morning, he had tremendous uneasy feeling particularly in his head accompanying the acidity. It would get worse after meals and while travelling. Appetite had reduced and he was losing weight gradually. Endoscopy revealed that the lower oesophageal sphincter was lax; there were changes of erosive oesophagitis, antral & corporal gastritis, and chronic duodenitis too.
The pateint described this discomfort as a tremendous sense of pressure over his head which gave rise to attacks of giddiness and fear. This upward rising pressure in the head was so intense that it gave him a sensation as if his head could burst anytime. Despite following a very simple diet and regularly taking the prescribed conventional medication, he had no relief .As a result of this, he wasn't able to concentrate on his work. Being very committed, hard-working and responsible, this lack of attention affected him immensely. He headed a unit and was constantly pressurised by the management to perform at the maximum capacity; hence he in turn would pressurise his juniors to get the work done by them in time. In face of problems, he would analyse the situation by doing brain-storming and then categorically plan strategies to solve it. His aim was to work under pressure and yet perform consistently. He felt that one should have the guts and will-power to sustain the pressure and fight back to show one's capability.
On the basis of the above history, he was prescribed a homeopathic medicine.
Follow-up
16/10/2003
There was 30% improvement in his acidity.
27/11/04
Improvement was considerable. For the first time, he had the sensation of hunger. He no longer would get scared to have his meals as there was nodiscomfort following it.
26/2/04
He continued to feel much better with only sporadic episodes of acidity which was far less in intensity than before.
20/3/04
There is no acidity at all. That pressure like sensation that he complained of has completely disappeared and his appetite is come back to normal. He continues to feel fine in this complaint.
Case Summary
A man aged 62 yrs. came to us with the complaint of immobility of left shoulder joint with severe pain on movement, particularly on raising the arm. His complaints were worse in the morning on waking. The pain and stiffness kept reminding him that he was not 100 % fit or perfectly well and this depressed him a lot. It hindered his normal, routine duties and so he wanted to get rid of this frozen shoulder. He also had pain and stiffness of knee joints in the past wherein he felt that his knees were jammed and rusted. Besides being extremely punctual, he said that another important aspect about his nature was his volatile anger.
After studying his detailed case he was prescribed a homepathic remedy 'Ferrum metallicum'
Follow Up
One Month
His shoulder pain and mobility was better by 40%.
Two Months
There was 75% reduction in his complaints. Mobility of his shoulder was very much better.
Three Months
He was completely free of any complaint and so was asked to discontinue treatment.
*The homeopathic remedy has been prescribed after a detailed case-study and should not be taken without consulting a homeopathic physician.
Case Summary
A lady aged 44 came to us in February 1998 for treatment of her 'migraine' from which she suffered for about 5 years or so. She complained of getting right-sided headaches usually. Her headaches would begin at the nape of neck and ascend up the occiput to finally settle on the forehead. Since the past 1 ½ years, the attacks had increased in severity and would finally culminate in vomiting. Exposure to sun and fasting would surely bring on her migraine and she would only find relief after she vomited several times. She could not delay her meals even by an hour without having an attack of migraine. Also, she would land up with a headache whenever she traveled because of irregular food habit. During the course of her headache, she would get worse by noise and light and would prefer to sleep in a quite room.
She was given homeopathic medicine on 24-2-98.
Follow Up
27-7-98
She reported that she could now fast for the first time in the past 5 years without having a headache. Being out in the sun was also not so much of a problem as she never got migraine off late.
22-4-99
She continued to feel much better except for a solitary episode of mild headache, which she developed because of consecutive late nights for 2-3 days. To her great delight, she was able to travel like any other normal person without getting a headache.
She discontinued treatment for some duration, as she was completely better and returned on 2-6-2001 when she once again experienced 2 episodes of migraine. She was given homeopathic medicine yet again to which she responded as speedily as earlier.
She continued to be well ever since till her last follow up with us on 5-1-2002, after which she was asked to discontinue treatment.