PREDICTIVE HOMEOPATHY

THE MATERIA MEDICA OF ACUTES

CHAPTER 6

ACTIVITY DECREASED.

Sleep Overpowering

Dullness

ACTIVITY DECREASED.

A) SLEEP OVERPOWERING:-

This section constitutes all patients or constitution which become dull to such an extent that they sleep a lot during acute infections or fevers. The mother complains that the child who wakes up daily at 7 am slept today upto 12 noon, woke-up had something to eat and went back to sleep again. In short, need for sleep becomes great. Sleep overpowers all sense. The patient is difficult to arouse. This should be differentiated clinically from `sleep comatose' or Coma or unconsciousness. Here unlike the coma or unconsciousness the patient is fully alert when awake. His consciousness is not altered.


SLEEP OVERPOWERING
(Opium, Ant-Tart, Nux-M)

After waking

Quick in actions-OPIUM
Irritable-ANT-TART
Too giddy to move-NUX-MOS

OPIUM

AXIS: SLEEPY+ HOT

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Sleep-difficult to awaken or disturbed by slightest noise.
2) Never complains.
3) Constipated.

OTHER INDICATIONS
1) Deep profound slumber during fever or alternatively awakened at slightest noise or knock at the door.
2) Appears contented, complacent and has no complaints.
3) Hot, thirsty or at times thirstless.
4) Stools- obstinate constipation.
5) When awake actions are quick, quick to move, turns the head, change the position etc (Unlike Helleborus or Nux Moschata.)

ANT-TART

AXIS: SLEEPY+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Excessive Weakness
2) Excessive perspiration
3) Excessive sleep

OTHER INDICATIONS
1) Irritability
2) Thirstless or sips of water often.
3) Aversion to milk.

NUX-MOS

AXIS: SLEEPY+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Sleep Excessive
2) Dry mouth with no thirst.
3) Fainting spells.

OTHER INDICATIONS.
1) Dryness+++ of mouth causing dry cottony saliva.
2) Dry stools.
3) Excessive drowsiness with neuralgic pains and abdominal pains.
4) Tendency to blank out without any reason.

ACTIVITY DECREASED

DULLNESS

By dullness we mean hypo-activity of mind and body. whenever any acute illness occurs certain constitutions reduce in activity.

Reduction in activity is obvious from the fact that these patients would like to lie-down on bed more than usual. Their voice does not have zest and vivacity. They just rest and sleep. They may not be in slumber or many not be in overpowering sleep.

DCTL
4)Sepia 5)Gels 6)Ac. Phos 7)Ignatia 8)Staph 9)Ipecac 10)Nat-Carb 11)China

DCT
12)Nux-vom 13)Eup-per 14)Phos 15)Calc-c 16)Bell 17)China 18)Silicea 19)Hyos

DHTL
20)Puls 21)Bry 22)Apis 23)Lach 24)Sulph 25)Lyc 26)Thuja 27)Opium 28)Carbo-v

DHT
29)Bry 30)Nat. Mur 31)Sulph 32)Lyc 33) Merc. S. 34)Apis

SEPIA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY

Dull. chilly. thirstless, indifferently and Indolent.

1) Indolent:- No desire for any work or Amusement.
2) Indifferent:-
a) to complaints and pain
b) to amusement.-no desire to watch T.V. or listen to music.
3) Lies down but does not sleep
4) Averse to consolation or help.

Note:- sepia is indicated
1) when patient becomes dull or when new symptoms develops after WRONG HOMOEOPATHIC DRUGS.

2) Also indicated when patient becomes dull chilly after exposure to strong vibrations or energy, e.g.: electric shock, after sonography, after x-rays being taken etc.

Rule-out:- if there is desire and interest in work and surroundings.

GELSEMIUM

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) dull
2) Thirstless with heavy eyes.
3) Very sleepy but cannot sleep.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Heaviness above eyes and of upper eyelids with occasional heaviness of limbs.
2) Sleepy but cannot sleep.
3) Timid and apprehensive
4) Ailments from vexation.

Rule-out:- If no heaviness of eyelids.

ACID-PHOS

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Dullness, chilly, thirstless with strong desire for cold refreshing drinks. e.g.: lemonades.
2) Anger++ when forced to answer.
3) A/F:- Grief, Anger, Mortification.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Mental weakness followed by physical.
2) Desire cold-drinks, cold milk, refreshing things though thirstless.
3) Aversion to dry food. e.g.: Bread, biscuits, pizza.
4) Pain in limbs > motion.
5) A/F vexation, mortification.
6) Fever after Suppressed skin eruptions
7) Resignation.

Rule out:- if no desire for cold drinks.

IGNATIA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Very studious
2) Sits erect without support
3) A/F Hurt.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Good boy/girl Image: Children who become obedient or start taking interest in studies suddenly when ill. They study despite fever-Conscientious(diligent)
2) Always sitting erect without support of the back of the chairs.
3) Fever or diarrhoea etc coming on after being upset e.g. on losing 1st rank, acquiring less marks than her friend, from being scolded or punished.
4) Anxiety coming on suddenly at night between 2am and 5am.
5) Desires hot food, which ameliorates.
6) Hungry after fever. (Hunger before/during fever - Staph)
7) Raw food ameliorates. (Raw, dry food aversion Ac-Phos)

STAPHYSAGRIA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) very studious
2) A/F anger, Mortification, vexation.
3) Hunger.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Studious-"Good Boy" Image- wants to study or go for daily work despite fever or pain; not out of any compulsions.
2) Increased HUNGER fever before and during
3) Acute complaints come after having had a quarrel with someone or being angry with someone and not able to express it.

IPECAC

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Nausea Incessant which is not be relieved by vomiting.
2) Clean tongue.
3) Haughty.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Continuous Nausea not ameliorated by vomiting pale, cold, clammy looks.
2) Haughty, difficult to please, contemptuous.
3) Disdainful humor.
4) Clean tongue.

NAT-CARB

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Chilly yet heat of sun aggravates.
2) Conscientious.
3) Misanthropy yet fear of being alone.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) TIMID, BASHFUL, LONER, RESERVED yet fighter
2) Desires bread, Aversion-milk.
3) Nibbling Hunger at 5am
4) < sad music, Thunderstorm.
5) Wants to be alone, yet dreads being alone.
6) Aversion to certain persons.

CHINA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSTLESS (DCTL)

POINTERS:
1) Sensitivity to touch (Slightest / lightest)
2) Periodicity.
3) Desires Fruits

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Irritation seen on the face as reverse frown
2) Weakness flatulence, craves fruits
3) Sensation as if everything is hindering or tormenting him- tormented face.
4) Physically sensitive to slightest noise
5) Periodicity, weakness, tormented face.

NUX VOMICA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS:
1) Anger when obliged to answer or on being disturbed.
2) Anger noise, light
3) Ineffectual urge for stool

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Anger on himself
2) Angry/irritable when disturbed or asked
what he wants or if question is repeated twice.
3) Irritable by T.V, light, children, noise.
4) A/F Antibiotics.
5) Stools-ineffectual urge

EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS:
1) Unquenchable thirst for (ice) cold water
2) Severe bone pains
3) Vomiting

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Postponing fever or fever with 25 hrs periodicity.
2) Desires Hot or warm drinks sometimes.

PHOSPHORUS

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS:
1) Fearful- dark; in room.
2) Desires touch - magnetized desires to be
3) Desires Ice-creams

OTHER INDICATIONS:

1) Thirst for ice-cold drinks or water
2) Desires- Touch, hugging, holding hand of visitors.
3) Fear of darkness, of somebody in the room or something creeping out of the corner.
4) Good looking (tubercular features)
5) Loves drawing or painting
6) Aversion Sweets
7) No desire to work or study.

CALCAREA CARB

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS:
1) Timid
2) Wants mother's touch
3) Desires Eggs, sweets

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Mild, timid
2) Desires touch company, protection.
3) Wants mother by the side
4) Craves Sweets and cold drinks
5) Extreme thirst
6) Perspiration cold, clammy, profuse.

BELLADONNA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS:
1) Suddenness
2) Redness
3) Desires Lemonades

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Great sensitiveness to light, jar, noise.
2) Sudden appearance and sudden disappearance of pains and
complaints.
3) Redness, heat, congestion.
4) Desires Lemonades.

SILICEA

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Studious/Conscientious.
2) Mild and yielding yet obstinate
3) Face bloated.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Mild yielding yet obstinate children looking SAD and SENSITIVE.
2) Extreme desire to study or go to school or work despite high fevers.
3) Concerned about mothers problems more than her own illness.
4) Silicea though otherwise anxious has no anxiety about health during fever or acute ailments.
5) Aversion to cooked food. Desires raw vegetables (Sulph, Alum, Calc, Tarent, Ign)
6) Bloated face with or without redness and distended abdomen.
7) Though chilly, heat in head, spine and feet
8) A/F cooling after overheating; Anticipation.
9) Extreme thirst. Thirsty at night/thirstless during day.
10) Ability to swallow only liquids but Aversion to Milk.

NOTE:- Silicea has extreme thirst but could also present itself as
thirstless during day, thirsty at night.

HYOSCYAMUS

AXIS: DULL+CHILLY+THIRSY (DCT)

POINTERS TO REMEDY:
1) naughty looks
2) Sings
3) Smiling

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Child is dull, heavy eyelids but easily. Smiling (Carcinosin) responds smilingly to your questions.
2) Goes to the extent of joking, playing mischief quietly with a naughty look in the eyes, all this despite high fever.
3) Entertains by reciting rhymes or poems.
4) Hyperactive and Jesting.

PULSATILLA

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:
1) Dry mouth with no thirst.
2) Changeable modalities and symptoms.
3) Desires consolation and open air.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Dry mouth yet thirstless or changeable thirst.
2) Mild, meek, weeping, wants mother near, carrying, caring, consoling.
3) Wants doors and windows open.
4) Changeable: thermals, thirst e.g. felt chilly yesterday, hot today or thirsty in the morning, thirstless in the evening.
5) Involuntary moaning with fever.
6) A/F specially diarrhoea from rich food, heavy, fried food.


BRYONIA

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)
(see also DHT)

POINTERS:
1) Dry mouth yet thirstless.
2) Lies motionless.
3) > Pressure.


OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Dry mouth- thirstless; or thirst for large quantities at large intervals.
2) Dry, listless, irritable people lying or emotionless.
3) Dull but not sleepy.
4) Bodyache > pressure < movements.
5) Hard stools.
6) Business thoughts.
7) A/F anger, mortification.
8) Diligent/ Conscientious.

APIS

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:
1) Oedema
2) Anger/ Dominating.
3) Associated urinary symptoms.


OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Angry, Dominating, Jealous.
2) Sadness, indifferent, stuporous.
3) Oedematous face especially eyelids with frequency of urine increased but scanty urine.
4) Loss of speech or inability to talk i.e aphasia with fever.
5) Does not complain.
6) Shrieking in sleep.

LACHESIS

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:
1) Jesting with complaints.
2) Increased sensitivity to clothes.
3) < Sleep after/ during.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Eructations, hiccoughs with fever,
2) Speech becomes fast.
3) Jesting with pain and acute complaints.
4) Quick in action and perception.
5) Night or sleep<; waking <.

SULPHUR

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)
(See also DHT)

POINTERS:
1) Lips bright red.
2) Head, palms, soles hot.
3) Angry with himself.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Internally, anxious but bursting open with anxiety at night at 1.00 a.m.
2) Angry on himself for feeling ill.
3) Reddish hue on face with red lips palms soles red, hot.
4) AV to bath, hair haphazard, dirty appearance. Indifference to external appearance.
5) Anxiety health, yet not ready for any investigations; not even measuring BP.

LYCOPODIUM

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:

1) Loves studies, books, knowledge
2) Desires hot food/drinks, sweets
3) Hard on inferiors, soft with superiors

OTHER INDICATIONS:

1) Serious looking, never smiling child.
2) Child with bean shaped face with bossed forehead
3) Anger with timidity surfaces on face as doctor approaches to examine.
4) Hot patient who loves hot food, hot milk.
5) Adult who are always keen on thorough investigations.

THUJA

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS
1) Diligent
2) Cautious
3) A/F Vaccinations.

OTHER INDICATIONS
1) Delicate but, fat, stout children.
2) Cautious afraid to walk or move or jump lest he /she might be injured (frail sensation)
3) Crankiness < 5a.m. - 10 a.m.
4) A/F Vaccination, insect - bites.

OPIUM

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:
1) sleep+++
2) Contented and complainless
3) Constipated

OTHER INDICATIONS
1) Sleepy, never complains.
2) Contended with himself or his condition but irritated when disturbed.
3) SLEEP : deep, long difficult to waken or sleep disturbed by slightest noise.
4) Never anxious about his condition.

CARBO-VEG

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSTLESS (DHTL)

POINTERS:
1) Stasis of all systems.
2) Unfortunate feels he is
3) Wants fan

OTHER INDICATIONS:
Mental / Physical stasis

1) Quiet slow, confused, sad, silent.
2) Timid yet sarcastic, mocking as if deeply hurt.
3) Physical stasis or slowness of all systems causes offensive discharges e.g.- stool, urine, perspiration.
4) Flatulence with H /O jaundice in past.
5) Excess perspiration yet wants fan, chilly in collapse HOT in infective acute illnesses.
6) Slow portal circulation causing piles, jaundice, cramps in legs, varicose veins, headaches

RULE OUT - If active.
N.B. -carbo-veg is gen. Thirsty.

BRYONIA

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)
(See also DHTL)

POINTERS
1) Dry, Business minded
2) Motionless
3) > pressure

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Dry mouth, tongue.
2) Dry, listless, irritable people lying motionless, dull but not sleeping.
3) Business thoughts.
4) A / F anger, mortification.
5) Diligent conscientious.
6) Bodyache >> pressure.
7) < movement.
8) Hard Stools.

NAT-MUR

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)

POINTERS
1) Non - diligent
2) < SUN
3) < Visitors

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Silent, quiet Aversion to guests, people asking how are you?
2) Angry when obliged to answer.
3) Desires loneliness but wants one person in room.
4) Vomitting with fever.
5) Craves salt.
6) Lower lip scaly or cracked in middle.

SULPHUR

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)
(See also DHTL)

POINTERS
1) Lips bright red.
2) Head, palms, soles hot.
3) Angry with himself.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Internally, anxious but bursting open with anxiety at night at 1.00 a.m.
2) Angry on himself for falling ill.
3) Reddish hue on face with red lips palms soles red, hot.
4) Aversion to bath, hair haphazard, dirty appearance. Indifference to external appearance.
5) Anxiety health, yet not ready for any investigations not even measuring BP.

LYCOPODIUM

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)
(See also DHTL)

APIS

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)

Pointers:
1) Oedema
2) Anger/ Dominating.
3) Associated urinary symptoms.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Angry, Dominating, Jealous.
2) Sadness, indifferent, stuporous.
3) Oedematous face especially eyelids with frequency of urine increased but scanty urine.
4) Loss of speech or inability to talk i.e aphasia with fever.
5) Does not complain.
6) Shrieking in sleep.

MERCURY

AXIS: DULL+HOT+THIRSY (DHT)

POINTERS:
1) Disobedient
2) Excess thirst
3) Salivation

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Constantly moving, restless.
2) Rough behaviour, revolting against whatever told hence disobeys mother's commands.
3) Precocious, intelligent but not at all studious
4) Excess perspiration
5) Obese but active
6) Anarchist, revolutionary
7) Hurry, haste, chaotic

RHUS-TOX

AXIS: Physically restless/Active + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Physical restless no mental anxiety.
2) > Motion
3) Mild + obsequious

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Patient Moves from one seat to other without reason, or moves or paces in the room.
2) Offers seat to others and pays excessive undue respect to others. As if he is willing to go out of way to give you any thing ( OBSEQUIOUS)
3) Fever comes on usually in the evening about 6pm. and lasts upto early morning.
4) Pains and bodyache > by motion < rest
5) Patient becomes extremely superstitious during acute illness.

KALI-SULPH

AXIS: Physically restless/Active + Hot + Thirsty or Thirstless

POINTERS:
1) Restless, but not anxious
2) Timid
3) Fair, lean, thin

OTHER INDICATIONS
1) Restlessness here means only playful jumping from bed to chair to table etc.
2) Child has no anxiety, no weeping, no discomfort despite high fever
3) Movements are pure physical. It is parents who are more anxious hearing the chest rattling and seeing the child cough and temperature rising
4) Appearance of child is fair with red tips, delicate features, mild look.
5) Never well since pneumonia

MERC-SOL

AXIS: Physically restless/Active + Chilly or Hot + Thirsty

POINTERS:

1) Disobedient
2) Excess thirst
3) Salvation

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Constantly moving, restless.
2) Rough behavior, revolting against whatever cold hence disobeys mother's commands.
3) Precocious, intelligent but not at all studious
4) Excess perspiration
5) Obese but active
6) Anarchist, revolutionary
7) Hurry, haste, chaotic

TARENTULA

AXIS: Physically restless/Active + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Constantly motion of limbs
2) > Music
3) Disobedient, contrary behaviour.
4) Eats indigestible things collar of shirt, towels, send etc.

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Child has to be forced to eat, drink, sleep, get dressed.
2) Mischievious, loves to Trouble others
3) Destructive even while loving the child will slap or pinch
4) Bites Or Strikes
5) Thirsty constitutionaly-Thirstless in fevers.
6) Heedless not afraid of being hit or hurt.

ARSENIC

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirstless/Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Desire sips of water
2) Desire warm food and drinks
3) Fastidious

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Anxiety about health
2) Graceful
3) Weakness
4) Conscientious
5) Midnight aggravation

CINA

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirstless

POINTERS:
1) Boring Nose
2) Thirstless
3) Cranky; Piteous crying

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Boring in any of the orifices esp. the nose
2) Capricious + cranky
3) Carried desire to be with abdomen over shoulder Which relieves

temporarily.

NUX VOMICA

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Fastidious
2) Irritability, crankiness < questioned when
3) < Light, Noise

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Quarrelsome, spiteful, malicious
2) A/F High living, stimulants, late hours, sedentary life
3) H/O Allopathic medicines
4) Oversensitiveness to noise, light, strong odours, talking
5) Ineffectual urgings

CHAMOMILLA

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Uncivil, snappish
2) Desires to be carried, >>carried
3) Red Hot

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Offensiveness - Mental and physical
2) One cheek red, other hot (Unbalanced state)
3) A/F After a fit of anger / Emotion
4) Oversensitiveness - Mental/Physical - Intolerence to

pain/suffering
5) Thirst +++
6) Kicking and crying(demanding cry)
7) <<<9.a.m.(bryonia-similar state <9.p.m)

BARYTA-CARB

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS TO REMEDY
1) Functional deficiency of mind &body
2) Averse to strangers.
3) Misplaced Anxiety.

OTHER INDICATIONS:-
1) Mind and body do not work upto their fullest capacity. Thus mind has reduced capacity of thinking, reduced confidence, reduced will, lack confidence, shy of strangers, does not talk during illness.
2) Misplaced anxiety:-Patient who come for Bell's Palsy or ptosis of eyelids do not understand the importance or seriousness of the disease but will be more anxious of cough or sneezing or itching which disturbs their sleep at night. Anxiety not in proportion to illness.
3) Patient appears TIMID-answers foolishly.(but not mild).

Note:- Baryta carb, Baryta sulph which have absolutely no anxiety of health. Become very anxious during fevers but has misdirected anxiety.

FERRUM MET

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Reddish discoloration
2) Strong positive
3) Conscientious

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) < Contradiction
2) Anaemic, chlorosis - False plethora
3) > Open air /Cool air, > Gentle motion

FERRUM PHOS

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Reddish discoloration / Flushing of face
2) Timidity
3) Acuteness of complaints

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Aversion to company
2) Intolerence to interruption / hinderance
3) Right sidedness
4) Anaemic
5) Relaxation (General)
6) > Open air,confusion>walking.
7) Indifference to exciting events

CHINA

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Chilly + Thirsty

PULSATILLA


Axis: Mental Anxiety + Hot + Thirstless

SULPHUR

Axis: Mental Anxiety + Hot + Thirstless

APIS

Axis: Mental Anxiety + Hot + Thirstless

TUBERCULINUM

AXIS: Mental restless/Anxiety + Hot + Thirsty

POINTERS:
1) Travel/Wander desire to
2) Desire cold milk and sweets
3) Loquacity during fever

OTHER INDICATIONS:
1) Long bones, Nose,sharp features.
2) Fearless,hopeful

MERC-SOL

AXIS: Mental Anxiety + Hot + Thirsty

CHAMOMILLA

AXIS: Mental Anxiety + Hot + Thirsty

VERBAL ACTIVITY INCREASED.

BELLADONNA
The redness, suddenness and desire for lemonades with such singing will point towards BELLADONNA. The song sung are usually in loud voice.
Example: A doctor who was treated by a close friend of mine and for whom I was also consulted developed suddenly side-effects of Norflox antibiotic taken for some infection. The side-effect of Norflox was Psychosis. The 60yr old doctor started talking continuously in a loud voice. The 'talk' was so continuous that people hearing it would be tired, but the patient was not. This went on throughout the night, non-stop. When I visited him his face was 'flushed' and on seeing me he started - Prafulbhai, Prafulbhai, Prafulbhai; How are you, How are you, How are you, ? every question or sentence was being talked in a rhythm of three. Without waiting for reply he went on I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. A dose of belladonna 30 administered by my friend Dr. Mehta, cured him completely to the surprise of the hospital authorities who were treating him in vain.

STRAMONIUM:

1) Panic in dark
2) Aversion to bright light also.
3) Singing or talking on one subject
4) Chilly - Thirsty
5) Face Dull - Anxious- Panic Stricken

OPIUM :

1) Singing
2) Sleep - Over powering
3) Sleep- difficult to awaken or disturbed by slightest noise
4) No complaints- contented
5) Ailment from fright
6) Hot

VERAT ALB:

1) Singing
2) Loves Lemonades or cool refreshing drinks
3) Chilly in collapse condition or perspiring condition. HOT

otherwise.
4) Haughty, Hopeful, Slanders, Curses at the same time prays.

CANN IND:

1) Vivacious speech, Laughs+++
2) Talks on one subject specially science
3) Makes verses
4) Chilly + Vivacious

LACHESIS:

1) Hot Thirst or Thirstless
2) Sensitive to clothes touching throat, averse to tight clothing
3) Worse sleep during or after
4) Jesting on his own illness.

COFFEA:

1) Vivacious, Timid, Benevolent
2) Talks irrationally during fever
3) Makes plans for future
4) Talks of pleasant scenes and surroundings
5) Makes verses on Nature
6) Easily overjoyed, easily saddened.

ANTIM CRUD:

1) Though Chilly, aggravated by the Sun
2) Desires sour which aggravates
3) Gastric disturbances
4) Aversion to people, oversensitive, sentimental
5) Makes Verses.

NO CHANGE: There are certain conditions which do not change under the ravages of Acute infections or illnesses. This means there is no change in ACTIVITY of the patient. The patient has neither dulled nor become hyperactive.

For all practical purposes these patients are the ones who tolerate their illness without complaining.

"No complaint" is due to various causes
(a) because of contentment e.g. opium;
(b) because the patient is averse to pity and sympathy from others e.g. Nat. Mur.,
or the patient does not want others being troubled for him nor does he or she wants to miss his duties, work or school e.g. silicea.