663.12.02 Anredera cordifolia, Case
Woman, 50, headache.
She has a pressing, squeezing pain, going from her neck to her forehead, worse from alcohol, salt, light, exertion and worries. The pain can also extend to her right shoulder; her whole right side can be painful. With this she has a hot forehead and salty saliva, nausea and vomiting which ameliorates.
She has an inflammation of her mouth with pricking pain, worse from eating, sweets and salt. She suspects it to be leukoplakia. She has constipation, especially when travelling. Her skin is dry, worse from cold weather.
In the past she has had gall bladder colic with a fear of dying. She had pressing pain in her right side, a heavy, pushing and squeezing feeling, better from walking around and bending forward and to the right. It was worse from eating, especially fat and salt.
Her menses are irregular and dark. She has endometriosis and two miscarriages. The labour of her only son was difficult, lasting long due to weak contractions.
Her mother was cold, never gave compliments and was never happy with her. She always worried about her, pushing her. She had good contact with her father. In puberty she went to a new high school and felt horrible there, coming from a very small village and being afraid of new people. She easily has the idea that she was doing things wrong. She has worked as a teacher, pushed by her mother but never had control over the pupils. The work was too much due to the responsibilities.
She is happily married but she cannot stay alone and hates it when her husband is travelling.
She is very curious, searching the internet for what her disease could be. She tried many diets, limiting her eating to have fewer migraines. She has difficulty trusting new people. She is pleasing, feeling good with people she knows. She is worried about what she says, what impression it will give.
She is very interested in alternative things, astrology and homeopathy. She has written astrological reports for a company and likes that very much.
She is depressed, has dark thoughts. She worries a lot about her family, especially her son.
Dreams: pupils not listening to her.
Dream: tsunami.
Dream: an ugly face with big warts, an expression of having to speak out horrible thoughts.
Weather: < sun, < heat !; < cold; hot flushes since menopause, < hot drinks.
Desire: boiled potatoes !, bread; sweets; vegetables; salt in the past.
Aversion: salt !!; milk; coffee; drinks.
Food: < salt !!; < sour, < milk; > boiled potatoes.
Sleep: sleepless, < 3 till 5 am.
Analysis
Carbon series: fear new people.
Silicon series: worries about family, son.
Caryophyllales: worries about family, son.
Lanthanides: interest in astrology, homeopathy
Phase 1: fear new people; salt.
Basellaceae: salt.
Follow up
After Anredera cordifolia 30C she gets a cough in the morning for some time and an urticaria on her abdomen. Gradually she starts feeling different, much less depressed which she attributes to having done a course in positive thinking. She had migraine only once. Her worries are much less and she can be really happy, making fun. She is trying new kinds of food.
A year later she confirms that it had a good effect.