665.33.04 Borago officinalis, Case
Woman, 40, asthma.
She has frequent lung inflammations, lack of breath, coughing, fever of 38.5 degrees, she alternates warm and cold, sweats a lot, has pain in the chest, forcing her to sleep a lot. She hyperventilates with trembling and has the feeling that she will die, which started after a friend had died. Regularly she is depressed, doesn’t want anything anymore, has a feeling of total powerlessness and wants to be alone. She has periods of vertigo, worse from stooping and moving her head. It creates the feeling as if the whole world waves, as if she will fall, as if she will walk into the walls. She has fibromyalgia with pains in her back, hip, hands, feet and ankles. It is worse from cold, storm, hailstorm and wind. It makes her angry that she cannot do what she wants anymore like driving a car. She has had anorexia and bulimia in the past. Now she is obese.
In her youth she had a bad connection with her irritable father. He called her a failure, became angry when she fell. It made her feel powerless, in a panic, as if she became very small and was shrinking and had constriction in her throat. She likes to be with her father, but this irritability made it impossible so she did not do anything. Her mother comforted her saying that her father was just like that.
In her 20’s she had a short relationship which was not successful. When they started living together he changed very much, started using drugs and became depressed. She ended the relationship.
Dream: persecuted and running.
Dream: falling.
Dream: wants to cross a bridge or go on a staircase, parts of them are gone so she cannot continue.
Dream: sitting on the toilet and suddenly realising that everyone is around her.
Weather: chilly, < cold, < hailstorm; < wind, < storm.
Time: < 8 till 9 am.
Desire: sweet, sugar, cake.
Aversion: carrots, vegetables.
Female: menses copious; abdominal pain during menses.
Sleep: needs much sleep.
Analysis
Silver series: < stooping.
Lanthanides: anorexia; < moving her head
Phase 3: trembling; vertigo; world waves.
Boraginaceae: asthma.
Borago officinalis: asthma.
Stage 3: parts of the bridge or the staircase are gone.
Follow up
One month after Borago officinalis MK she feels more relaxed, less in a panic. She can enjoy what she has. She started making plans. She doesn’t feel lost anymore and weeps much less. Her complaints are also much less, her trembling and hyperventilations are much less; palpitations and vertigo are gone and her depression is gone. Her abdominal pains and muscle aches are better, but not gone.