Case: A woman with menopause complaints (Jaborandi)
Alex Leupen
The intake took place in July 1994. This is a 53-year-old woman with hot flashes for 12 years. The uterus was removed because of heavy bleeding.
- Hot flashes with sweating all over the body.
- more above the belt.
- More problems at night than during the day.
- Wake up by hot flashes between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., better walking (gets out of bed).
- better by distraction.
- Worse when she puts herself under pressure, doing a lot of things (domestic) at the same time.
Other complaints: sometimes the feeling that something is being squeezed behind the sternum. Better by eating acidic gherkins (3).
Medical history
September 1993: Back pain, pain under the right shoulder blade. Radiated in all directions. These complaints improved with osteopathy.
Menstruation
Menarche: 12 years old.
Formerly a regular cycle (28 days).
Menses: first day several hours of stomach cramps. Better because of the warm jug (3) and better because of double bending (2). P.M. back pain and irritable.
Desires aversions
Desires: savoury rather than sweet (3), smoked meat, ham, fish, fried egg, fruit.
Aversions: broad beans, Brussels sprouts, milk, fat.
Thirst: average. Drinks coffee, wine, jägermeister.
Faeces: every 2-3 days (normally formed) faeces. Obstipation on holiday.
Temperature
It used to be very chilly. It is still able to withstand the heat and the sun. Before the transition she didn't have to sweat much.
Person
"I'm the manager of the family". Married, two children, one of whom lives at home. Used to work in the office.
Parents became very old (father now deceased). Wonen still lived independently, pte. helped them for ten years with all kinds of things. Had a full day job with her own family and care for her parents. A sense of duty and a sense of responsibility.
Her 91-year-old mother has gone to a nursing home, visits her every day. It is difficult for the mother to let go. Her mother used to take care of her own mother, she expected the same from her daughter.
"Don't complain, just keep going".
Everything has to be finished immediately, can't postpone tasks. Always busy.
Analysis
First requirement: Lilium tigrinum MK. Arguments: always busy, squeezed feeling heart area, hormonal problems.
Follow up after 8 weeks: sleeps better, flushes slightly reduced. Feels calmer, everything doesn't have to be taken off immediately. New complaint: blur the eyes with reading.
Second prescription: Jaborandi MK. Arguments: eye complaints with reading, hot flashes with sweating. Theme: no nagging, just continuing (theme of the family of Rutaceae).
Follow up 6 weeks after second prescription: much less hot flashes. Itchy rash on the arms, worse because of wool. Sleeps better. Eye complaints from reading disappeared again.
Follow-up after two years (video recording): much fewer hot flashes, sleeps on at night. Says no much more often when others call on her. Visits her mother in a nursing home twice a week, can take more distance from her.