Mrs. P.N. Shah(Patient Ref. No. L-7000), a 45-year-old female, reported to the clinic with complaints of severe headaches for over 25 years. These headaches were diagnosed as migraine headaches by the neurophysician whom she had visited earlier for treatment. She complained of pain all over her head or occasionally only in the occipital region. This […]

Long-standing migraine relief with holistic homeopathic care

A 45-year-old woman with a 25-year history of severe migraine, frequent painkiller dependence, constipation, menstrual irregularities, hair fall, anxiety and multiple fears sought homeopathic treatment after conventional options failed. Her headaches were intense, frequent and aggravated by sun and air exposure. After detailed case evaluation, Dr. Shah prescribed individualized homeopathic medicine. Within a month, migraine frequency and intensity reduced significantly, painkillers were no longer required, and bowel complaints improved. With continued treatment, hair fall reduced, anxiety and fears eased, and overall physical and emotional well-being improved steadily.

Mrs. P.N. Shah(Patient Ref. No. L-7000), a 45-year-old female, reported to the clinic with complaints of severe headaches for over 25 years. These headaches were diagnosed as migraine headaches by the neurophysician whom she had visited earlier for treatment. She complained of pain all over her head or occasionally only in the occipital region. This pain was very severe, as if hammering inside the skull. She had to bear with this pain for almost 5-6 hours a day, and they used to be as frequent as twice a week.

Her headache was worse by draft of air or exposure to sun when she went outside. She was remarkably relieved temporarily by pressure of a cloth tied around the head and when she slept the pain used to disappear on its own.

As the severity of the pain was unbearable, she was compelled to take painkillers every time she had a headache. She had tried all means to get rid of these painkillers to no avail, and she was very desperate to stop them as they caused acidity and a burning sensation in the stomach whenever she took them.

She had suffered from terrible episodes of pain in the past due to cervical spondylosis. Still, at present, there was no pain at all since she was on some medication to control the episodes, and she also did various exercises regularly. She also had continuous episodes of vertigo in August 2003, for which she had been investigated, and both the CT scan and the MRI were routine.

She has had chronic constipation for the past 8 years. She passed tough stools, and she had to strain a lot to pass the stools, so much so that occasionally she even had bleeding from the anal region. Her bowels were not regular, and she had motions every 2 days.

Added to all these complaints, she had irregular menstrual cycles. She used to get her cycles only after 2 months. She used to have profuse bleeding for the past 2 months, and the bleeding lasted for almost 10 days. Whereas previously her periods lasted only for 2 days and the flow was extremely scanty, like that of spotting.

Associated with these complaints she has a tremendous amount of hair fall since the past 6-8 months. She used to loose more than 100 strands in a day. The fall was all the more when she combed her day or she had a hair bath.

She had dryness of the skin all over her body but esp. on her hands and face which got aggravated in the winters. Also she reported that she suffered with recurrent upper respiratory tact infections since the past 10 years. She used to have episodes of cold and cough at least once in a month with watery discharge from the nose and occasional spells of cough. These complaints were also worse in the winters and rainy season.

Her personal history:

Her appetite was diminished since the past many years and she couldn't eat well. There were no specific food cravings or aversions. Even her thirst for water was diminished and she hardly used to drink 2-3 glasses of water a day but she preferred to drink warm water. While enquiring of her micturition she reported that she had a history of stress incontinence (involuntary passage of urine while sneezing).

Her sleep was disturbed and hence used to wake up late in the mornings and she said that she used to dream a lot about daily discussions.

Her family:

Her family consisted of her husband and two sons. Her husband was a licensed holder for the import and export of goods. Both sons were studying. The elder son, who was 22, was in his third year of commerce graduation, while the younger son was in the 11th class.

Her personality:

She was a very fearful woman. There was marked fear of ghosts. She lived near a graveyard and used to always fear that a ghost would enter her house. Because of this fear, she could not even go from her bedroom to the bathroom in the dark. She always had to wake her husband to go to the toilet at night.

She also had marked claustrophobia. She experienced uneasiness while passing through narrow places. She also had fear going alone in the elevators and there was always a feeling in her mind that what if the elevator suddenly stops in between and she is stuck up all alone there.

She was also very pessimistic. If children go out, she feels they will not be safe, or there is a constant fear that they will be in an accident on their way, etc.

Her spouse was significantly dominating in nature, and he used to lose his temper and shout at her. This caused a lot of anxiety in her mind, and so she would always complete her work before he arrived from the office so that his temper would not be aroused. All these made her get stressed over even trivial matters.

Her past medical history:

She had no major illness in the past except for an episode of increased palpitations for which she had to be hospitalized in July 2004.

Her family history:

Her mother was a known case of Hypothyroidism, and she even suffered from ischaemic heart disease. Also, her paternal aunt suffered from breast cancer, and she passed away. Her other paternal aunt suffered from frequent episodes of migraine.

After her thorough physical examination, it was determined that her weight was 65 kg and her blood pressure was 140/ 80 mmHg. After a detailed analysis of her case, she was prescribed a dose of a homeopathic remedy called Natrum muriaticum in the 200th potency, and she was seen after 1 month.

Follow-ups

First follow

On September 19, 2004, when she reported to the clinic for her regular follow-up, she was much relieved of her migraine headaches. The frequency of the appearance of the pain had gone down dramatically in this 1 month's time with the medication, and it occurred only once after she started the treatment. Previously, she used to have these headaches twice a week.

Second follow-up:

Moreover, even the intensity of the headaches was comparatively significantly less, and the pain was bearable, and she didn't have to take painkillers as she had required earlier. The pain this time lasted only for half an hour, whereas previously it used to be almost for 6 hours, and she had to bear the pain, which only subsided after taking some painkillers.

Final follow-up:

She was continued on the same line of medication and was called again after a month. She reported further improvement in her complaints; this time, even her hair fall was 50% better, and the fears she used to have at night had almost vanished. She could manage to go from one room to another even in the dark, which gave her immense mental relief, and she was much more comfortable even when living in the same house.

She is advised to continue treatment uninterruptedly for further betterment and to get completely cured of her ailments.

Remarks:

This case reveals that the deep-acting homeopathic medicines bring about positive changes in the individual themselves, thereby bringing all the complaints that this female suffered with back to normalcy. Therefore, we firmly believe that we treat the individual as a whole and their individual parts.