Freed from clutches of depression in time with homeopathy!

One of our elderly patients called at the Mulund Clinic of Life Force Homeopathy on the 29th of April 2022, expressing distress over the failing health of his daughter. He was already under our treatment for his multiple health concerns and recovering well. His daughter (Patient ID: 47986) decided to take the help of homeopathy with hopes of recovering like her father.

On a more detailed consultation, she was found to be under depression since 2018. She suffered from panic attacks as well, which were occurring daily for the last 15-20 days. She complained of having sudden episodes of panic attacks, with sudden pain in her legs, trembling, headache, and nausea. She had an increased heart rate during episodes. She had lost interest in life and expressed discontent in her marital life. There was marked fearfulness, insecurity, nervousness, and mood swings, with volatile anger and crying spells. Recently, she was having suicidal thoughts and overthinking with disturbed sleep with nightmares. She had already been on two antidepressants since 2021, which were not helping her.

Personal and family setup:

The patient lived with her spouse, in-laws, and her daughter. Due to differences in cultural and marital issues, there occurred conflicts many times daily affecting the patient. She was in constant fear of losing herself one day. Both the patient and her spouse had been advised to seek counseling to resolve marital conflicts, but the patient''s husband was uncooperative and refused to address his issues, which was one of the main reasons for the patient''s failing health. Eventually, the patient attended the counseling sessions alone. As for her in-laws, they were uncooperative and refused to intervene.

Past history of illness:

The patient mentioned mild anxiety and depression postpartum as well, but the symptoms were ignored. She felt from that time, her condition had gradually progressed.

The patient was also taking conventional medications for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia and was stable.

Family history of illness:

Both parents were diabetic and under conventional treatment for the same. The patient''s father was undergoing treatment under Life Force for multiple health issues and was recovering well.

At Life Force:

The patient was ready to start her online treatment. Based on her detailed case history, she was prescribed homeopathic medicines by Dr. Shah for eight weeks.

She was also advised to do few investigations. Although the entire communication was on call, she was encouraged to express herself, be always given a listening ear, and was counseled wherever possible.

Follow-ups:

At the first follow-up on the 29th of June 2022, the patient stated that she felt clear-headed to tackle the issues and felt confident in making some decisions by herself. The rest of the mental and physical symptoms were persisting, except the leg pain had reduced in intensity. She mentioned that although there was no change in her husband''s behavior, she was dealing with unpleasant situations better than earlier. Based on her feedback, she was prescribed by Dr. Shah for another eight weeks.

Meanwhile, her reports showed a deficiency of iron and vitamin D3, so she was advised and prescribed supplements for it. She was also advised on other measures and relaxation techniques for calming her mind.

On the 18th of Aug 2022, the patient reported a reduction in the intensity of her symptoms. She mentioned that unlike earlier, now she has gained confidence and takes a stand for herself and speaks up. She was still on the antidepressant, along with our medicines. Based on her follow-up, she was prescribed another eight weeks of homeopathic medicines by Dr. Shah.

For the next two follow-ups till Dec 2022, the patient was gradually improving, although at a slow pace. She was accordingly prescribed by Dr. Shah. The patient was regular in taking her medicines and following the instructions given for calming her nerves and relaxation.

On the 25th of March 2023, the patient happily reported further reduction in all her mental symptoms by 50 to 60%. Also, the leg pain has reduced to mildly occurring once in fifteen days only. She was continuing on the antidepressants, along with homeopathic medications. She had become calmer and faced conflicts and dealt with them in a better way. She also mentioned that due to her changed ways, her husband has become supportive and has changed his ways as well. She was again prescribed by Dr. Shah for eight weeks, based on her feedback.

For the next few months till June 2023, she mentioned her mental as well as physical symptoms of anxiety, and depression has reduced by 80%. The patient was on homeopathic medications only, as her treating doctor had stopped her antidepressants based on her improvement.

Conclusions:

This case shows the wonderful effects of homeopathic medicines for depression. Although there were challenges faced by the patient, she had improved steadily and completely recovered with the homeopathic treatment given by Dr. Shah. Eventually, the conventional treatment could be stopped, to the relief of the patient.

- Written by Dr. Varsha Honkalse, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah, MD (Hom)