BRB: A case of Thuja
with courtesy from www.psmalik.com
Age 41 yrs
Profession:
Judge
On 70.12.13 He reported
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A Mild
throbbing which started in May, June, July 2013 in right side semi lateral
temporal region;
·
Twitching
of eyes with a feeling of being shrouded in a dark cloud;
·
MRI at
that time showed nothing noticeable
·
Later he
started a pain in the inner aspect of elbow joint which doctors diagnosed as
Golfer Elbow
·
His Uric
Acid was also diagnosed as to have been increased;
·
Urine was
of light pale colour with no odour
·
He was
unable to eat red chillies which caused inflammation in oesophagous, urethra
and anus; this inflammation could be washed only by drinking a lot of water
·
Has a
problem with thyroid with TSH 9.7 in Aug. 13
·
To
ameliorate all these problems he started to have walks which improved the
things upto a great extent
·
Doctors
were keeping him on Topamac 25; Petril Beta 10 and Thyronorm 62.5
In reply to questions
put by me he told:
Mind
·
He
reported about him as being sensitive, concerned with the future of his own
children
·
Religious
·
Keeps
reading religious books in free time
Head
He has a continuous
uncomfortable feeling in right semi-lateral temporal region, a dull pain with
continuity
But his pain was
asymmetric; it was only on one side and that too on right;
No noticeable cause or
time of aggravation or amelioration was known
Stomach
·
He usually
drinks 6-8 glasses of water daily; 2 on waking and 2 at night
·
Water was
taken at normal temperature; no preference for cold water; although in winter
he may have Luke warm water
·
He does
not have any craving for any food though he is a strict vegetarian
·
He takes
normal diet, as guided by the specialists
Stool
·
He is a
bit constipative, for a motion he needs two glasses of water on waking
·
It takes
about 15-20 minutes in completing the evacuation process.
·
Stool is
sticky, dark pale and without any specific odour
Urine
·
He has to
pass it repeatedly and frequently; because of this problem he cannot travel by
bus as he cannot retain it in that duration
·
No
diabetic complaints
·
Urine is
of light pale colour and without odour
Sleep
·
Highly
disturbed
·
On beds
keeps lying for late engrossed with the thoughts of the day
·
With some
sleeping pills now has a sleep for about 7-8 hrs and without pills it would
reduce to 5-6 hrs
·
He has
abundance of dreams; all related to the past;
o
Past
characters appear in dreams in quite new avatar
Skin
·
Red,
itching excoriations in thighs and scrotum
o
This is
most aggravated in rainy season and after a long walking
·
Small
warts on neck, both sides
·
Small
eruption on cheeks, whithout any height from the cheek level,
o
Primarily
it appears as if after ant-bites; diameter about 0.5 mm
o
Picture is
attached
·
For last
several months he has a feeling of prickling in body skin; it happens
intermittently;
·
This
prickling is aggravated by heat of the bed
Temperature
·
He is
uncomfortable in warmth and hot climate
·
He has a
desire for cold air
·
Although
the AC room causes his nose being stuffed
On 08.12.13 he is given
Thuja 30
Dose:
3Times a day for 3
Days
Thereafter
2 Times a day for 10 days
