Lycopodium 1m for Right side joint pains – Arthritis – A case study:
In Jan 2014, a 52 yrs old woman came to our clinic with pain in the right knee joint. In addition, restricted movements are for 6 months. Pain is in the right wrist, cant able to lift the weights for 2 weeks. It is associated with weakness and fever in the evening. In this case, Lycopodium 1m was used. The joint pains are especially relieved with a single dose of Lycopodium very quickly.
History of Joint pains where Lycopodium uses as an indicated remedy:
Pain is in the right knee joint with restricted movements, pain more in when climbing the steps and in one position for a long time. Restricted movement in the first motion, relieved after the long-continued walk. The Pain is more in the cold weather and evenings. Pain in the right wrist, couldn’t able to lift the weights, dragging kind of pain, more working in cold weather and cold water. Associated symptoms are fever, loss of appetite in the evening after 5 pm. The sensation of numbness in the limbs after sitting for a long time.
She has acidity, with a loss of appetite. Bloating sensation is immediately after taking food. A small amount of food, she feels the fullness of the stomach. The burning sensation is in the stomach after eating food, burning sensation from mouth to the stomach, including the chest. Sour eructations are present. Complaints are more in the evening.
Past treatment history of the women:
She was hysterectomised and left oophorectomised, at the age of 28 yrs, in 1999 with cervical erosion. Afterward, she was developed pain in the right side of the stomach, on ultrasound found a benign ovarian cyst it operated in 2004. After then she developed pains in all joints and weakness in limbs. It is a known case of Diabetes since 2008 and known case of bronchial asthma.
Family history of the women where Lycopodium 1m was used:
Father was diabetic and died of liver cirrhosis. The mother suffers from respiratory affections.
Physically, her appetite reduced easy satiety with sour eructations.
Desires and aversions of the women:
She desires for sour things, dislikes cabbage and intolerant to mushrooms, buttermilk, after taking these things, vomiting and motions will starts. Thirst is more; need to take water regularly, 3-4 liters per day. Bowels regular, soft in consistency, urine normal, sweat is more on slight exertion, lifting weights and walking on small distance. Sleep is disturbed, takes long time to go to sleep, comfortable lying on abdomen and on right side. She experiences dreams of snakes and lions chasing her. Thermally she is intolerant to hot weather, even though she has discomfort in a cold climate, she feels good in cold weather.
Mental symptoms of the women that indicated Lycopodium 1m:
Mentally, she lacks confidence, wants of confidence, she does not like to try new things, and she is comfortable in between known people and places. She is scared of new places, she feels confused and thinks that she cannot go anywhere alone. The woman will be more anxious before doing new things. She will not talk to others easily, it cannot start a conversation first, if others try to interact with her then she will talk to them freely. The woman talks much without judging what she is talking, in middle, she will talk about unnecessary things, and afterward while remembering the conversation.
The woman feels bad about why she talked like that. She broods on past things. She gets angry very easily, The woman yells on others and scolds others with harsh words, then after that, she feels bad about her behavior. Sometimes she talks irrelevantly, he mind will think about something and she will do other things. She is artistic and likes to do artistic things, but lack of ideas. Even though she is capable enough of doing things, she feels that she cannot do it and she is physically weak to do slight heavy things.
The women’s – Born and Brought up :
Her childhood is traumatic, her father used to drink and beat her mother. Her parents used to quarrel and scold her and her siblings. She has seen poverty in childhood. Once get married she is quite well financially. Still, she has a fear of losing money and fear of losing her loved ones. She is more attached to her husband, The woman is an extrovert, and she will share everything with her husband. The woman feels relieved by talking to him.
She nowadays has a fear of death, she is curious about death and always thinks that how she will going to die, and she quite fearful thinking about losing her husband. The woman has Confusion in the mind. She always thinks that someone might blame her or insult her for unnecessary things.
How we prescribed Lycopodium 1m?
Basing on the totality of symptoms right-sided affections, respiratory, and stomach problems we decided to give Lycopodium. In addition, she has affection more in the night and mental confusion and fear of losing, fear of poverty, want of confidence, and her characteristic nature. She is mentally keen but physically weak. on January 10th, 2014, we prescribed her, Lycopodium 1 m. we told her to come after 15 days, on 26th, jan’14, her joint problems relieved. Moreover, fever and pains reduced, appetite increased, burning sensation reduced. We gave her placebo and told to come after 1 month, again she came on the first march’14, and her acidity problem is reduced and relieved from joint pains. We told her to continue the medication. With the Homeopathic treatment basing on totality, we can relieve the complaints without any side effects.