Remedy code: 3-665.43.17
A 59-year-old woman, she is small in stature, with an intense gaze, her eyes are slightly bulging and appear strong and somewhat worried. She has wispy hair, is tense, and, although cautious and gentle, is almost businesslike in her manner. She maintains an emotional distance, her voice can suddenly become sharp, and she does not express emotions, keeping them inside. She always keeps a diary with all her reactions and changes, very orderly. She has acute polymyalgia, diagnosed based on blood values; she has been suffering for four months, with a lot of pain in her upper arms, neck, and occasionally her lower back. She cannot put on or take off her socks, has to slide off a chair, and cannot bend normally. It becomes slightly less during the day. Running is too painful, though she used to do it a lot. The upper arms sometimes hurt at night, and it wakes her up. Bowel movements are also more difficult, it feels as if she lacks the strength. Lateral to the right eye, there is a small eczema patch and a bright red spot. How it started: now she becomes emotional, last year she was already getting stiffer when climbing stairs. At first, she thought it was stress, as she has never had any health issues. Last year she lived in the North, and six months ago, she moved to the South due to care giving for her parents. It is not physically demanding, but she used to live so happily before, and now it's still an adjustment—it’s a smaller, different environment. Not everything is settled yet, they still need to establish what belongs to her. Her partner is spontaneous and thought it was a great idea, and she just went along with it. As a child, she had psoriasis, with eczema on her scalp. She often had small patches around the eyes, and now it shocked her (will the psoriasis come back). She used to run, play tennis, and cycle. Full of movement, now everything seems to be loosening, but she has to account for everything. It is very painful to squat. The 'muscle pain' is constant, and stretching feels like it's being pulled apart. She has a high pain threshold. She is working in sales and has to visit many companies. She enjoys it because she likes traveling, and seeing all those businesses. Her hobby’s are gardening, sports, she trained in a group for a long time, also concerts, theater, and museums. Her energy is less, but she carries on; she notices the fatigue in her eyes and falls asleep easily. She was the middle child at home, her parents had a farm, and they have now moved to her grandfather’s farm. She had a good and happy childhood, in a safe environment. She didn’t finish school, but attended evening school because working was too boring. It was a varied and interesting course, and the people were nice. Letting go of the former house: it was such a nice place, she was happy there, she was settled, and now her parents complain a lot, her freedom is now limited. She feels a lot of resistance. It’s an adjustment, and she struggles with it. She doesn’t like conflicts. The renovation is wearing her down, she can be emotional, angry, or just passive; and then she doesn’t feel like doing anything, you don’t build anything here, she can’t retreat, and she has lost a lot of weight. She doesn’t want prednisone, and that’s not for her, are there side effects, what are the alternatives? She comes across as analytical, and concrete, always asking more questions, wanting to understand what I say, making me explain everything.
Paracetamol helps, warm weather helps, her voice cracks, thin like being on an island, she is feeling colder, her neck is completely stiff. Her upper arms hurt from bumping or wrong movements, but touching is no problem. The living situation is not what I had hoped for, suffocating, also uncertain if we can stay after they pass away, you can’t move forward.
Antimonium muriaticum did nothing,
Gallium metallicum gave some relief,
Jacaranda caroba did nothing, and Centaurea worsened the pain.
AnalysisSilver series: She calls her studies and work 'interesting', the atmosphere is important, and her voice conveys many of the emotions she prefers to keep inside.
Gold series: The psoriasis, wanting to make her own choices, the theme of autonomy, polymyalgia, not wanting medication.
Gold series: 5 art, understanding, 6 interest, and independence, wanting to decide for herself.
Phase 3: Giving in, adapting, avoiding conflict, her attitude is searching for a solution.
Phase 4: Stable childhood, self-assurance.
Rubiales: Expecting a lot, thinking a lot, seeing results in advance versus the disappointment in practice. Stadium 17: Letting go, farewell.
Psychotria: coldness, loosing weight, easily alarmed.
Prescription:
Psychotria viridis C12.
Follow-upHer face is much more relaxed, she starts now with a friendly chat beforehand, she seems more at ease, her face now shows expression instead of being hard, and she has more calmness about her. The first day, she already had less arm pain, less stiffness, and was able to sleep well. The pain is still there but less severe, and she no longer needs paracetamol. She can now do household chores, she walks less stiffly, and
the eczema is gone! She can paint and walk again, everything was so slow and difficult before. Bowel movements are now fine. Working on the computer: she still has to stand up and move within the hour. Her feeling about the living situation is calmer, it feels more like her own home. She has let go of the things that still need to be done with her parents and the future. Previously, every time she came ‘to visit’ in her own house, it felt more like a camping experience. The theme of adapting: she often thinks it’s fine, let’s just do it, and later she thinks, ‘Why actually, I don’t like it’. She doesn’t have that at work, where she is tough. Theme:
Phase 4 and
Subphase 3, certainty as an undertone, adapting, going along as a visible or active attitude. The improvement remains constant but doesn’t progress, after three months a prescription of Jasminum with slight improvement, after five months a prescription of Forsythia with significant improvement, all pain has since disappeared. Searching within the same family, a good reaction after a prescription always calls for further search for an excellent reaction.