Oxytropis lambertii A young woman of 30, she is tired and diagnosed with CMV. She is quiet, her posture is worn down, and she speaks carefully, although she knows exactly what she wants to say. Her clothes are tasteful, not overdone. It started with a severe case of the flu; she needed to recover, and then got the flu again. She has been feeling unwell for six months, becoming increasingly tired, can handle less and less, and is unable to work. She feels exhausted, frustrated, and angry. Doing the dishes is almost too much to handle. Her daily rhythm is disrupted, and she stays in bed for long periods, causing her to fall asleep late, which irritates her. Every comment makes her angry. She works in disability care with young people and also does policy work. She studied social work but quickly found herself unemployed, which is why she applied for this position. She had a great time. The period when the fatigue started was quite busy with parties and the holidays. Suddenly, she had a bad case of the flu, which felt like a sore throat, and she had a fever. The time before that, everything was fine, she had just a quiet year.
Fourteen years ago, she had mononucleosis and was quite ill. At that time, she went to school, had partied all summer, feeling like "I'm immortal." Three years later, she developed meningitis after a herpes infection, and she had terrible headaches, feeling like "just shoot me," and shingles. Since then, the migraines she had previously had have disappeared. The following year, she had pain all over her face and throat and neck (swollen glands). Two years later, she had a period of fainting spells due to blood pressure problems. Now she also has joint pain, which comes suddenly and in a different place each time. She sweats a lot, and it stinks. At night, she gets hot. She mixes up words, says strange things, and spells letters or words the wrong way. She can sometimes swear and then laugh again, but normally she was different: always very quiet, shy, and caring.
Now she sleeps for hours, dreams about work, her ex, and their breakup. She still does some housework, but reading isn't easy; she doesn't pick it up. Normally, she enjoys reading all sorts of things, novels. She loves swimming, shopping, and friends. Her birth was a month premature, and her belly button was twisted. As a child, she had scoliosis and many "weird" accidents. Her tongue is white, pale, and tight; she cleans it three times a day with a scraper; it's thick, dirty, and dark yellow. The evening before her period, she had a severe headache. Lactic acid gives a brief relief. Apocynum canabium does nothing. She tries to build up her work, but it gives her headache, and the fatigue is "pervasive." She doesn't pay attention to others, and she counts the minutes. It's a pale imitation of what it used to be. Despite the situation, she remains calm and dismissive, which seems like optimism, at least "not making it worse than it is."
AnalysisFabaceae: Fatigue, partying, mononucleosis, and CMV. She's practical. Theme of enjoyment. After the setbacks, the only option is to keep going, not to think about it.
Series 4,
Iron series: Focused on work, the circle of friends, with the focus on "fun, enjoyment." Work: not about ideals, but choosing a practical solution; the frustration now is that the work isn't going well. Practice-oriented, performing as a useful person as an identification.
Fabidae: Joints are dislocated, that is not rheumatic; there are no inflammations, so fits under connective tissue complaints.
Phase 5: Enjoying, wanting more, searching, dynamic. The cause was being busy, bustling; she also seeks this out when she's vibrant. Body language and thought process: very basic, based on experience, standing firm.
Stage 4 fits her wait-and-see attitude, surprised look, and not thinking too far ahead.
Oxytropis lambertii (based on previous case studies): there is recovery, but it doesn't continue; the body can't overcome a threshold (this is characteristic of
Stage 4), complaints after "partying," "I can do anything, I am invincible." Boericke: vacant, concentration-challenged, stubborn, irritable. Dazed and confused, loss of coordination. Lack of ambition, wants to be left alone.
She seems to accept everything, but there is irritation about not being able to do fun things (
Fabaceae). History of glandular, abdominal, and neck problems, "weird accidents" as a coordination problem (as in Aragallis lambertii, synonym in literature). Not being fully present, often as a solution during a problem (waiting, avoiding), and now as a predominant characteristic, thus as a complaint. She had many symptoms of
Oxytropis lambertii in the past too, which points to a predisposition, not circumstances.
Prescription:
Oxytropis lambertii C30.
Follow-upAfter taking the medication, she experienced severe abdominal pain in the lower right side, stabbing pains. Severe cramps in her hands, forearms, upper arms, and shoulders as she had in the past. She previously attributed this to joint pain. After that, the pain disappeared. After those first three days, she felt good, built up her workload, and after a month, she was able to work 100%. She previously experienced this abdominal pain intermittently at ages 12, 14, and 16 year. She was then admitted for appendicitis, but ultimately did not undergo surgery. After the last time at 16, mononucleosis developed.
Constipation is also associated with pain. Physically, she still gets out of breath easily, which she attributes to smoking. The sweating has stopped, and she has gained a few pounds. Her mood is good again. She's already making new arrangements; she'd love to go out with friends again, have drinks, eat out, and exercise more. What she enjoyed before the time she got sick: martial arts, because her friend had been passionate about it for years. Why she enjoyed it: training in a group, you really have to participate, encouraging each other, it's intense, the discipline, you don't want to embarrass yourself (
Series 4 aspects). When she works out alone, she keeps everything on a low setting.
The theme of enjoyment remains, hanging out with friends, feeling part of, and wanting to fit in with the group. Enjoyment, expansion, weight, cheerfulness. During the holidays, it's customary for all the nephews, toddlers, to come stay for a weekend. During the conversation, she plays with her fingers and rings, looking around, like someone bored in a waiting room, but she's attentive; she's lighthearted and cheerful.