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A 14-year-old girl presents with headaches. She is small in stature, has friendly eyes, and sits huddled in the chair. There is a noticeable calm about her; apparently, she doesn't feel uncomfortable even though it's her first consultation. It turns out she has already seen quite a few doctors.
She typically starts with the answers herself, and her father adds to it, tending to take over the conversation. He is a striking, large man, strongly present, speaking with respect and humor. When he talks and moves, he takes up a lot of space and captures all attention. The girl seems to feel comfortable with this, and she can look at her Dad with mild admiration.
She experiences frequent migraines, being at home 3-4 days a week. Besides painkillers, the pediatrician prescribed propranolol for six months, which provided little relief. The current prescription is amitriptyline, which they do not want to use.
She has always had headaches, but in the last three years, it has become significantly worse. They live with it. The pain is one-sided, throbbing, and stabbing, located on the right under the vertex. Additionally, she feels very nauseous and occasionally dizzy. She wakes up with the pain, and it comes in waves, lasting sometimes a day, sometimes 2-3 days. The pain intensifies throughout the morning, subsiding after 13 o'clock. She sleeps a lot during the pain.
Stress exacerbates it. What stress? She misses a lot of school, needing to catch up on a lot of work, creating a cycle. Her older brother has a medical problem, and behavioral issues, causing unrest at home.
Menstruation started a year ago. She sleeps well and has pleasant dreams.
She is cheerful and lively, vital, engage in dancing, is sporty, eats everything. Often, she has rosy cheeks and blushes lightly when receiving attention. Her hobbies include fashion, drawing, and interest in media; she watches and evaluates TV shows almost professionally. After Tanacetum, she was pain-free for three weeks, but then migraines returned in full force after the prevailing flu. Concentration worsened, and she now gets red cheeks on headache days.
AnalysisWe observe significant features of Composites, which in
Qjure are now Heliantaceae: Intense pain, vulnerable and childishly soft attitude, shyness, and a threat within the family, leaning against the strong personality of the father. These features, along with the rubric 'sleepiness during head pain,' led to the choice of Tanacetum. Tanacetum worked well, but after the flu, everything relapsed: an insufficiently fitting medicine. Melilotus caused more severe pain.
The strong presence of the father, and his protective and initiative-taking nature, fit with Eupatoriaceae. This medicine is also mentioned in the rubric 'pain, vertex right side.' In the case of a reference to a Plant
Family, differentiation can be made through a rubric or a stage, seeing where it leads.
Prescription:
Eupatorium perfoliatum C30
Follow-upIn the first week, there is no change; afterward, she has no more headaches. After a month, once one day of a headache. She is less tired, and like to do things now; school is going well, her concentration is good now, and she is more lively. She used to often have a bad cold, but not this month. Her tongue now has a light brown-gray coating throughout its length.
Now, she elaborates on her own, expressing everything very mentally. She is very friendly and stable. Only after she finished her story, the father does take up space, presenting his points and questions, as if he wants to understand the course of the regular investigation.
After six weeks, the headache increases in frequency and intensity. Repeating
Eupatorium perfoliatum C30 helps immediately. After three months: now, she has a headache once a week, not a migraine, coming in the evening around 19 hours, and it disappears after sleeping. In the last six weeks, she has only stayed home two days. School went well; the busy exam period went smoothly.
She remains energetic, undertaking various activities; she is quiet, sweet, and waiting.
After six months: in this half-year, she had a headache only once, during the exam week. Her energy remains good; her father says she is spreading her wings, and developing well. She had two bouts of the flu, ENT, and fever.