Case: man, 50 years old, multiple sclerosis.
The multiple sclerosis started with a facial paralysis.
Research showed white spots in his brain. He got headaches, worse when he was stressed and tired, and worse in the evening. He got contractions and tremors in the muscles of his hands, mostly his right hand. He got numbness and tingling in his forearms. His vision became a bit foggy.
At beginning of the multiple sclerosis he was sceptical, because he lost his relationship. Later he became more stressed because of a project where he was unfulfilled.
He works in Europe for the government for projects in Africa, a bit vague to know what he is doing. The work gives lots of responsibilities and stress. He makes long hours, works from 9 am to 11 pm. The stress is about finances and lack of good staff. He feels responsible, and thus does more than is expected of him. He wants new projects to go well, to stand out with new projects. He is working so hard, that he is losing months of his life. He is competitive, and was so at school already. There he was judging master programs. Now he desires more balance in life.
He has good contact with his mother, talking with her about many things, for instance about homeopathy. His mother is homeopath. He had good discussions with his father, about his personal life and spirituality. His parents were very supportive. The hey had nice holidays together. There was no need to hide things from them. Is an only child.
He is a bit stiff in contacts. He had a relationship for 5 years. But there was not much time for her. They briefly split because he was not committing himself to the relationship. He lives abroad, not with his girlfriend. He had several relationships which he ended for the same reason, not having enough time to invest in the relationship.
He has a fear that others will judge him, for example, when he played piano in public. He is anxious speaking for a big crowd, but he just goes ahead despite his anxiety. He has an aversion when people impose on him, when people give too much advice.
He is a good leader, very pragmatic.
He is interested in many things.
He likes to fix it when he sees other people sad.
Stubborn. In competitions, he is stiff and rigid.
Always excited when there was something new.
He liked being with children.
He has high blood pressure.
In the past he had a fractured knee.
In his youth he has asthma, better at sea.
AnalysisLanthanides: multiple sclerosis, auto-immune, spiritual discussions.
Silver series: multiple sclerosis, nerve disease; numbness, tingling.
Phase 5: pushing through, competitive.
Phase 4: Good contact with parents.
Phase 1: Alone; far form his partner.
Stage 6, pushes through despite anxiety. Challenges.
Stage 8, doing too much.
Prescription: 665.51.08,
Penstemon ovatusFollow upAfter 6 weeks and
Penstemon ovatus MK he feels okay. He is not waking so frequently every night. He has less tremors in his arm, only when he has lack of sleep. His headaches are gone. He can express himself more easily. He got dreams of friends he has not seen for a long time.
Tree months later he is feeling better. He can speak in public. He enjoys taking the remedy. His relationship is going better and they intend to live together. The multiple sclerosis lesions are gone.
Phygelius aequalis (665.53.08) as the first remedy did not do enough.