666.55.02 Hedera helix, CaseWoman, 50, migraines.
She has migraines since early childhood. The pains start in her shoulders and back of her head and extend to the front, mostly one-sided but sometimes her whole head. They last 3 to 4 days. They arise from tensions, something bad happening or something very nice like a birthday party or going out. The pains are better with rest and drinking a lot, worse from noise and sound, worse during and before menses and worse from smells. She remembers that she had got a dog and that the family members led the dog into her room when she had a headache but she could not stand the smell although she loved the dog very much.
Menstruation has always been a problem. At 20 she had amenorrhoea and was emaciated from anorexia. After that she had irregular menses and bleeding a few times which was treated with curettage. At 35 she would have loved to have children but did not become pregnant and at 37 menopause came.
She has been always a lively child, easily excited. She is easily irritated when things do not go her way or people do not agree with her. She has to do a lot, to work, make appointments, doing nice things like going to the museum. She likes to be in control but it is difficult, it is as if she is running away with herself. She is labile, weeps easily and is easily emotional and sentimental. In the past she thought that she was doing better with stress, that she could be more creative better by smoking but it appeared not to be the case when she stopped smoking. She has the feeling that there is too much stress in her life and no resting point. There was always something that she has to do. She is a control freak, has easily the feeling that she is failing. When her menses stopped she felt old, which was difficult for her. She had the feeling of not being attractive anymore and her desire for sex has diminished since then.
She has studied industrial design. She first worked in a company where there was much competition. She had a lot of fear or failure and had to struggle against prejudices. But she felt she could not ask for help because that made her too vulnerable. She will be the last to show that she is not in control. After a year she started working for another company where there was less competition, which felt very good for her. After 10 years she wanted to go and work for herself and started in the wrong company. She did very well with it although all the time she had a fear of failure. Her brother always been supported her, saying that she could do it, pushing her to start for herself. But it feels like stress so she wants to quit and retire.
She is easily angry but it is over also very quickly. She is the youngest of four children, an afterthought. At dinner there were always quarrels between her brothers and father but it was in an open atmosphere. Friends were always scared on hearing those discussions. She did not participate being the youngest, and what she had to say was totally uninteresting. But at school she was the wise guy because she had learned so much from those discussions.
She went to the Art Academy and looked wise and mature. But the freedom was too much so she stopped after one year. Then she was working in the care for the elderly. But she did not like that at all, it felt like a lost time. She was very unhappy and thinking that she was too fat. She felt worthless and started dieting which led to anorexia. When she realised this she changed her life and went to the Academy for industrial design. She lived for a few years with much alcohol and sex.
Plants do not move her very much. She loves animals especially dogs.
She is not a caring type. The men she had relationships with were more caring. Macho types are not good for her, then she loses herself.
Dream: desire to become famous.
Dream: going on stage, being in the spotlight and getting applause; which she would hate in reality.
Dream: having contact with her deceased sister or brother.
Weather: -> warmth, -> son; -> sea, -> open surroundings, <- woods and mountains.
Desire: everything.
Aversion: marzipan !, meat.
Food: < coffee, < tobacco.
Female: menses irregular.
Sleep: good.
AnalysisCarbon series: worthless.
Silicon series: relationship problems.
Silver series: dream going on stage; arts; industrial design.
Lanthanides: freedom; anorexia; migraines
Phase 5,
Subphase 5: much alcohol and sex; easily angry, over quickly; < parties; lively child, easily excited.
Araliaceae: Competition between siblings.
Stage 2: hates going on stage.
Follow upA month after
Hedera helix MK she feels more stable. She has come more into her body is more with both feet on the ground. She feels calmer in her head and less like a victim. Her headache is much less, and when it occurs it is shorter and less severe.
After some more months and repetitions of remedy she is doing much better. She stopped her company and started travelling abroad.
Moschus gave a temporary palliation.
Iris versicolor,
Rubidium and China had no effect.