644.32.12 Turnera diffusa, CaseCase by Marguerite Pelt.
Woman, headaches.
She had sickening headaches, from neck to temple, < during and after menstruation, < bright light, < hungry. She was often tired, had insomnia and depression, especially premenstrual.
She has numb and dead fingers and toes from the cold. She had hayfever; hypersensitivity to odours; brittle nails; ear pain, < cold air; aversion sex; bloating and rumbling; hypotension; itching in the shower.
She had a small car accident and a whiplash, severe neck pain, < lifting her arms, < walking; she has head and back pain daily; her vision and memory were reduced.
Weather: chilly; > warm, hot, dry weather; < sea.
Time: < morning.
Desire: milk, spicy.
Sleep: insomnia, < before menses; waking early, < 5 am.
She was irritable, crying constantly, needing comfort. She could not comfort herself.
She felt she had no affection and no lap to sit on. Her mother was always working, lacked warmth and comfort, ignored her and never talked.
At 17 she left home and founded a family with her husband. Her husband was always working and gave her little attention. Her three children tended to ask too much of her because she was too lenient.
She loved working with others and participated in the school reception.
She could hardly show emotions, avoiding too much attention. Her answers were short and even sometimes defensive.
She cannot stand injustice.
Fears: heights, small spaces; sharks.
AnalysisMalpighiales: repressed emotions, silence and numbness in other words: the rational mind prevails over feelings; neck vulnerable, whiplash; restless, insomnia; restless thoughts; weak identity.
Turnera diffusa: headache, migraine; libido lost; chronic fatigue; spinal injury.
Follow upAfter Damiana 30K once a week all the symptoms improved, especially the depressive feeling, the headache and the back and shoulder pain. The vulvar lichen planus disappeared. She felt well and was really enjoying her work, felt more independent.
After 18 months she had a slight relapse from being very busy at work and from the demands of her children. She still looked well, was stronger and clearer, talked more easily about herself and was less abrupt. She was less dependent on the attention of others. She managed to cope in a calm and steadfast way as coordinator of the school reception for example when there was a lost child or if she was confronted with angry parents.
She did well on Turnera again.
Lycopodium,
Natrium muriaticum,
Candida albicans, Pulsatilla,
Argentum phosphoricum had little or no effect.