FORMICA.
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. ► Diarrhœa
early in the morning, as soon as awake; compelled to go to stool at
once, with rumbling in the bowels; the stool is soft and painless;
another stool immediately after breakfast, with urging (fourth day), [1]. ►
Diarrhœa, with some tenesmus; pain in lower umbilical and upper
hypogastric regions before moving the bowels; relieved after stool
(second day), [11]. ► Before taking the medicine was troubled
with constipation, with sensation of constriction of sphincter ani;
relieved of these symptoms entirely, afterwards the diarrhœa set in, [11]. ►
Slight diarrhœa, two passages, small, and without pain, in the morning
(fourth day), [4]. [150.] ►
Two stools every day from the second to sixth days (one stool is the
rule), [9]. ►
Loose stool at 8 A.M. (second day), [6].
► Soft pappy discharge from the
bowels in the morning (second day), [7].
► Soft pappy stool in the morning,
with some inclination to sit at stool (forty-sixth day); the same kind
of stool every morning, for four succeeding days, when it was natural;
the passage was accompanied by a feeling as though the mucous membrane
was thickened and stiff, [1]. ► Constipation. ►
Stool constipated; passed but two small balls after much straining, at
11 A.M. (second day), [3]. ► Evacuation of bowels with difficulty,
ending in thin fæces, painless (second day), [8]. ► She had
been very costive all her life; on the sixth day her bowels began to
move regularly; have been getting a little worse since, but not so bad
as before, [11b].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Sensation of pain in the forepart of the urethra (third day), [8]. ►
Double the quantity of urine, even at night (third day); increased for
two or three days, [6]. ► Urine like saffron; bright yellow; no
sediment; passes urine often (fourth day); frequent urination, urine
darker (fifth and sixth days), [12].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Male. [160.] ► In the forenoon erections while riding in
his carriage (fifth day), [16b]. ► In the morning after getting up to
urinate, he lies down again, and has long-lasting erections (fourth
morning), [16b]. ► In the morning strong erections, with
increased sexual desire (sixth day), [16b].
► During coition, insufficient
erection, [16b]. ► Hot red swelling of the prepuce (fifth
and sixth days), [12]. ► Secretion under the prepuce, much
increased (fifth and sixth day); continuing for one week, [12]. ► On
ascending the staircase leading to his chamber, he feels that the sexual
parts have gone to sleep, [14]. ► A kind of nervous fluctuating (schuebend)
and jerking pain in the left half of the penis, in the region of the
prostate, very often repeated (fifth and sixth days), [16b]. ► Female.
► Menses appeared eight days too
soon, rather scanty and pale, with bearing-down pain in the back (third
day); same, discharge darker (fourth day); the menses continue, with a
crampy pain through the hip-joint and pelvis (fifth day); the discharge
becomes scanty and pale again; the pain in the back is diminishing
(sixth day); all the symptoms have ceased (eighth day), [11b]. [She had always been regular before.] ► Great sexual excitability (fifth day), [11].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
[170.] ►
Hysterical attack of coughing, followed by shedding of tears, in the
night (tenth day), [13]. ► Cough from irritation in the larynx, with
loose expectoration during the day, [23].
CHEST.
►
Pain in the chest when taking a full inspiration, [16b]. ►
Sudden pain in the left lung, followed by a sensation as if I were
falling (first day), [5]. ► Pain in right side of chest, could not
breathe for a moment; stitching pain, at 4.30 P.M. (third day), [10]. ►
Pain in left side of chest, in the afternoon, continuing one hour and a
quarter; better when walking; worse when sitting and taking a deep
breath, which causes stitches and the sensation of an adhesion (twelfth
day), [13]. ►
Pain in the lower part of left breast, followed in two minutes by the
same sensation in right breast, accompanied by continued chilliness down
the back, and extending down the inferior extremities, at 8 P.M. (third
day), [4].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Uneasy pain in the region of the heart, lasting an hour or more (after
two hours and a half), [8]. ► Slight palpitation of the heart, which
lasted about five minutes, in the afternoon (first day); perhaps a
slightly increased action of the heart (second day), [21]. ► Pulse
92, irregular (first day), [5].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. [180.] ► Sensation of stiffness in the neck (part
of S. 19), [23]. ► Pain in the neck, more on the left side
when riding in the carriage, as if it would break in two, [16]. ► Pains
in the neck in the evening, which become insupportable in looking
upwards, [15b]. ► Pressing pains in the left side of the
neck, sometimes a kind of itching or burning there, soon, [14]. ► Back.
► The pains in the back and hips have
increased, they are of a sharp shooting character, shooting down the
thighs; also shooting pains in shoulders and down the arms to the hands
and fingers, a sensation of pricking over the skin in the region of the
pain; the pain is more on the left than right side (one hour after
fourth dose, first day), [17]. ► Small jerks along the left side of the
spine, in the region of the ninth rib, due to spasm of a small portion
of muscles, [23]. ► Dorsal. ►
Acute pain in the inferior part of the scapula, at 12 M. (seventh day), [17]. ►
Shooting pain in region of left scapula, from 11.30 to 12 P.M. (second
day), [4]. ► Lumbar. ►
Stitches in left lumbar region, lasting only a few seconds (after fifty
minutes), [10]. ► Sacral. ►
Severe pains in the crest and dorsum of the ilium, extending across the
sacrum with a sensation as though there was powerful traction at the
attachment of the muscles, at 12 M. (seventh day), [17]. [190.] ► At 5 P.M. very severe attack of pain
across the sacrum and dorsum of each ilium; every movement caused very
severe pain; could only rise with great difficulty from the chair, or
walk, or move my body in any way; the sensation was as if the muscles
were strained, and on the point of being torn from their attachment;
much pain for awhile after going to bed (twelfth day), [17].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Pain in arm and leg of right side; pains
mostly in the joints; deepseated pains as though they were in the bones;
the pains shifted about and did not remain long in one spot (third day),
[18]. ►
Aching of the bones, with a feverish state of the system, with fulness
and dulness of the head, [23]. ► Tearing and drawing in left arm and leg
from above downwards, at 10 P.M. (third day), [4].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► When riding in his carriage a sensation
in both arms and hands, as if they had gone to sleep, more in the hands,
[14]. ►
On awaking his left hand and arm have gone to sleep (fourth morning), [16b]. ►
Darting, sticking pains in the arm, neck, and chest of right side
(second day), [18]. ► Shooting pains in the arms, extending to
the elbows, at 12 M. (seventh day), [17].
► Shoulder. ► Continued soreness, very painful in the
anterior part of the left armpit (third day), [16b]. ► Arm.
► Twitching in triceps muscles of
left arm, at 9 P.M. (fourth day), [3].
[200.] ►
Severe pain in the middle of the left upper arm, like a pinching with
dull wooden pincers, coming at intervals and lasting half an hour;
subsequently very similar pains on various parts of the body lower down,
[14]. ►
Long, deep stitches in left upper arm; afternoon (second, fifth, and
twelfth days), [13]. ► Elbow. ►
Pain in elbow and wrist of right side (second day), [18]. ► Severe
pain above the right elbow, inwardly on the inner side, increasing in
intensity in the direction of the upper arm, [14]. ►
Rheumatic pain in the right elbow-joint, [16b].
► Forearm. ► Rheumatic pain in right forearm and
wrist, [23]. ►
Stitching pain in the course of the ulnar nerve down to the left little
finger, [23]. ► Shooting pains in the forearms and hands,
at 1 P.M. (seventh day), [17]. ► Biting pain in left forearm, lasting a
short time (third day), [8]. ► Wrist. ►
Several slight indefinable sensations in and around the left wrist,
followed in ten or fifteen minutes by a pain in the right tendo
Achillis; at its height after one hour, and most in the right upper
posterior part of the head, [16]. [210.] ►
Rheumatic pain in the right wrist-joint and in the course of the ulna, [16b]. ►
Great inflammation, redness, and swelling of the back of the hands; soon
after, suppuration under the finger-nails, followed by loosening and
falling off of the nails, [25]. ► Burning pain in left carpal bones, at 11
P.M. (fourth day), [3]. ► Shooting pain in carpal bones, while
writing, extending down third and fourth fingers, at 9 P.M. (second
day), [4]. ►
The palms of the hands burn (first day), [5].
► For several days in succession
burning stitches in the finger-ends, first in the left hand, and worse
in the evening, then on the right hand, and worse in the morning, the
middle finger most affected, [14].
► Tearing pain in middle finger of
left hand, at 11.50 A.M. (second day), [10].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Bruised sensation in the lower limbs
(sixth day), [11]. ► Hip. ►
An uneasy painful sensation in the hips and thighs, with a desire to
change often their position whilst sitting (seventh day), [17]. ► Pain
in the hips (bruised) at night in bed, causing him to change from side
to side, [16b]. [220.] ►
Slight pain in the hips and small of the back and sacrum (three hours
and a half after third dose, first day), [17].
► Rheumatic pains in both hips from
left to right, [23]. ► Slight shooting pains in the hips,
shooting down the thighs at 7 P.M.; pains have increased and are more
acute and sharp at 10 P.M. (sixth day), [17].
► A severe bruised pain in the left
hip-joint, so as to interfere with walking, [23]. ► Thigh.
► Shooting pain in thighs down to the
knees, at 12 M. (seventh day), [17].
► Knee. ►
In the evening, when walking, the right knee gave way under him on
account of a severe pain below the knee; the following day the same, and
a hinderance in walking, from a similar severe pain in the middle toe of
the left foot, [15b]. ► Pain in the knee-joints (rheumatic), most
in the right, increased by walking, [16b].
► Rheumatic pain in the left knee, [23]. ►
Lancinating pain in the left knee-joint, waking him from sleep, [16b]. ►
Ankle. ► Sharp rheumatic
pain in both ankles, much increased by walking, [23]. ► Foot.
[230.] ►
He is troubled in the night with cramp in both feet, especially in the
soles under the toes, and always in a very small spot (after two or
three weeks), [16b]. ► He is woke up at 3 A.M. by a cramp in the
soles of the feet, particularly in the forepart and under the toes; more
in the right foot; he had the same when lying on the lounge in a warm
room (fourth night), [16b]. ► Toes. ►
Sharp intermitting pain in fourth toe of left foot; soon after, a
burning pain just behind the ball of the first toe of the same foot;
soon after, slight pain in the lower part of the tibia of the left leg
(fifth day), [3]. ► Stinging and burning in left great toe
(second night), [4].
GENERALITIES.
►
Objective. ► In four
hours, pink, flat, spreading swelling of bitten part, with itching; the
swelling increased, so that it felt tender on bending the wrist; then
the swelling went up arm, bright red, like erysipelas, with itching; the
swelling pitted on pressure, leaving a white indentation, with crimson
areola; itching in wrist at this time; the swelling was relieved by warm
bathing, and the itching by Arnica, [24].
► More than usual agility (second
day), [6]. ►
Great agility of mind and body (third day), [6]. ►
Indisposition to exercise the muscles; they feel painful when exercised,
especially the extensors of the legs, [16b].
► General weakness of the whole
muscular system; the muscles feel as if paralyzed, [16b]. ► Very
weak in the morning (eleventh day), [13].
[240.] ►
Attacks of faintness, lasting some minutes, at 8 P.M.; everything is
black before the eyes; is compelled to sit down (fifth day), [13]. ►
Subjective. ► Very
susceptible to cold, [23]. ► He could not bear as well as usual the
cold weather (first and second day), [16b].
► He is more affected by the cold
than usual, especially when walking against the wind, in the evening
(fourth week), [16b]. ► Great liability to take cold, and bad
effects from it, [23]. ► General exaltation; wants to run, but
soon becomes tired, in the evening especially (first day), [12]. ►
General lightness (second day), [12].
► Indisposed, forgetful, very sleepy
and tired in the evening; unusually affected on hearing bad news of some
threatening evil, [15]. ► Had a feeling of discomfort, immediately,
and felt badly all day, [15]. ► He is dull, feels heavy and bruised, in
the morning (second day), [14]. [250.] ► A
wretched feeling of the whole system, causing one to gape and stretch, [23]. ►
Languid feeling of the whole system, with pain in all the limbs,
accompanied by chills and horripilations along the spine, [23]. ► A kind
of sharp corroding, sore feeling or painfulness, here and there, more or
less during the whole day, [15b]. ► All the symptoms, including the cold,
have been on the right side (which is the deaf ear), the others
occasionally sympathizing, [22]. ► The powders taken at night seem to have
had the most effect, [22]. ► Pains increase whilst sitting up after a
walk, at 10 A.M. (seventh day), [17].
► Recurrence of the pains several
days after, upon taking a slight cold, [18].
► Merc. corr. stopped all the
symptoms, [12].
SKIN.
►
Violent itching on the inside of left arm and hand, followed by a rash,
appearing in streaks on left arm and hand, as from the seams of a glove;
in the afternoon (seventh day), [13].
► After taking the first powder, the
blister on the face for which the medicine was given seemed rather
smaller and harder; after the second it was softer and felt sore; a
small pimple appeared on the face; the morning after the third the
surface of the blister was irregular, [22].
[260.] ►
Here and there on the skin a pressing-burning sensation on small but not
sharply defined places, [14]. ► Small but violent prickling-pressing
stitches, particularly in the region of the right nipple, as from
nettles, but without the long-continued sensation of an after-burning;
after awhile the same on the left side of the back, and much more
violent; still later the same sensation on other parts of the body, [14]. ►
Tingling in the left fingers, [23].
► Itching on the scrotum, [16b]. ►
Itching in the left armpit, followed by a soreness; besides this, also a
sore place inwardly (first day); the itching still continues, and the
feeling of soreness is increased by scratching (second day), [16b]. ►
Itching of the scalp, arms, abdomen, and the whole trunk and head; (this
symptom was well marked), (first day), [5].
► Several mornings in succession,
instead of the itching in the inner and anterior part of the left
armpit, he now has the same in the right armpit more outwardly (fifth
day), [16b]. ►
In the evening, night, and the following day, a violent itching on the
left shoulder-blade and on the left thigh near the inguinal region; it
comes again and again, and is each time relieved by scratching (sixth
evening and seventh day), [16b]. ► A very violent itching in the palm of the
left hand, for several days), [16b].
► Burning itching in the bend of the
left knee, which increased to an extraordinary degree, at half past
nine; the same sensation, which is neither an itching, nor a burning,
nor a pressure, but a union of the three, on many different parts of the
body, now here, now there, [14]. [270.] ►
Very violent penetrating itching at the right nipple, immediately, [14].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Sleepiness. ► Very
frequent yawning at 1 P.M.; has to stretch out his limbs, [16]. ► Sleepy
in afternoon (ninth, twelfth, and fourteenth days), [13]. ►
Sleepiness in afternoon, then stitches in left ankle (fourth day), [13]. ►
Great sleepiness for half an hour, in afternoon (third day), [13]. ►
Great sleepiness in the evening, while reading, removed (second day), [8]. ►
After eating some water soup, made from scalded rye-bread with cream, he
all at once becomes very sleepy, and falls asleep in his chair; on
awaking, does not as usual feel refreshed, but goes immediately to bed,
and falls asleep at once, [14]. ► Dull sleepy feeling, with heaviness of
the eyelids, and inability to study (first day), [18]. ►
Sleeping easily in the evening (third day), [12]. ► He is
disturbed several times during the night by the restlessness of the
children, but each time he falls easily asleep again, which is very
unusual, [14]. [280.] ►
He does not feel like getting up; he has scarcely roused himself when he
drops off to sleep again (second morning); this happened every morning
for more than a week, [15]. ► Sleeplessness. ►
Sleeplessness the first twenty-four hours, with sleeping and waking
alternately afterwards, [6]. ► Restless sleep at night (fifth, sixth,
and tenth days), [13]. ► Restless night; sleep much disturbed
(second day), [13]. ► Very wakeful after going to bed (first
night), [8]. ►
It is again a habitual thing with him to wake up and feel that he has
had sufficient sleep (fifth day), [16b].
► For several evenings, he drank beer
and afterwards wine, and although he went to bed at 1 o’clock he woke at
3, and felt as if he had had enough sleep, [16]. ► When
he is aroused by a patient he feels as though he had slept enough, and
can do with less sleep (third night), [16b].
► Very little sleep during the night,
with much nausea (third day), [13].
► Wakefulness all night, with very
little sleep (first night); sleep well (second night); sleeplessness
(third night), [1]. [290.] ►
The alternation of wakefulness and sleep has continued at night with
great regularity; from the eighth day to the fifteenth there has been
regular alternations of sleepless nights and profound sleep; one night
getting to sleep with great difficulty, and waking often during the
night; the next night the sleep would be quiet and profound, [1]. ►
Wakens feeling very weak (seventeenth day), [13]. ► Dreams.
► Dreams the first three nights not
unpleasant, [9]. ► Lewd dreams at night (third day), [3]. ►
Lewd dreams often at night (first, second, third, and fourth nights);
with erections (first and third nights), [12].
► At night, vivid lewd dreams,
erections of penis, and seminal emissions (first, second, and third
nights), [5]. ► A Brunswick sausage, which had become
somewhat mouldy, was left in his sleeping-room, and perhaps caused the
following dream; he saw a funeral procession, with a large coffin and
many smaller ones; the persons had died from scarlet fever; the
procession almost came up with him, and stopped at the street corner; as
he attempted to get out of the way of the wind, which blew towards him
from the procession, he woke up (fourth night), [16b].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Chills (part
of S. 251), [23]. ► Continued chilly sensations during the
night (second night), [4]. ► Continued creeping down the back (third
day), [4]. [300.] ►
Cold feet continually, [23]. ► Heat. ►
Feverish heat all over the body, most in the scalp, [16b]. ►
Feverish state of the system), [23].
► Some fever (first day), [5]. ►
Hand and face very hot (first day), [5].
► A feeling of warmth in the lower
part of chest and abdomen, [23]. ► Sweat. ►
A copious sweat broke out (after drinking whisky), [26]. ►
Disagreeable sweat during the night, [19].
► Woke up with clammy skin (had the
same symptom years ago, but no since), [19].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), When writing, dizziness; at 4
o’clock, while attempting to rise, giddy; when waking, headache, etc.;
when waking, pain in eyes; on getting up, sore throat, etc.; diarrhœa;
stitches in right finger-ends; weakness; itching in armpit. ► (Afternoon),
From 12 to 10 o’clock, worse when stooping, headache; from 12 to 5
o’clock, pain in incisors. ► (Evening), In bed, pressure in rectum;
stitches in left finger-ends; general exaltation. ►
(Night), In bed, pain in hips;
sweat. ► (Open
air), All symptoms. ► (Coffee), Headache. ►
(After drinking cold water), Pain in
umbilical region. ► (Washing in cold water), Headache. ► (Contact),
Stinging in palate. ► (Eating), Inclined to be giddy; stinging in
palate. ► (Deep
inspiration), Pain in left chest. ►
(Looking up), Pain in neck. ► (Sitting),
Pain in left chest. ► (Sitting up after a walk), The pains. ► (Sitting quietly),
The pains. ► (Smoking), Stinging in palate. ► (Study),
The pains. ► (Walking), Pain in knee-joint; pain in ankles.
► (Warm
bathing), Swelling of bitten parts. ►
Amelioration. ► (Combing hair), Headache. ► (Walking),
Pain in left chest. ► (Washing), Pain in eyes.® 2000
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