NICCOLUM.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► A sensation in the whole left arm and
leg, as if they would fall asleep, in the afternoon while sitting (third
day), [1]. ►
Heaviness of the hands and feet as if weary, relieved by motion (fourth
day), [1].
UPPER EXTREMITIES.
►
Pain as from a sprain, in the left shoulder, on motion, relieved by more
violent motion, in the morning on waking (ninth day), [1]. ► Pain in
the left shoulder-joint as if dislocated; she was unable to raise the
arm, while lying on the right side, at 5 A.M.; continuing even after
rising, and only disappearing after violent motion (eighth day), [1]. [320.]
► Tearing in the right shoulder, on
raising the arm, in the afternoon (first day), [1]. ►
Sticking in the left shoulder, causing her to start, so violent that she
was almost in despair, disappearing after rubbing (twenty-sixth day), [1]. ►
Gnawing pain in the left shoulder-joint, frequently renewed (after
twenty days), [1]. ► Pain like a pressure, and as if
dislocated in the right axilla, on motion, in the afternoon
(twenty-second day), [1]. ► Pressure, as with a hand, on the inner
surface of the right upper arm, at 1 P.M., so that it woke her, after
which the upper arm was sensitive for a long time, [1]. ►
Frequent violent tearing, now in the right, now in the left arm, worse
while sitting (fourth day), [1]. ► Tearing pain from the middle of the upper
to the middle of the forearm, in the bone, towards noon (fifteenth day),
[1]. ►
Tearing in the left elbow, extending towards the wrist, in the afternoon
(fourth day), [1]. ► Tearing in the bones of the right
forearm, extending to the wrist; with a numb feeling in the two smaller
fingers, in the afternoon (thirteenth day), [1]. ► Painful
tearing on the outer margin of the right hand, immediately followed by
beating and throbbing in it, which lasted a longer time, and disappeared
in moving the arm, in the forenoon while writing (tenth day), [1]. [330.]
► The left hand in painful as if
beaten (second day), [1]. ► Sore pain on the outer margin of the left
hand, above the little finger, only on moving it; at night the spot is
painful, as if beaten (third day), [1].
► Violent tearing in the middle
phalanx of the right middle finger, as if it would be torn from the
hand, from 3 to 9 P.M. (second day), [1].
► Tearing in the right thumb (fifth
day), [1]. ►
Ulcerative pain beneath the nail of the right thumb (thirteenth day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the left thumb, as if in the bone (eighth day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the two last knuckles of the right index finger, [1]. ►
Tearing in the whole left index finger, with great violence (fifth day),
[1]. ►
Violent stitches above the nail of the right index finger three times in
succession (fourth day), [1]. ► Violent stitches in the tip of the right
little finger, as from a bee-sting, lasting a long time (seventeenth
day), [1]. [340.] ►
Burning in the right ring and middle finger, above the nails, as if
panaritiums would form, relieved by gentle rubbing, in the evening
(first day), [1].
LOWER EXTREMITIES.
►
Tearing in both hips, extending down the legs to the toes, while sitting
(fourth day), [1]. ► Painful tearing in the left hip-bone, in
the evening, night and forenoon (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Very violent tearing like a jerking, in the left thigh, while sitting,
disappearing after rising, and frequently intermitting (seventh day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the middle of the right thigh, in the flesh (tenth day), [1]. ►
Violent bruised pain in the middle of the thighs, like the usual pain
during the menses, in the afternoon while sitting, not while walking,
disappearing of itself, in the evening (fifth day), [1]. ► Bruised
pain about the middle of the left thigh, while sitting in the evening
(eighteenth day), [1]. ► Violent weary pain in both thighs, with
dragging in the groins and a thin stool; during the menses, [1]. ►
Tearing extending from the left knee to the middle of the thigh, in the
afternoon while sitting (second day), [1].
► Tearing and trembling in the knees,
during rest and motion, in the afternoon (eighth day), [1]. [350.] ► Stitches on the outer surface of the
right knee, while standing, [1]. ► Some fine stitches in the right patella,
in the afternoon (fifteenth day), [1].
► Tearing in both legs, from the
knees to the toes, with heaviness, so that she could scarcely walk,
frequently intermitting and disappearing in the evening (eleventh day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the right leg, in the afternoon while walking; lasting during
rest (tenth day), [1]. ► Falling asleep of the left leg, with
crawling in it, in the morning in bed, while lying on the back (seventh
day), [1]. ►
Weary pain in the calves, while walking, less while sitting (thirteenth
day), [1]. ►
Stitches on the outer surface of the right knee, while standing, at 6
P.M. (first day), [1]. ► Tearing on the posterior surface of both
legs at night, lasting a long time (fifth day), [1]. ► Violent
tearing in both legs, at 1 P.M., frequently somewhat diminished; she was
obliged to cease spinning on account of the pain, which lasted till 5
o’clock (second day), [1]. ► Tearing in the inner malleolus of the
right foot, lasting a minute, in the afternoon (third day), [1]. [360.]
► Gnawing in the right external
malleolus, in the forenoon (thirteenth day), [1]. ► Cramp
in the outer side of the left foot, from the heel to the toes,
frequently during the day, while sitting, disappearing after rising from
a seat, during the menses, [1]. ► Feeling like a sticking tension in the
whole left heel, especially on putting the foot to the ground, not on
raising the foot, immediately after rising from bed (ninth day), [1]. ►
Cramplike pain or a constrictive cramp in all the toes of the right
foot, in the morning in bed (fifth day), [1].
► Violent tearing, with crawling in
the right toes, disappearing on gentle rubbing, at night, [1].
GENERALITIES.
►
Objective. ► She feels
very sick and feverish, thinks that a violent illness is impending
(fourth day), [1]. ► Great weakness during the menses, [1]. ►
Weak and prostrated, especially in the lower limbs (first day), [1]. ►
Great uneasiness and heat, at 3 P.M.; everything hurt; she was obliged
to rise from bed and walk about, when she became better (third night), [1]. ►
Trembling of the hands and feet (fourth day), [1]. [370.] ► Stitches here and there over the whole
body, after lying down (ninth day), [1].
► Violent stitches in the right side
of the back, on the right clavicle, or on the right side of the head;
frequently during the day (third day), [1].
► Slight tearing, here and there, in
several parts of the body, during rest and motion (third day), [1].
SKIN.
►
Eruption on the nose and lips for three days, [1]. ► Two red
pimples, near together, on the left side of the nose, and a similar one
on the left side of the forehead, without sensation even when pressed
upon (after fifteen days), [1]. ► Dry tetter, of the size of large peas, on
both cheeks (tenth day), [1]. ► A pimple on the lower lip, near the left
corner of the mouth, without sensation, [1].
► Small burning pimple on the inner
side of the lower lip (tenth day), [1].
► Tetter that itches constantly and
violently on both hips (after ten days), [1].
► Small pimples on the inner surface
of the right knee, with violent itching, that disappears on scratching, [1]. [380.]
► Itching pimples on the legs, that
itch violently (seventh day), [1].
► Itching, as from fleas, over the
whole body, but most frequently on the neck (fifth day), [1]. ► Itching
here and there, for example, on the neck, nape of the neck, small of the
back, clavicles, that does not disappear on scratching, after which
small pimples appear (thirteenth day), [1].
► Fine burning stinging, as from
bee-stings, in several places, as for example, on the palm of the left
hand, on the neck, etc., [1]. ► Biting here and there on the body, in the
evening, disappearing after lying down, for several evenings (after
thirteen days), [1]. ► Itching on various parts of the body, in
the afternoon (tenth day), [1]. ► Itching over the whole face, not relieved
by scratching, [1]. ► Itching on the outer side of the neck, in
front, [1]. ►
Biting itching on the chest, disappearing after scratching, in the
evening (second day), [1]. ► Itching on the back, disappearing after
rubbing (sixth day), [1]. [390.] ►
Violent itching stitches, as from fleabites, on the shoulders and
sternum, in the evening, after lying down (third day), [1]. ► Itching
on the left shoulder, that returns after scratching, [1]. ► Violent
itching on the right shoulder, that she could not scratch enough, which,
however, did not cause it to disappear (twentieth day), [1]. ► Violent
itching on both hips at the same time, and after scratching, burning,
even if she only lightly moves the hand over it, towards noon, but
especially towards evening (third to sixth day), [1]. ► Violent
itching on the heel and three smaller toes, disappearing after
scratching, and returning (twelfth day), [1].
► Violent itching on the left heel,
only disappearing after scratching a long time (twenty-fifth day), [1].
SLEEP.
►
Yawning, with sleepiness, followed by creeping chills over the whole
body, without subsequent heat, [1].
► Yawning, with sleepiness, in the
afternoon, while sitting (second day), [1].
► Frequent yawning and sleepiness,
and also otherwise uncomfortable (fourth day), [1]. ►
Sleepiness, even in the forenoon, while sitting; was obliged to rise and
move about (first day), [1]. [400.] ►
Night restless, frequent waking on account of uneasiness and heat
(second day), [1]. ► Sleep restless, on account of painfulness
of the throat (tenth night), [1]. ► Night restless, could not fall asleep on
account of sticking pains in the left side; was obliged to rest on the
other side; the pain was aggravated by stooping (first and second
nights), [1]. ► Night restless, could not fall asleep on
account of pains in the head (first night), [1]. ►
Frequent waking at night, and only quiet and sound sleep about 4 A.M.
(sixth night), [1]. ► Frequent waking at night, with general
discomfort (third night), [1]. ► Frequent waking at night, on account of
uneasiness; then she could not fall asleep again for a long time (eighth
day), [1]. ►
Night restless; she woke often, without cause (first night), [1]. ►
Sleep always good, but with frequent though unremembered dreams, [1]. ►
Constant, confused, visionary dreams while half awake (second night), [1]. [410.]
► Voluptuous dream (eighth night), [1]. ►
Dream that she saw coming a man with whom she was acquainted, but whom
she took for the devil, but afterward recognized, at which she was as
happy as she had previously been frightened (second night), [1]. ►
Dream that she lost a tooth, which caused her very great unhappiness
(eighth night), [1]. ► Frightful dreams; she seemed to see the
head of an acquaintance cut off, whereupon she woke in perspiration and
anxiety (fourth night), [1]. ► Dream that she had pains in the right
arm; she tried to rub it but could not; tried to move it and could not,
whereupon she was very much distressed (twentieth night), [1]. ► Dream
that she almost fell from the loft, and could with difficulty hold on,
whereupon she woke in fright (second night), [1]. ► Dream
that her mother fell into a cistern and was drowned, whereupon she woke
trembling and weeping (sixth night), [1].
► Dream that he ran after men,
bruised and very much injured himself (first night), [1]. ► Dream
that her brother, living at a distance, visited her, and she was very
happy (first night), [1]. ► A dream of tombs, which he himself
inhabited; afterwards a voluptuous dream (fifth night), [1]. [420.] ► Dream that persons she knew were dead;
she wept, [1]. ► Dream of quarrelling with a view to death
and murder; she tried to cut off the finger of an acquaintance, but
could not accomplish it in spit of every effort (seventh night), [1]. ►
Dream that she had quarrelled with an acquaintance (sixth night), [1]. ►
Dream of quarrelling and struggling with her husband, who lived at a
distance, and who had just arrived, whereupon she woke (third night), [1].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness and shivering from 6 to 7 P.M., followed by good sleep and
agglutination of the eyes (tenth day), [1].
► Chilliness in the afternoon,
disappearing in the evening (thirteenth day), [1]. ►
Chilliness for an hour, in the morning, without subsequent heat or sweat
or thirst (second day), [1]. ► Chilliness and shivering over the whole
body, at 6 P.M., and the whole following night till morning (twelfth
day), [1]. ►
More chilliness than heat, though constant transient shivering,
alternating with heat, from the morning on, without thirst (fourth day),
[1]. ►
Slight shivering frequently creeping over the nape of the neck, before
and after midnight (second day), [1].
[430.] ►
Shivering, commencing at 8 A.M., with yawning, lasting all day (seventh
day), [1]. ►
Shivering on the back, at 6 P.M., lasting half an hour, relieved by the
warmth of the stove (twenty-sixth day), [1].
► Shivering on the back, hands, and
feet, from 6 to 6.30 P.M. (twenty-ninth day), [1]. ► Heat,
mingled with chilliness and thirst, during the inflammation of the
throat (tenth day), [1]. ► At one time chilliness, at another heat,
without thirst; she did not dare to put the hands out of bed, [1]. ►
At first heat for an hour, in the evening, after lying down, followed by
chilliness, lasting a quarter of an hour (second day), [1]. ► He was
constantly more warm than cold (first days), [1]. ►
Sensation of heat over the whole body, with anxiety, great prostration,
and weakness (fourth day), [1]. ► Constant heat without thirst, in the
afternoon; shivering at 8 P.M., with warmth of the hands and feet,
alternating with heat; at night, heat with much thirst (fourth night), [1]. ►
Heat at night, with violent thirst; was obliged to put the hands and
feet out of bed, which he did without injury (first night), [1]. ►
A painful boring and gnawing in the occiput, more in the left side, in
the afternoon (third day), [1]. [440.] ►
Heat over the whole body, as if sweat would break out (first day), [1]. ►
Heat and sweat, with thirst, and then chilliness (first night), [1]. ►
Sweat, in the afternoon (first day), [1].
► Sweat over the whole body, without
profuse heat, in the morning in bed, with an unpleasant sensation of
warmth (twelfth day), [1]. ► Sweat, after midnight, without thirst
(sixth day), [1].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), Head dull; agglutination of eyes;
vision dim; mouth dry, slimy; sticking in throat. ►
(5 A.M.), Biting about navel. ► (Morning in bed),
Head heavy; cramp in toes. ► (Morning on rising), Nausea; vertigo;
headache; burning in eyes. ► (Morning on waking), Burning in eyes; bitter,
disagreeable taste. ► (Forenoon), Apprehensive, fulness of head;
sneezing; nausea; erections. ► (9 to 10 A.M.), Stitches in left flank. ► (Noon),
Burning in stomach. ► (Afternoon), Apprehensive; burning in eyes;
teeth painful; heaviness or pressure on chest; pain in chest; stitches
in chest; stitches beneath shoulders, in small of back; in patella;
tearing in legs, in right of head, in shoulder, in forearms, in knees;
chilliness; heat; sweat. ► (Afternoon and night), Constriction of throat;
thirst; stitches in side of stomach. ►
(1 to 3 P.M.), Cutting in abdomen. ► (3 P.M.),
Uneasiness. ► (4 P.M.), Cutting in hypochondria; griping in
groin. ► (7
P.M.), Biting about navel. ►
(6 to 7 P.M.), Chilliness. ► (Evening),
Quarrelsome; tearing in side of head; burning in eyes; eyes watery,
weak; sneezing; pain and gnawing in teeth; soreness, tickling in throat;
thirst; hiccough; pinching in flanks; cutting in abdomen, in chest;
itching in chest; twitching on left scapula. ►
(Night), Nose stopped; toothache;
tearing in backs of legs; heat. ► (Before midnight), Pinching in right flank. ► (After midnight),
Sweat. ► (Open
air), Vertigo. ► (After dinner), Pinching in stomach;
erections. ► (After eating), Flatulent distension of
abdomen. ► (House),
Headache. ► (Lying
down), Stitches here and there. ►
(After moderate meal), Fulness of
stomach. ► (Motion),
Beating in head; stitches in nape; pain in margin of hand. ► (Rising from bed),
Sticking in heel. ► (Rising from stooping), Vertigo. ► (Sitting),
Stitches in left ribs; extremities fall asleep; tearing in left arm. ► (Sitting in
afternoon), Pain in thighs; tearing in thighs. ► (Standing),
Stitches in knee; cramp in side of foot. ►
(Writing), Tearing in margin of
hand. ► Amelioration. ► (Toward evening),
Quarrelsome mood. ► (Open air), General symptoms; vertigo;
heaviness of head. ► (Bed), Toothache. ►
(Cold), Pain in cheek. ► (Eructations),
Pressure in stomach. ► (Lying on painful side), Stitches in left
flank; tearing in left scapula. ► (Motion), Stitches between shoulders; pain in
left shoulder; heaviness of hands and feet. ►
(Rubbing), Itching on pudenda;
sticking in left shoulder; burning in fingers. ►
(Walking), Short breath.® 2000
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