One Sided Diseases A Case Presentation.

NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1996 Jan / Feb Vol V No 1.
Ardeshir Jagose.
Cases.
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Mr X, a Sikh, aged 30 years and a Computer Expert by occupation was diagnosed as having Familial Hypertension with Acid-Peptic disease.

CHIEF COMPLAINTS:

1. Raised blood pressure since 5-6 years. Taking Aten (50 mg)OD and Corbetazine 1/2. Inspite of these his diastolic pressure remained high (above 100 mm of Hg).
2. Indigestion since 4-5 years. Excessive flatulence with retrosternal burning aggravated by eating outside and spicy food: Flatulence aggravated in the evening (3+) from 3 to 6 pm and ameliorated by passing flatus.

PAST HISTORY: Malaria and Measles, in childhood. Vertigo since 4-5 years.

FAMILY HISTORY: A history of Hypertension in Father, Brother and Uncle.

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Appetite-Normal
Thirst-7-10 glass water per day.
Urine-4-5 times a day and once at night.
Stools-Passes stools twice in morning.
Cravings-Sweets (3+), Sour (3+) Warm food (3+)
Aversions-Nil.
Perspiration-Normal, no smell, no stains.
Sleep-Refreshing, sometimes startles in sleep.
Dreams-Unremembered.
Thermal-Sun:Dies not agg. Rains: Does not agg.
Bath: Always with cold water, Open air:amel (3+)
Covering: amel in summer only.
HOT patient.

MENTALS

Anger (3+), Irritable at trifles.
Obstinate (3+)
Bold(3+), no fears
Dominating personality (3+)
Anticipatory anxiety (3+).

INVESTIGATIONS

The patient had been thoroughly investigated for hypertension and acid peptic disease: all reports were normal.

EXAMINATION

Patient is tall, learn
Pulse-60/mm of Hg.
BP-140/100 of Hg.
Tongue-coated, white, dry with red tip.

SELECTION OF REMEDY

Lyco was selected as the constitutional remedy because of its characteristic peculiar indications

1. Anticipatory anxiety (3+).
2. Obstinate (3+)
3. Obstinate (3+)
4. Dominating (3+)
5. Cr-sweets (3+) and Warm Food (3)
6. Flatulence Agg from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
7. Hot Patient.

TREATMENT and FOLLOW-UP.

28/1/92 : Carbo-veg was selected as Carbo-veg 200 tds for.
Acute medicine for GIT 7 days.
disturbances with flatulence.
Also, Carbo veg is.
Complementary to lycopodium. Lycopodium 30 tds for. 7 days.
4/2/92 Patient feels better.
Retro-sternal burning reduced.
11/2/92 Better.Flatulence reduced Lyco 30 tds for 7 days.
18/2/92 Better. Lyco 200 tds for 7 days.
26/2/92 Better, GIT Symptoms Marked Lyco 200 tds for 7 days.
16/3/92 No complaints. Advised to stop medicine.
2/5/92 Patient returned as his BP shot up to 180/120.

Since his GIT symptoms were relieved the patient apprehensively asked if Homoeopathy could take care of his BP.

9/5/92 Patient felt better BP 120/1040 mm of Hg.
Lyco 200 tds for 15 days.
(Patient was also taking tablet Corbetazine 1/2 BD).
12/6/92 BP: 130/96 mm of Hg. Lyco 200 tds for 15 days.
30/7/92 BP: 132/92 mm of Hg. Lyco 1 M 3 doses, dose at bed time for 3 consecutive days (ie HS).
followed by SL for seven days.
8/8/92 BP:140/90 mm of Hg. SL tds for 15 days
28/8/92 BP:142/90 mm of Hg. Lyco 1 M, 3 doses, HS.
SL tds for 12 days.
10/9/92 BP:138/90 mm of Hg. SL tds for 15 days.
23/2/93 Patient did not report Lyco 1M,m 2 doses, 2HS.
He was in Delhi for 5 months. Incidentally the company stopped manufacturing tab Corbetazine and the patient was in a fix as to what medication he should take. So I explained to him that I will be able to control his blood pressure by Homoeopathic medicines.

Patient agreed. Hence from 24/2/93 the he was of Allopathic anti-hypertensive drugs.

BP:150/100 of Hg.
10/3/93 BP:140/90 mm of Hg. Lyco 1M, 3 HS Bed time for 3 days. Placebo for 1 month.
12/4/93 BP: 140/96 mm of Hg. Lyco 1 M, 2 doses, 1 dose at bed time for 2 days, followed by placebo for 15 days.
30/4/93 BP:132/80 mm of Hg. Lyco 10M, 2 doses bed time for 2 days of placebo for 15 days
6/5/93 BP:120/80 mm of Hg. SL tds for one month. 18/6/93 BP:130/84 mm of Hg. SL tds for one month.
2/7/93 BP:140/86 mm of Hg. Lyco 10 M, 1 dose HS.
30/9/93 BP:120/82 mm of Hg. SL tds for 2 months.
21/12/93 BP:134/82 mm of Hg. No Medicine.

To report after two months 1/2/94 BP: 130/84 mm of Hg. No medicine. Follow up after two months

I had last seen the patient on 20/8/1995 and he was normotensive and had no complaints.

Lycopodium being the patients constitutional medicine, the BP came under control and he was free from any other medication. With allopathic treatment the patients diastolic BP was always above 100 mm of Hg.

The patients general particular was also amazed to see the patient not taking medicines and requested my patient go get the name of the Homoeopathic medicine that helped him.

This case classically illustrates the definition of "One sided disease" which Dr Hahnemann has written in aphorism No 173 of the 6th edition of Organon which quotes-"The only diseases that seem to have but few symptoms, and on that account to be less amenable to cure, are those which may be termed ONE-SIDED, because they display only one or two principal symptoms which obscure almost all the others. They belong chiefly to the class of Chronic diseases."