The Case of the Uprooted Girl
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2002 Mar / Apr VOL 4 NO 2.
Dr Vishpala Parthasarathy
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This young woman of 27 yr, the daughter of a close Muslim patient of ours and my beautician too, was brought for Depression. Her mother, herself a lovely and caring person, was quite worried about her daughter’s depression and had asked for help. Knowing that the daughter had come from Delhi and knowing their financial situation, I explained to her, that for Homoeopathy to help, a full history would have to be taken. The mother briefed us a little; ending with "she is crying all the while." We gave Ign 1M- single dose. The next week pt came herself to give full history.

The Story (from both the mother and patient):
Born in 1974, the eldest of 3 children. Father was a tailor, working on a salary and mother, a small time beautician. The girl completed her SSC at a Bandra school with a 49% and joined a local college. In 1995 they found a good match and got her married in Delhi, but her Husband wished that she complete her graduation. She returned to Mumbai after the honeymoon to finish her graduation and stayed 8 months here, completed her BCom in 1995 and returned to her in-laws in Delhi. Theirs was a joint family, husband being the younger son. Elder son had divorced his first wife, who had one son, the 2^nd wife went mad and he now lives with the third wife in the same house. The in-laws, after some years, told the pt and her husband to find their own house. It came as a sudden shock!
They took a room on rent, far in the interior. Husband had a job as a salesman in a clothes factory. He would often return home late. Patient would be alone with her 3 yr old son and would be very fearful. It soon progessed to depression. She was always a fearful person and having to live alone was too traumatic for her. She was afraid of the dark and being alone. Also she was ultra-sensitive to other’s pains to the extent that seeing other’s pain, she would get the same pain. In the house, whole day she would be under stress- whether husband would come home on time or not. If curtains swayed, she would be scared. If got bad news, about her best friend in Mumbai attempting suicide, she would feel what if I too do it? Her emotional state became increasingly worse, so then she decided to come to Mumbai to live with the parents for a long period. She has now enrolled her son in a Bandra school and wants her husband to find a job here in Mumbai (with its difficult real estate situation, high expenses and recent job crunch!)

When asked her to describe her symptoms: she said she would get fear from any thing, and would get all the symptoms of stress-palpitation, inability to do anything. Then she would think she too would go mad just like her sister-in-law. "And then I cannot do any work!"

We put the Diagnosis as stress brought on by being thrown out of the house, leading to Anxiety Neurosis.

Complaints in Detail:It started in 1999, yearly attacks lasting for 10 days. Now since May 02 it is continuous. Attacks triggered by some event- like somebody’s death; her friend’s attempted suicide; seeing blood. She would feel her pulse going fast, heart beating fast, negative thoughts, feeling she will go insane, with fear of death. Broods continuously, has no appetite, rather gets nausea at sight and smell of food. Poor sleep
In 1999 she had an enlarged lymph gland at the Lt Mandible and was given Anti TB treatment for 9 mths. Colds throat irritation 1/6 mths - a severe attack. She has lost 2 kgs of weight in last 1month

Pt as a Person:
Weight: loss of 2 kg in 1mth, since the stress level increased. Hot palms
Perspiration: palms, offensive with occasional stains.
Cravings: salty, spicy³, cold drinks, chicken³.
Skin: clear, ecchymosed, nails white spots, heat palms, persp dripping, with yellow, odours +.
Menstruation: FMP 12y. LMP 23-5-02 MP 3/35-40, occ clots, dark and stain if not washed immediately No PMS.
Obstetric History: 1998: Son of 3.75 kg
1999: MTP 8 wks. Lactation: 1yr

Structure :

No other Remedy was required for this patient in the 3 months she is under our care. Tub will be given at some point, but only after Ign fails to hold.