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I Worry about Health!
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1999 Mar / Apr VOL VIII NO 2.
Dr Raji Govindrajan
'Cocculus

Mrs M aged 44, married with 2 children, and came to me on 24.11.97 with a complaint of pain in the Lt knee for the past one month.

X-RAY of 14.11.97 showed

Early osteo-arthritic changes
Joint spaces normal
An oestolytic lesion in the femoral surface of the patella

Knee pain < bending with occasional pain in Rt knee. Patient was anxious about arthritis anticipating gradual deterioration. But was not worried about the pain, which is not severe.

Other Complaints:
Hypertension - 1½ yr. on drugs.
Headache - six years
< Sun
< Gastric
< Travel
< Loss of sleep

Personal History: Youngest in a family of 9 sisters.
Food: Prefers warm and moderately spiced.
Appetite: normal
Thirst: normal
Stools: regular
Urine: regular
Sweat: below normal
Weather: uncomfortable in summer
Sleep: good generally. Feels tired, weak and gets headache on missing sleep

Past History: Chickenpox, Mumps, when 12 yrs old
Family History: M - BP, F - Filariasis,
Uncle - Cancer of lungs,
MGM - TB of lungs, Sisters - arthritis

Patient spends time coaching school students in maths at home. No specific ambitions or disappointments.
Anxiety about health, arthritis in particular. About accidents etc, when husband and children go out. Of automatic lifts.
Travel Sickness - +++ - by car, train and bus
Does not enjoy travelling at all due to sickness.

Analysis
Anxiety about her health and about her family members, early OA changes, complaints from loss of sleep ++, travel sickness +++, headache due to travel or loss of sleep are clear indications of her constitutional remedy - Cocculus.

The Rubrics
Schroyens

16	Mind anxiety about health
18	Mind anxiety for others
19	Mind anxiety for loss of sleep
261	Head pain, gastric
267	Head pain, riding carriage
268	Head pain, riding on cars
269	Head pain, loss of sleep from Head pain sleep loss of, night watching from
270	Head pain from exposure to sun
1241	Extremities pain - Lt knee then Rt knee
1692	General travelling ailment
1682	General loss of sleep

Treatment

24.11.97	Cocculus 200, 6 doses OD, SL 9 doses OD, Calc-phos 6x BDS
11.12.97	Felt better 30%. All parameters normal. Reduced BP drug to alternate days Rx Cocculus 200, 6 doses OD, SL 9 doses OD, Calc-phos 6x BD
06.01.98	BP normal. Lt knee painful on flexing. No headaches Rx Cocculus 1M one dose. SL for 14 days
26.11.98	Was fine all these months. Mild pain for the past one week. No other problems Rx Cocculus 1M one dose. SL for 14 days
15.12.98	Pain better by 50%. Was in need of one more follow-up Rx Cocculus 1M one dose. SL for 14 days
20-2-99	Is well even today. She has been followed up for 15 mths.

Case Study Title : I Worry about Health!