Spigelia anthelmia. Sensitivity to cold and dampness is a key feature of Spigelia. Left side drug. Simultaneous damage to the heart, eyes and head. Shooting and aching pain in head, nose and eyes. Similar pain in the region of the heart with bradycardia. Vertigo on bending over. Heat in the head. The pain is aggravated at night, in the morning and in wet weather. Bursting pain in eyeballs on motion.
Cutting pain in the eye. Combination of cardiac and ocular symptoms. Fear of pointed objects. Sensations as if intoxicated. Sensations: the heart may burst; bandage on the head; the head is tightly tied; electrical discharges in the temples. Sensations: brain dangles in skull; eyes are squeezed out of their sockets. Feeling; paralysis of the upper eyelids; eyeballs are enlarged; sand in the eyes.
Sensations: needles penetrate the eyes; eyes are about to pop out of their sockets. Eye pain drives the patient crazy. Sensations: ears covered with thick cloth; face burned. Sensations: there is a tight lump in the throat; the stomach will burst; the whole intestine is spasmodic. Thready pulse. Sensations: heart squeezed by hand; all the contents of the chest dangle inside it. Intolerance to the touch and pressure of clothing.
Pressure relieves neuralgic pain. Worse from jarring and from motion. Better at rest. Worse in the morning on waking. The pain intensifies and subsides with the movement of the sun. Vertigo with nausea. The pain begins in the occiput in the morning and spreads to the left half of the head. Throbbing pain in left temple and over left eye. Stitches in the left eye. The pain occurs intermittently.
Cactus grandiflorus. The feeling of pressure is accompanied by shooting pains. Pulsating pains on the right and in the region of the vertex. The pains are aggravated by noise, bright light and food. Strong pressure brings relief. Pressive heaviness in vertex. Vertigo worse on standing up and on taking a deep breath. Sensations: chest squeezed with an iron hoop; desire to take a deep breath.
Acute attacks of suffocation with fainting. Cold sweat and thready pulse. Sensations: the heart is compressed by an iron hoop; stitching pains pass into the left arm; the left hand is numb. Feelings: the heart is tight in the chest. Palpitations day and night, worse on left side. Arrhythmia. Pulsation throughout the body. Worse from heat, from direct sunlight and from dampness. Worse after eating; while walking, at 11 o’clock in the morning. Better outdoors.
Kalium carb. Pulsation of the vessels of the whole body, down to the tips of the fingers. Irregular heartbeats. Feeling: the heart is suspended on a string. Headache with heat in the face. Sleepiness while eating. Movement and pressure do not change the intensity of the pain. Aversion to open air. Feeling of emptiness in the whole body; lump in the throat; throbbing pain; burning pain.
The patient cannot lie down at night. Better during the day and when moving. Worse on right side and when stooping. Better sitting, leaning forward. Movement causes headache and dizziness. The symptoms are worse in the morning, less during the day, and worse again at night. Worse in the evening when lying down and after midnight. Cold air aggravates all symptoms.
Lachesis. Extreme sensitivity of the body. Intolerance to touch or pressure. Symptoms appear on the left; then move to the right. Sensation of constriction : in throat and head. Sensation: skull crushed by a small cap. Sensation: pulling from the crown of the head to the jaws. Marked physical weakness. Trembling of the whole body. Violent throbbing or pounding pains.
Fainting with pain in the heart, nausea, pallor and dizziness. Worse after sleep; from the heat; when swallowing; from light touch or pressure; from the pressure of clothing; from movement; when he closes his eyes; from hot food. Better outdoors; from strong pressure; from cold drinks; from fruits.
Ignatia. Disordered, conflicting symptoms. Spasms and tremors. Pain comes on gradually and disappears suddenly. Sensation of a lump in the throat. Sore throat, better swallowing. Sweating only on the face. Sensation: the nail is pulled out of the head from the side. Feeling; the pain ends with yawning and vomiting. Headache, better from bending over. The patient throws his head back : from heaviness in the occiput. Vertigo with sparks before eyes.