A 39-year-old woman, she's plump, with an expectant expression, but very alert and sharp. She doesn't have to think long about what to answer, but rather how to phrase it. She then looks slightly forward, horizontally. As the conversation progresses, it becomes noticeable that she's adept at switching between her story, her accompanying child, and her thoughts (as we see often in a Lanthanide indication). She is calm, as if she can handle all situations, but occasionally, she suddenly becomes irritated by her child's scratching (so it is not easy to hold in, she is on her limits).
Her complaint is sadness: she's more dejected, no longer the "jovial self." This usually happens at the end of winter, but this time it started in November and lasted months. She often had a down period; she had less energy to work, to socialize, her energy level plummeted, she wanted to sleep, and she was depressed. She doesn't feel quite whole. She also has hip pain, back pain, and headaches. Her partner says, "You think too much." She sleeps well. The feeling is: you never do it right, what can we do, what are the consequences, wanting to calculate everything. Restlessness is in her nature. She often uses Rennies for heartburn. She has a one-year-old child, the nights are hard, ‘you have to divide your attention, you're "on" all day’. She's a manager in the IT department of a hospital, and she notices that she's becoming increasingly black-and-white: how it ‘should’ be. The work demands it, but previously she thought in "exceptions." It's a new role, and she has to fight for freedom. It's the same with the children; she was always spontaneous, "anything goes," but now it's increasingly more about ticking off lists and then moving on. It often short-circuits her: she wants to please everyone, which she always managed, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to please everyone. Now she struggles to enjoy the moment; there's always something else she wants, or expectations are different. She never wanted to be standard, as a terraced house and all that, as having children. She wanted a life without dependencies; she loved going out, party and having friends. She wants to keep what she have; it's hard to let go, to say goodbye. A tremendous amount of money went through, "it all has to be possible." She's now looking for a way to enjoy life more. After having children, she's emotional; she doesn't like emotions; before, she could switch them off. Her parents divorced when she was 20, but it didn't stress her; it was a warm family. The kids were cool, she was doing leadership training; she always wanted more. Once she knows what she's doing, she wants to leave. She used to work in healthcare, the best thing there is, but she couldn't find peace. It felt like a failure that she didn't return to care giving; but family is important. Her parents had old-fashioned principles, and her mother went to work, but that was never appreciated.
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Fabidae: fatigue as a primary symptom, enjoying as known in the
Fabaceae, enjoyment as a theme. We can extrapolate this to the
Fabidae,
Series 44.
Iron
Series: the group, group of friends. Practical thinking (what can we ‘do’).
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Fagales Phase 4: Maintaining, stable, knowing, being sure.
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Juglandaceae Phase 5: Always wanting more, restlessness, enjoyment.
Stage 9: Almost, looking for a solution, on the edge of capacity, being smart.
Prescription:
Carya alba MK.
Follow-up After a few days, she noticed a clearer mind, a calmer feeling, she had a sore throat for some days. The restlessness no longer dominates her life. No more sadness: ‘I was so sad about life, now I can enjoy life again’. She is ok although work is very busy now, she has to arrange a lot at home. She performs best under pressure, she was never allowed to get sick. Work is so busy, she's also in training, but that doesn't make her restless anymore. She can enjoy life again, she's tidying up again her house, and she now has many memories of those fun single moments. She has no more complaints in hip, back, or head; that used to be a pressing pain, a full head. Their is discoloration of her tongue, a central red band (indicating a reaction is digestion mucosa). Sensitivity to sound is worse with headaches, worse with tinnitus, and it quickly becomes too loud. After six weeks, she relapsed. She found it frightening, nothing was good enough, she planned too much, couldn't think clearly anymore, she was too busy, felt too full, and had no patience—"I don't want to be like that"—and complained, both to the children and to herself. She became restless again, couldn't sit still, eating meant sitting still for too long, wanted to move constantly, and started tidying everything up in the house.
Carya alba helped her again. After three months, just one problem remained: overeating, which left her with little energy. She wanted to enjoy herself but also wanted to maintain control. The over stimulation flared up again; everything hit her too hard. After
Uranium nitricum, she calmed down, could sit still again, and was patient, the overeating diminished.