A 55-year-old woman, petite, enthusiastic, brilliant eyes, naturally behavior and very trusting, making a lot of motions with her arms. When she speaks, it's as if she's always taking a step forward with her body and then talking with deliberate intent. Clear-eyed, she always pauses, listening, thinking, before answering. Her problem is she ‘feels a barrier between making a plan and executing it’, especially with her work. She's had this for at least 20 years; she's stuck in a loop. She remains enthusiastic, but feels a lot of tension. She's been tired for thirty years, used to it; "it's just the way it is." Now she feels a sense of tension, eager to start new things, but encounters a significant barrier, this is especially in her work. She can't make final decisions. She has daily headaches, a constant, "throbbing" headache that sometimes becomes severe. As a child, she was always wild and frequently suffered from concussions. With tension and stress, the pain moves more to her neck, when things need to be done, when she worries about how her clients will react on her plans. She's started a new business and feels insecure because she doesn't have the necessary knowledge yet. ‘How do I solve this? How do I approach it? How can I find solutions ’. She sleeps a lot, often going to bed before 21 hour, exhausted. She has trouble concentrating and feels drowsy. She wants to be able to "get things done" again. Occasionally, she goes to a concert or a play, but then she invariably falls asleep after some minutes. She was a sales representative for years. But she wanted to launch something herself. The startup went well, and she really enjoys it. When work is busy, she gets headaches, has to lie in bed all day, sleeps a lot, vomiting. "I think I should be able to do it." She thinks constantly; it's like a circle of thoughts. She comes from a close-knit and warm family. It was "all of us together," cozy and pleasant. She was the "wild one" at home, creating freedom; she was the only one to leave the village. Her father worked hard and traveled extensively for his work. Hobbies include reading, plants, and nature. Fatigue prevents her from doing anything enjoyable. As a child, she wanted to try everything—how far can my body go?—with sports, with reading, wanting to do something different every time. She experiences heat flare-ups, which come from within; she dislikes heat. As a child, she fainted from the heat. Years ago, she had a uterine surgery for fibroid with heavy bleeding and associated fatigue. The scar may still bother her. After Tungsten metallicum, she calmed down, but remained very tired. Lysimachia and
Manganum phosphoricum did nothing.
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Fabidae,
Series 44: work, duty (I have to be able to do it), ‘tackling’ as a theme, as an obsession.
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Fabales Phase 5: restlessness, wanting to go out and about, enthusiasm, bleeding, and heat.
Fatigue as a primary symptom, continuing as the only option, wanting to do fun things.
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Galegoideae,
Phase 2: Wanting something but blocking it, stopping in the initial stages, or experiencing a threshold.
She remains enthusiastic and wants to tackle new things (
Phase 5), but doesn't get around to it. What will others think of me? As we know from
Calcium (
Phase 2).
Stage 9: The ideas and plans were there, but taking the final step, taking action, realizing the plan, wasn't possible. Her clarity and search for "smart" solutions fit with
Stage 9. Despite fatigue, she has continued to do her best for years, "walking on her tiptoes" (a
Stage 9 symptom or choice of words).
Prescription:
Oxytropis campestris MK.
Follow-upThe headache disappears immediately. After a few weeks, she has more energy and no longer needs to go to bed early. She no longer sees obstacles, she no longer starts the day tired, and she no longer procrastinates. She often wakes at 3 a.m. and then gets up at 6 a.m., without any problems, and her mind is clear. Her digestion has never been better; she used to struggle with leafy greens, but that's over now. A busy period with a lot of care giving and renovations follows, but she continues to feel just as good. The chaos in her mind is gone; before, it was chaos, constant thoughts she couldn't control. She is ok the next years. Three years later, she needed
Clethra alnifolia after a tick bite.