Denotations & Old terminologies used in Homopathy - Similima

and Subacute Asthenia.Diagnostic criteria for neurasthenia include: Persistent
and distressing symptoms of exhaustion after minor mental or physical effort
including general feeling of malaise, combined with a mixed state of excitement
and depression. Accompanied by one or more of these symptoms: muscular
aches and pains, dizziness, tension headache, sleep disturbance, inability to
relax and irritability. Inability to recover through rest, relaxation or enjoyment.
Disturbed and restless, unrefreshing sleep, often troubled with dreams. Duration
of over three months. Does not occur in the presence of organic mental
disorders, affective disorder, panic or generalized anxiety disorder.
The cause of Neurasthenia remain unknown however like most disorders,
certain predisposing factors may play an important part, chief of which may be
mentioned heredity factors, occupation (high stress occupations), age (tends to
occurs between 20 and 55 years of age), and sex predominantly see in male
Sub Types:
Cerebral. - Headaches are the prominent symptom. Insomnia is quite
characteristic, and the patient arises unrefreshed; there is more or less
despondency; the patient is anxious, worried, and fearful, anxious of some
impending danger. A continued tired feeling is generally present.
Spinal. - . Backache, with tenderness along the spine, is characteristic. Other
manifestations may include tingling, crawling, or burning sensation, or certain
parts will feel hot or cold.
Gastro-Intestinal - Gastric disturbances are the chief characteristics of this form.
Hyperacidity, waterbrash, nausea, retching, and vomiting. The patient sleeps
poorly, has unpleasant dreams, and develops an irritable disposition. There is
flatulency, rumbling of the bowels, constipation may alternated with diarrhea,
and a sense of weight or soreness over the abdomen.
Cardiac - While there is no organic reason, the person may experience
palpitations and sometimes sharp pain similar to angina.
Urinary - The quantity of urine expelled is usually small. The patient becomes
irritable, and experience dull headaches.
Sexual - A fear of becoming impotent preys upon the mind, the patient is
depressed, sleeps poorly, has nocturnal emissions, complains of pain or crawling
sensations in the testicles, has perverted sexual desires, and frequently
masturbates.
Associated Features:
May experience rapid intense heartbeat that may be irregular (palpitations,
tachycardia).
Cold extremities, clammy hands and feet.
Abnormally rapid breathing (hyperventilating).
Dizziness or faintness.
Periodic sighing
Sweating for no apparent reason.
Be restless fidgeting.
Over-sensitivity.
Differential Diagnosis:
Depression. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Somatic Complaints. Other
psychosomatic conditions.
Neurosis Also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, is a "catch all" term that
refers to any mental imbalance that causes distres, but, unlike a psychosis or
personality disorder, does not prevent rational thought or an individual's ability
to function in daily life.There are many different specific forms of neuroses:
pyromania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety neurosis, hysteria (in which
anxiety may be discharged through a physical symptom), and an endless
variety of phobias.
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