Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

CHILDREN’S HEALTH• 251PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS BETTER SYMPTOMS WORSE REMEDY & DOSAGE• Anxiety and insecurity• Many fears, including concernabout death and dying• Possible nightmares• When slightly constipated• When lying on the affectedside• In dry weather• For physical or mental exertion• Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.• In cold, raw windCalc. carb.(see page 77)6c 3 times dailyup to 14 days• Irritability• Despondency• For warmth• For movement• For vomiting• In the morning• In hot weather• In springKali. bich.(see page 87)6c 3 times dailyup to 14 days• Possible delirium withhallucinations about fantasticshapes or scary things• When standing or sitting upright• For warmth• For resting in bed• If the head becomes chilled• For slight jarring or movement• For light and noise• At nightBelladonna(see page 39)30c every 2 hoursup to 10 doses• Touchiness and oversensitivity• Unreasonableness and tendencyto lash out• For eating• For warmth• When the neck is warmly wrapped• In cold air and drafts• For undressing• For touching the throat• When lying on the affected sideHepar sulph.(see page 84)6c every 2 hoursup to 10 doses• Irritability and emotionalism• Shyness and tendency tobe withdrawn• Oversensitivity to emotions• For rest• When warmly dressed• In extremes of temperature• For perspiring• At night• When lying on the right sideMerc. sol.(see page 85)6c every 2 hoursup to 10 doses• Great fear caused by suddenonset and nature of symptoms• Restlessness in bed• In fresh air• For humidity• For warm perspiration• On exposure to cold, dry winds• On exposure to tobacco smoke• At nightAconite(see page 32) 30c right away, thenhalf an hour later if child is awake• Waking at night in great fear• Alternating moods• For bending forward• For warm food and drinks• On swallowing, talking,and coughing• For dry, cold wind• For exertion and motion• Midnight–2 a.m.Spongia(see page 85)6c hourlyup to 6 doses• Restlessness• Suspicion• Anxiety• Anger that develops easily• For applying pressure to the chest• In the open air• For walking• When sitting up in bed• For keeping quiet• After midnight• When lying on the left side• For warmth• For talking and laughingDrosera(see page 141) 6c once after everycoughing bout up to 2 days• Dislike of being alone• Fear of the dark and ghosts• Anxiety• Irritability• Jumpiness• For warmth• When sitting with the elbowson the knees• In the open air• For cold and drafts• Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.• For physical or mental exertionKali. carb.(see page 88) 6c once after everycoughing bout up to 2 days