Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

HEALTH IN LATER LIFE• 269PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS BETTER SYMPTOMS WORSE REMEDY & DOSAGE• Irritability• Despondency• For taking deep breaths• On rising from a sitting position• For movement• In drafts• For changes in temperature• Twice a day at the same times• For touch, talking, sneezing,or biting hard• For stooping or walkingVerbascum(see page 171)6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Great anxiety• Fear that recovery is unlikely andthat death is a possibility• Fear of cancer• For applying cold compressesto the affected area • In cold air• For lying in a semi-reclinedposition • For heat• Between midnight and 2 a.m.• For physical or mental exertion• For cold drinksArsen. alb.(see page 68)6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Fear of pointed objects• Possible association withlong-term grief• Nervous agitation• For applying cold compressesto the affected area• For rest• For applying pressure to theaffected area• For touch or jarring• For stooping or turning the eyes• For movement• On exposure to tobacco smoke• For sexual intercourseSpigelia(see page 167)6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Impatience• Bad temper• Lack of interest in personalappearance• For cold• For applying cold compressesto the affected area• For washing• When warm in bed• For wearing woolen clothingSulphur(see page 99) 6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Fear that recovery is unlikely• Feeling of having been forsaken• Possible suicidal tendency• When lying down• For eating• For profuse perspiration• For cold• For coffee• For washingPsorinum(see page 111)6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Loss of memory and willpower• Nervous confusion anda tendency to stutter• For being neither too hot nortoo cold• For rest• For scratching the affected area• At night• For perspiring• For becoming overheated• In drafts or cold conditionsMerc. sol.(see page 85)6c 4 times dailyup to 14 days• Possible association withlong-term grief• Failing memory necessitates thedouble-checking of everything• Sympathy for others’ suffering• For cold drinks• For washing• For being warm in bed• In dry, cold, raw windsand drafts• At 3 a.m., 4 a.m., or inthe eveningCausticum(see page 79)6c every 4 hoursup to 3 days• Irritability• Anxiety and fear when left alone• Oversensitivity to noise• For warmth• For movement• When sitting with the elbowson the knees• In cold air and drafts• In winter• For coffeeKali. carb.(see page 88)6c every 4 hoursup to 3 days• Irritability• Tendency to be quarrelsome,find fault with others, andblame others• Oversensitivity to noise and light• For rest• For passing stools or gas• For warmth• In the early morning• For stress and overindulgence• For being angry• For noise, light, and touchNux vomica(see page 63)6c every 4 hoursup to 3 days