The founder of homeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, claims in his book The Organon: “in every state of disease, the patient’s state of mind is one of the most important symptoms; which must always be noted in order to be able to draw a faithful picture of the disease and consequently be able to heal it with homeopathic treatment.” Homeopathy can help address multiple problems, from migraine to insomnia.
I am a licensed Homeopathic practitioner, (from LCCH college London), a Naturopath from U.na (Unione Naturopati Italia), and a Therapeutic Counselor (from CPCAB, London).
In my daily practice, patients come with many different physical illnesses, either acute or chronic. However, being able to understand and choose the correct homeopathic remedy is very important to examine the patient as a whole!
During the consultation, I take into account the physiological, anatomic, constitutional, hereditary aspects. But most importantly, the temperamental, emotional and mental ones. After an accurate visit, I look into the individual differences: the history of the patient across all levels, mental, emotional and physical and choose a tailored remedy for the patient. Because although we can have a similar physical pathology, there are not equal homeopathic cures for all. Each of them are personalised and adapted to the single person, case by case.
In this article I would like to discuss a case of migraine. The patient was Debora, a 35 year old woman, mother of 2, and the C.E.O. of family business. She suffered from migraine and was willing to try homeopathy after failed attempts from conventional methods.
The patient presented headaches basically every month, which greatly affected her life! She had to stay in bed for 1 to 2 days, presenting visual disturbances (flashing lights, spotted or blurred vision, etc.), loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. The pain would worsen with light, noise and movement.
The pain often began on one side and would spread to the other. Once the headache was gone she presented symptoms such as fatigue, sleepiness and sometimes cervical pain.
After a meticulous consultation, physical symptoms such as poor circulation and painful menstruation cycles also came up. She also presented mental/emotional symptoms such as stress and feeling overwhelmed with work and family. In fact, her state of mind when she came to me, was very chaotic and restless.
I started the homeopathic treatment specific for her mental, physical and emotional symptoms on August 21. I first prescribed Nux-Vomica 30 ch, Dynamis, to help her with the frequent migraines, also supporting her emotional well being with phytotherapy remedies such as Bach Flower, Agrimony and White Chestnut.
We talked about how Debora needed to learn how to delegate her tasks, either at home or at work, and understand her limits. Furthermore, I encouraged Debora to take relaxing meditation and yoga classes to improve her breathing, circulation and peace of mind.
On September 21, one month after our consultation, I had a follow up with Debora. Her physical symptoms had very little improvement. Although she looked much more relaxed and willing to go further into her emotional and mental patterns. She had also started yoga classes. We continued with the treatment of Nux- Vomica Dynamis and the Bach Flower remedies.
On the second followup, October 21, Debora looked much more relaxed and less chaotic. Her migraine was still there but there with a marked improvement following the homeopathy treatment. This improvement included all the other physical symptoms, along with her period pain. She was so happy that she could manage the migraines without the need to be in bed for two days, and feeling so tired after! This was just the start for Debora’s health improvement.
Every cure, must be accompanied by a mental, emotional and psychological change. As in Debora’s case, there are struggles with migraines that improve from learning to better express emotion and reduce excess control. We can not obtain this change in one day, because the brain is used to working in a certain way. But with patience, we can accomplish this. Many people who have functioned this way and developed a more linear and fluent mental attitude have had enormous improvements in their symptoms.
The Homeopathic cure does not suppress the symptoms, but helps the natural healing process, from the inside out, and this is why the patient gradually feels better until cured.
Dr. Barbara Benvenuti
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