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TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA CASE
STUDY
The following chronic case of trigeminal neuralgia treatment is cured by constitutional homoeopathic treatment which individualizes the patient as specific individual. The patient visited so many doctors and reputed pain clinics and leading hospitals for 3-4 years, wasted so much time , energy and money without any lasting relief. The case describes a middle age, homely ,devoted mother of two, who has everything a woman can ask for. She had been married in a wealthy family, had a caring husband, two loving teenage children, apparently contented in her life space situation, but constantly facing the horrors and agonies of the left sided trigeminal neuralgia.
Alas!!! Imagine the misery and distress of such a woman who is supposed to be so happy for all God has given her, but constantly tormented by such severe excruciating pains when she laughs, or brushes her teeth or even yawns!!!..….Any routine activity can trigger her pain, she cannot be too prepared to handle her evil tormentor. Such a woman is constantly irritable for she never knows when this demonic pain will haunt her and make her life a living hell. Such are the evils of TN, or for that matter any intractable and lingering complaint that produces so much pain in its wake, uncontrolled by any medicine or surgery. Over the years this demon of pain affects the nature and outlook of the patient. A supposedly happy and graceful person becomes an angry irritable individual who cannot enjoy life because of the lingering pain. A 41 year old married female, a homemaker and mother of two came for consultation of her left sided facial pain( already diagnosed as Trigeminal Neuralgia by neurologists) on 24th June 2013. She suffered from excruciating pain in left side of face , which was aggravated by noise(3+), laughing and even yawning.
The physical generals of the patient: Her appetite, thirst and urine frequency were normal. The patient was not satisfied after bowel movements , and was constipated. She passed small amount of stools 2-3 times a day, but without satisfaction. She has gas pains in abdomen off and on. No specific food cravings or aversions. Her thermal reaction was CHILLY (2+)
Any of this can lead to the paroxysm of severe pain. The patient also complained of following:
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- Pain in left lower limb, ventral aspect.( Left sided Sciatica)
- Obstructed flatus (gas), with rumbling pains and vague abdominal discomfort.
- Recurrent headaches due to gastric complaints.
- Constipation, insufficient and unsatisfactory stool.
- Left sided elbow pain.
The patient visited many doctors and pain clinics in last couple of years.
The patient visited leading pain clinic( DR Dureja’s pain clinic) and was diagnosed as neuralgic pain . likely to be Trigeminal Neuralgia. She was prescribed Tab. Tegrital 100 mg/BD and Tab. Pentokind 20/ BD for a week. The patient was advised MRI Brain by a neurologist on 15th april2013. The MRI gave impressions of FEW SUBCORTICAL AND PERIVENTRICULAR WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITIES LIKELY TO BE ISHCHAEMIC.( REPORTS ATTACHED).
She was not relieved of her pain after this treatment. She consulted Jaipur Golden Hospital on 24th April 2013, and the leading neurologist advised the same medicines mentioned above along with Tab. Lupirtine-P and Tab Etoshine 120 mg which is a smooth muscle relaxant. The treatment didn’t produce any lasting relief and she consulted Hindu Rao Hospital . The treatment was almost same as above as conventional medicine has limitations in treatment of TN. The typical combination of drugs are pain-killers, antacids, muscle relaxant and nerve tonics. These are of little use to patients of TN.
These symptoms again favoured and singled out NUX VOMICA as the remedy for the patient. So after re- case taking, the patient was prescribed Nux Vomica. A week later, patient reported much relief in pain. The marked improvement re-stregthened the Nux Vomica prescription. The paitient still had obstructed flatulence and gastric pains here and there which are ameliorated by pressure. On pressing anywhere on abdomen, patient had eructations( belching). She was continued on Nux Vomica which gave lasting relief.
The patient still receives homoeopathic treatment and her attack of TN had returned after 6 months, the pain was not much severe. On the whole she was able to tolerate pain well and it was controlled with Nux vomica in a week. There after she didn’t suffer any attack. She is able to control her temper well and has become a pleasant individual again.
The patient is now able to enjoy her life and appreciate the quality of life in all its aspects without the fear of return of her evil tormentor that use to haunt her and make her life miserable.
Symptoms that guided to selection of Nux Vomica:
- ANGER FROM CONTRADICTION
- FASTIDIOUS
- AMBITION INCREASED
- CHILLINESS (2+)
- CONSTIPATION
- LEFT-SIDEDNESS OF MOST COMPLAINTS
- Headache of gastric origin
- flatulence
The case shows that constitutional treatment is the only treatment which brings real cure and lasting improvement. This is one of the best cases to show the magical and magnificent power of the small globules of homoeopathic medicine.