Indium metallicum

Homeopathic classical monopreparations

 Metallic Indium. Preparation: Trituration of the pure metal.

 Depression of spirit without cause. Depression of spirits. Restless, cannot sit still, must walk about, Feel almost crazed when attempting to study (with dull heavy nervous headache). сannot fix the thoughts on anything. while reading, mental dullness with full feeling in front of the head.

 Dizzy disagreeable sensation in the head on rising from a seat after retiring, nausea and dizziness, and pain in region of liver, When sitting, and stooping slightly, sensation of vertigo and fullness in the front part of the head, Awoke between 3 and 4 p.m With vertigo, worse on turning the head on the pillow, much worse on rising, and then attended with faintness and nausea. Forced to lie down several times while dressing; at half past eight, being unable to sit up, took a dose of вryonia 200 and was soon relieved, Head felt crammed full. Headache as though it would crack off, from temple to temple, and passing backwards as low as the bottom of the ears. Every motion jars the head and increases the pain, Headache all night with fever, restlessness, and desire to stretch. Headache relieved by pressure. Headache night, headache night and morning. Dull headache in the forehead on waking passing away during the forenoon never had headache like it before, dull headache in the evening; high up in the border of the hair a pressing aching pain, and on stooping feeling of fullness and expansion of the aching part, as though it grew larger, Dull headache every afternoon. Dull headache in the temples and forehead, with sleepiness and nausea, Thirst followed by great headache in the frontal region, low down, with pressing over the eyes, hot palms of the hands and dry mouth and lips, Headache over the whole forehead extending to the external angles of the eyes with dull stupid feelings. Headache with slight nausea. Headache in the evening, Headache extended to the eyes with sharp pain in the eyeballs, from before backwards, worse from turning or raising them. Pain in the head over the left eye, and in the right upper molar teeth, with nausea, dizziness, and pain in the region of the liver. Slight feeling of heat and fullness in the forehead, continuing through the day. Sharp pressing pain in the right temple when firmly closing the teeth. (30) Heat in the forehead, with slight throbbing pain in the temples. Headache on the left side. Diarrhoea with headache on the right side. Momentary pain as from pressure behind right temple, Severe attack of headache in the right temple lasting several days, with lachrymation of right eye, obstruction of the nose, and constant desire to spit. Headache in frontal region after walking. Sharp aching pain in left parietal region. Sharp throbbing pain in right orbital region extending to the eye. Nervous headache, with fever and nausea after eating. Dull heavy nervous headache and dizziness. Hard dull feeling in the head. Seemed as though straining at stool would take of his head. After a restless night woke with a dull heavy headache in the temples, lasting till afternoon, and accompanied with sleepiness and irritability. Dull headache, on rising, passing off after breakfast, dull headache before dinner, relieved by eating, dull headache before supper, better after eating, dull headache worse after supper with red face, severe chills on moving, nausea, and sleepiness. Slight headache before breakfast, relieved by eating. Slight headache with drowsiness, After a dreamy night, the content of the cranium felt bruised. On waking, the contents of the cranium, not the parts covering it, felt bruised.
 Eyes.
 Sharp pain in eyeball from before backward, worse on turning or moving the eyes, Eyeballs feel hot and pressed. People and things look ghastly and pale, or saffron-colored, followed by headache, fever, and sore throat, In the evening, a peculiar dry mist passed over the eyes; after looking at an object for a little time could see it more distinctly, while other objects remained indistinct. Sleepy irritation in the eyes, in the evening. All day, a sense of irritation in the left eye, as when the eyes are heavy with sleep, coming and going, not affected by daylight, worse from artificial light, and from closing the eye, with a desire to close it. In the evening, the right eye began to be affected in the same way as the left. After using the microscope, considerable irritation in the eyes, feeling as of an eyelash in left eye. Irritation in the eyes lasting three days. Slight tendency of lachrymation. (60) Lachrymation with headache, Smarting and dryness of the eyes on waking in the morning. Smarting in the eyes through the day when looking steadily, while reading fine print burning in the eyes. Eyes dull and glassy during fever, Spasmodic twitching at the outer angle of the left eye. Place over left eye, about an inch long, fiery red, without sensation.
 Ears.
 Throbbing in the ears, in the evening.
 Nose.
 Increase of catarrh from the nose. Discharge of green and bloody matter from the nose. Sudden and violent attack of sneezing, several times in succession. Very disagreeable tingling. Irritation high in the nasal passages, like an urgent desire to sneeze, but without sneezing. When sneezing, seems as though he would tear himself in pieces, wrenching the abdomen, followed by pain and soreness there. Obstruction of nose, with thin watery discharge. Feeling of slight cold in the head, with some obstruction of the nose, Sensation of weight across the nose and cheeks while lying on the back, relieved by turning the head to one side, Obstruction of nose, Stoppage of left nostril, frequent sneezing, running of the nose, discharge thin and yellowish. Nose obstructed in the morning. Watery discharge from the nose, with weakness and thirst.
 Face.
 Place over left eye, about in inch long, fiery red, without sensation, Pressure across the nose and cheeks when lying on the back, relieved by turning, the head to one side. сervical glands below the angle of the jaw very sensitive to pressure. Skin sallow. Lips dry and parched, lips, dry, Dryness of the lips, with headache.

 Pain in right upper molar teeth, when firmly pressing the teeth together a sharp pressing pain was felt in the right temple. Smell from the mouth very offensive, as from fever. Tongue pale, coated on the tip elevated and reddened, Soreness of small spot on tip of tongue. Tongue moist, with fever and sore throat. Tongue coated white, Tongue red, papillae raised and blood-red. Small pimple inside, on right of tongue. Sore to touch or motion all gone the next day, dryness of the mouth with headache and hot palms. Mouth full of water, with dry sore throat. вad taste in the mouth on waking, Mouth tastes flat and nasty (with fever).
 Throat.
 Uvula became swollen to the size off a chestnut. Throat reddened, uvula, enlarged, and back part of pharynx covered with thick yellow mucus, a band half an inch wide, thicker at the upper part, extends up and down as far as can be seen, the mucus is very tough, it can be moved but not removed by the probe the mucus became thicker and could be picked away with forceps the next day. Mucus could neither be hawked up nor swallowed. Destructive ulceration of the uvula, soft palate, and tonsils, with thick yellow secretion in the ulcers, On waking, hoarseness, inflammation, and redness of the fauces, worse on first rising, better after eating. Hoarseness and difficulty of swallowing. Throat sore on the right side. Sore throat, felt when swallowing saliva, and slight raw full feeling. Throat more sore in the evening. Throat sore many days. Dry throbbing stinging soreness of the throat. Swallowing painful on account of dryness, although mouth was full of water. Throat relieved by eating, or by drinking cold water, Dryness of throat on inspiring.

 After eating lobster, at noon taste of iodide of potash all the afternoon, in the open air; all through the proving; never before or since. No appetite; can eat, but no relish for food. Much thirst, but too weak to go and get water. Thirst, With coryza and weakness. Faint feeling before. Meals, and unusual appetite. Nausea, with headache, and fever after eating; all better out of doors. After retiring at night, nausea with dizziness, and pains in the liver, During breakfast, sudden nausea and loss of appetite; obliged to leave the table; later, in fore noon, hungry. Nausea, with headaches. Nausea and faintness at 11 am. Eructations with stitches in the liver. Fullness and pressure at the stomach, with soreness, Eructations, with dizzy, disagree able sensation on rising from a seat. Nausea and faintness on rising.
 Abdomen.
 Stitches in the liver. Stitches through the lower portion of the liver. сolic disappeared, Abdomen sensitive when laughing. Sneezing causes pain in the abdomen. Slight pain in the bowels. Nausea and faintness at 11 am. felt mostly in umbilical region. Moderate pain in left side of limbs, relieved by lying on the stomach. Transient, rather sharp griping pain in left lower part of abdomen. colic in the lower part of the abdomen from the umbilicus downward, Feeling as if diarrhoea would sting, with sore, sharp, continued pain around and below the umbilicus, pain in lower part of the abdomen. Sensation of impending looseness of the bowels. Uneasy feeling in the bowels before pappy stool. Pressing as far as the navel. with diarrhoea,.
 Stool.
 Sensation of impending looseness of the bowels. pasty stool, brownish yellow very fetid, with particles of undigested food, preceded by colic below the umbilicus, Involuntary slight stool when urinating after the colic pain in bowels followed by dark pappy stool. Diarrhoea with pressing as far as the naval. Diarrhoea, with headache on the right side. Hard stool with blood, and violent pain in the head when straining, вurning in the anus and rectum after stool. вurning tenesmus and pain in the anus.

 When urinating, loss of power over sphincter ani, and a small portion of faces escaped. Urine flows away without any effort. Woke at midnight with urgent desire to urinate, Urine which had stood over night had a reddish pellicle on it, with a reddish deposit in he bottom of the vessel. Urine hot and high colored, with fever. No appreciable changes in the urine, as shown by an observation of every evacuation, time of day, amount, reaction, specific gravity, and microscopical appearance, for some time before and during the proving. (160) Urine at 4 pm. of light straw-color and very thick.
 Sexual Organs Male.
 Increase of sexual desire. Two emission first night, one second night. Lascivious dreams three nights. For several months under the influence of repeated doses, the sexual desire and power was diminished; emission during coition too soon, and thrill deficient, Itching of glans penis.
 Sexual Organs Female.
 Slight pains, as though preceding menstruation.

 Habitual expectoration from the bronchia in the morning is freer, and a little blood appeared in the mucus. Hoarseness on rising. Hoarseness, With sore throat, When lying down, frequent desire to take a deep breath, worse when lying on the left side;so that could not sleep on that side. сraving for air, for a deep inspiration without any oppression of the chest; worse when lying down; much worse when lying on the left side, better when lying on the back yielding to the desire for deep breathing increases it; breathing gently and regularly relieves it. His habitual expectoration from the bronchia in the morning was freer, and on one occasion, a speck of blood appeared on the rather thick mucus.
 Chest.
 Dull pain in left pectoral region disappeared, Severe pain behind the lower right portion of the sternum. Dull pain in left axillae, Sharp pains through upper part of chest.

 Continuous pressing for some minutes in the upper scapular region, after sitting still for some time, сonsiderable stiffness, and sharp pressing pain across the shoulders on beginning to move. Drawing through side of head and neck to clavicle, first on the right side, next day on the left. After sitting awhile, much stiffness under lower angles of both scapulae on moving the body. Rheumatic drawing sensation across the shoulders up to the head, afterwards more in left side; Worse from any jerking motion in riding or in turning over in bed, from extreme flexure or rotation of the head, and mornings and evenings Dull pain under right shoulder-blade. (180) Pressure around point of left shoulder, as if firmly grasped, while sitting, relieved by motion of the arm. Pain worse when standing, riding, or stretching the part. Stiffness of neck and shoulders continued two mouths. Stiffness of neck and shoulders. Neck stiff. Dull aching pain in the back and lumbar regions. Aching lameness in the back. Serve backache. Aching of the back in the morning, as if it had lain unsupported. When going downstairs, sudden pain in the left sacral region (ninth day).
 Superior Extremities.
 Hands and arms tremble. Decided feeling of weakness and tremor of the thighs and knees after a short walk. Legs from knees downward, including the whole foot, feel heavy, as if loaded. When walking in evening after sunset, frequent sudden pains in bend of left thigh anteriorly, making me stop walking (fifth day); the same, but less, in morning of sixth day.
 Superior Extremities.
 Hands and arms tremble. Pain in the left arm, as if he had struck himself, from the elbow down into the fingers, for two days, Drawing in the left arm from the elbow down into the fingers. Painful pressure in left shoulder and arm, with twinges of pain, relieved by pressure.
 Lower Extremities.
 Tried feeling, especially in the lower extremities. Less weariness of the limbs than usual. The aching in the back passed down the next morning into the legs and feet. Suddenly, when sitting, a narrow streak of severe pressing pain in back of left thigh. Severe pain and lameness in muscles of lower portion of right leg. While walking, drawing, strained feeling of muscles of inside of right thigh. Peculiar hot tingling in the legs. Dull boring pain in left great toe-joint, almost unbearable, must move the foot to relieve it, for three evenings, from 8 to 9 p. m. The legs from the knees downward, including the whole foot, feel quite heavy, as if loaded. Decided feeling of weakness, and tremor of the thighs and knees, after a short walk.
 Inferior Extremities.
 Restlessness in the legs at 3.30 p.m till morning. Decided feeling of weakness and tremor of thighs after a short walk. Felt very weak, especially on walking. Indium brought back symptoms in two cases which had long before been cured with Sulphur. вryonia antidotes many symptoms of Indium.

 Felt as though he were twice his natural size, during fever. Frequent pressing pains here and there all over the body. Less fatigue and faintness than usual on being obliged to walk at an early hour in morning. Tried feeling.

 Almost constant inclination to stretch. Sleepy and irritable with the headache. Sleepy in the evening, obliged to retire early, with headache and nausea. Very sleepy from 4 to 6 p. m. Drowsiness on sitting in warm room; cannot keep awake. Great sleepiness during the afternoon. Great and unusual sleepiness morning. Sound sleep until long after usual hour. Sleepiness, with headache and nausea. Wakes at 3.30 A. m., with great restlessness, especially in the legs, preventing further sleep, Awoke between 3 and 4 for four morning in succession, the last time with vertigo, worse on turning the head on the pillow, much worse on rising. Vivid dreams of that which had most occupied his mind during the day. Troubled sleep and constant dreams of annoying accidents, of being in foreign countries. Awoke quite early not refreshed. Sleep constantly disturbed by dreams of foreign travel, chased by mad bulls, lost in mountains; when chased made desperate efforts to run, but could only walk at a slow pace. On account of difficulty of breathing obliged to lie on the back, which caused severe nightmare. Great and fruitless efforts to escape impending danger during sleep. Lascivious dreams. The following night, vivid dreams of what had most preoccupied his mind during the day, lectures and clinical studies.

 Sensitive to cold. High fever with chilliness on moving, great weakness, sore throat, thirst, stretching, bad odor, violent backache and headache. Hot tingling in the legs. Easy perspiration. After eating, fever and nausea. Fever better out of doors.

 Aggravation, (Morning), On waking, headache in forehead; on waking, smarting, etc., in eyes; obstruction of nose; on waking, bad taste; on first rising, hoarseness; stiffness in angles of scapulae; aching of back. Aggravation, (Afternoon), Headache. Aggravation, (Evening), Headache; throbbing in ears; sore throat; stiffness in angles of scapulae. Aggravation, (Night), Headache, Aggravation, (Closing eye), Irritation in eye. Aggravation, (When firmly closing teeth), Pain in temple. Aggravation, (After eating), Fever, etc.,; dull headache; nausea, etc. Aggravation, (Artificial light), Irritation in eye. Aggravation, (Looking steadily), Smarting in eyes. Aggravation, (Lying down), Especially on left side, craving for air. Aggravation, (Motion), Head ache; pains through chest. Aggravation, (Reading), Mental dulness. Aggravation, (Reading fine print), вurning in eyes. Aggravation, (Deep respiration), сraving for air. Aggravation, (Rising), Nausea, etc. Aggravation, (Rising from bed), Vertigo. Aggravation, (Rising from seat), Sensation in head. Aggravation, (Sitting), Pressure around shoulder joint. Aggravation, (Stooping), When sitting, sensation of vertigo, etc., in front part of head; feeling of fullness in head. Aggravation, (Turning head on pillow), Vertigo. Aggravation, (Walking), Frontal headache; feeling of weakness.

 Amelioration, (Open air), Nausea, etc.; fever Amelioration, (Drinking cold water), Sore throat, Amelioration, (Eating), Headache; hoarseness, etc.,; sore throat. Amelioration, (lying on back), сraving for air. Amelioration, (Lying on stomach), Pain in left side of bowels. Amelioration, (Moving arm), Pressure around shoulder joint. Amelioration, (Pressure), Headache; pressure in shoulder. Amelioration, (Gentle and regular respiration), сraving for air. Amelioration, (Turning head to one side), Sensation of weight across nose, etc.