Lac felinum

 Cat s Milk. Dilution.

 Ciliary neuralgia. Dysmenorrhoea. Headache, Keratitis. Mouth, inflammation of. Stye. Throat, catarrh of.

 This is another of the remedies introduced by Swan. The full pathogenesis appears in Med. Visitor, Aug., 1893, part having already appeared in H. W., xviii. 15l. The greatest number of the symptoms were experienced in the head and eyes, and many of these have been confirmed. Here is one from Swan: Terrible headache penetrating the left eyeball to centre of brain, with pain in left supra-orbital region extending through brain to right vertex (H. W., xviii. 429). Many eye cases are on record. Swan benefited this case: Pain in eyes back into head, extremely sharp, with a sensation as if the eyes extended back. Great photophobia: any continued glare causes the pain (H. W., xvii. 54). вerridge reports this case: Mr. H., 37. Left eye inflamed three weeks; deep red; photophobia; on left segment of cornea an ulcer. For three nights pain like a knife running from left eye to left occiput, on lying down, especially on left side. вurning in left temple, near eye,.

 Compare: Lac. can., Lac. def., &c. In eye affections, Spigel. Stye, Staph., Puls., Hep.

 Great depression of spirits. Very cross to every one. Fear of falling downstairs, but without vertigo. Morbid conscientiousness; every little fault appeared a crime. Mental illusion that the corners of furniture, or any pointed object near her, were about to run into eyes; the symptom is purely mental; the objects do not appear to her sight to be too close (asthenopia).

 Dull pain in forehead in region of eyebrows. Heaviness in forehead. Heavy pressure in sides of head and vertex. Pulsations in head with sensation of heat in forehead, and constriction across bridge of nose. Acute pain on vertex. Acute pain in frontal region. Intense pain early in morning on vertex, and left side of head: it commences just in front of vertex, with a flush of heat which extends front about an inch, and is followed by the intense pain; the heat and pain then spread, never crossing median line, down left side as a veil, taking half the nose and jaws, and entering ear, causing her to close the eyes from its intensity; during the pain, head drawn down so that chin pressed heavily on chest, and her agony was so great that she had to hold the head firmly in her hands, and rush through the house from room to room screaming (from the 17th potency). Acute pain over left eye and temple. Pain in head.
 Sharp lancinating pain through centre of left eyeball, leaving in very sore internally, and causing profuse lachrymation (from the 1m. Heavy pressure downwards of eyebrows and eyelids, as if the parts were lead. Inclination to keep eyes shut. Eyes feel as if sunken in head, and left eye occasionally waters. Twitching of outer end of left upper lid, inside. Twitching of eyelids right and left). Ciliary neuralgia. Sharp lancinating pain in centre of right eyeball extending externally to temple and frontal region over eye, with intense photophobia, redness of conjunctiva and lachrymation;
 Cannot bear the smell of clams, of which she is naturally very fond, and cannot eat them.

 Pains in all the teeth as the hot pain from head touched them.
 Sensation as if tongue were scalded by a hot drink. Redness under tongue, on gums, and whole buccal cavity. Soreness and sensation of ulcers on tongue and roof of mouth. The parts of mouth seem to stick together, requiring an injection of air or saliva to separate them. Loss of taste. - вrassy taste in mouth. Salivation, tongue enlarged and serrated at edges by teeth. Small white ulcers covering tongue and whole buccal cavity. Elongation of palate. Very sore mouth. Dryness of mouth.
 Tough mucus in pharynx. Stringy, tough mucus in pharynx, cannot hawk it up and has to swallow it; when it can be expectorated it is yellow. Mucus in pharynx between head and throat is thick, yellow, tough, stringy, expectorated with difficulty, and has a sickish sweet taste. Posterior wall of pharynx slightly inflamed, with sensation of soreness.

 No appetite. After eating feels swollen; has to take off her dress and loosen clothes. Great desire to eat paper. Stomach sore all around just below the belt,.
 Pain in abdomen and back, as if menses about commencing. Pain in bowels. At midnight, sensation of a cold bandage over lower part of abdomen. Great weight and bearing down in pelvis, like falling of the womb, as if she could not walk;
 Natural stool, but very slow in passing, at 2 p.m - Stool long, tenacious, slipping back when ceasing to strain; seeming inability of rectum to expel its contents.

 Frequent desire to urinate, urine very pale. Obstruction in urinating, has to wait.
 Leucorrhoea ceased on third and reappeared on fourth day. Furious itching of vulva, inside and out; yellow leucorrhoea. Dragging pain in left ovary.

 Dryness of rim of glottis.
 Very much oppressed for breath, continuing for several days; it is a difficulty in drawing a long breath, or rather that requires the drawing of a long inspiration, for it seems as if the breathing was done by upper part of lungs alone.

 Pain in right side of left wrist when using index finger.
 L. foot feels cold when touched by right foot. Legs ache.

 Entire right side from crown to sole felt terribly weak, heavy, and distressed, so that it was difficult to walk. Constant nervous trembling, especially of hands, as in drunkards.

 Dulness, sleepiness, gaping. Heavy, profound sleep, not easily awakened. Dreamed of earthquakes.

 Cold and heat alternately, each continuing but a short time.

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