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Mrs. S. D (Patient Ref. No.
4097), a female patient aged 33 years reported to the clinic for the treatment of her
bronchial asthma which she had for the last 9 years. She had been on
bronchodilator puffs and oral medicines for the last 9 years but in spite of this
she was never completely relieved from the complaints.
Once in a month she would get a severe attack of breathlessness although she
would daily take the medicines for asthma as prescribed by her physician. Her
breathlessness would be worse from the least exertion, on climbing stairs, early
morning, from dust and pungent odors and after 8pm. She would also have bouts of
cough without much of expectoration. Her cough would get worse on lying down and
she had to sit up for relief. She also had incontinence of urine during the
episodes of cough.
She was an obese female with a puffed-up face and she had gained weight since
4-5 years. The excess weight gain had occurred after taking steroids for her
asthma. She also had puffiness of the hands and feet. She had become lethargic
since a few months and had developed indifference to work.
Apart from these complaints, occasionally she would also get retro-sternal
burning and cramps in her legs.
Her appetite had reduced and so had her thirst. She liked spicy and mixed taste.
She was not fond of sweets and milk. Her sweat was scanty and with no particular
odor.
Her menses would be scanty lasting only for a day and they would always be
delayed by 2-3 weeks. She would be very irritable before her menses and would
have backache during menses.
She was a housewife and stayed with her husband and two sons. She had lot of
anxiety about her family especially about her husband who was an alcoholic. He
had quit taking alcohol some time back but she still had feelings of anger and
sadness about whatever had happened. She would often weep due to her grief. She
had the tendency to weep at trifles. She was very fastidious in nature and would
be very particular about the way work should be done.
She had suffered from jaundice in the past. In her family there was history of
ischemic heart disease (father) and thyroid disorder (mother).
Based on the above history, she was started on homoeopathic treatment for the
asthma and her other complaints. She was prescribed a drug called Kali
Carbonicum and within 6 months of treatment, her complaints of
cough and breathlessness were much better than before. She was able to reduce
and later stop the use of her inhalers within a span of 6-8 months. Her
physician also reduced the dosage of bronchodilator drugs to the minimum. Her
dependence on steroid puffs was completely eliminated. Her complaints of
retro-sternal burning and puffiness of the face also improved significantly. She
became much more active than before and did not have the constant lethargic
feeling anymore.
This case illustrates that how homoeopathy can be of great help even in those
cases where the conventional medicines fail to provide adequate relief. This
patient would experience constant breathlessness in spite of being on
conventional medicines but after starting homoeopathic treatment she was able to
overcome her dependence on the conventional medicines and got significant relief
from the symptoms at the same time.
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