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Mr. R. V (Patient Ref. No.
L-6056), a 33 years old male patient reported to the clinic for complaints of
bronchial asthma since 22 years. The complaints had been persistent since the
last 8 years and he was on inhalers 5- 6 times per day. Inspite of being on this
high dosage of inhaler drugs he would not be completely free from breathlessness
any day. His complaints had markedly increased since the last 2 months. He did
not have much cough or expectoration but he predominantly had frequent episodes
of wheezing. His condition would get worse during change of weather and during
monsoon. Cold drinks, groundnuts and stress would also worsen his complaints. He
would require intravenous bronchodilators once in a while to control the more
severe episodes of breathlessness.
His appetite was normal and he was fond of sweets, spicy and fried foods. His
sweat would be offensive. Bowel and bladder functions were normal and he had no
complaints related to these. His sleep would be sound and he would occasionally
dream of having a better job.
He was a reserved and quiet person by nature. He would occasionally get
irritated when others would speak wrong about him but he would never express his
anger. He would remain quiet and would not like to talk at such times. He was
very much desirous of a good and secure job. He would like to be in the company
of close relatives and friends. He would prefer to solve his problems
independently without any kind of help from others. He was trying to get a job
abroad since quite some time and this was the major stress in his life at that
particular time. He had lost his mother when he was young and he would still
miss her presence because he was very much attached to her.
There was no history of any major illness in the past except that he sustained a
few fractures few years ago when he had met with an accident. His mother had
expired of throat cancer and his father was a diabetic. His brother had chronic
sinusitis. Apart from this there was no other significant family history.
Based on this history, he was prescribed Thuja 200 for his asthma. At the end of
two months of treatment, his asthma was comparatively better than before. He was
on reduced dosage of bronchodilators and yet his breathlessness was much lesser
than before. He did not require any additional doses of bronchodilator
injections. The wheezing episodes that he would previously experience daily
inspite of being on inhalers were reduced to once in a couple of days. After
another few months of treatment, he would require his inhaler only once daily
and he would be free from his frequent wheezing episodes. His resistance was
much better than before and he could tolerate seasonal changes more easily
without being worried of having another severe attack of asthma.
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