Sanguineous congestions in persons of plethoric habit ( Acon. ); often resulting in haemorrhage; sanguineous apoplexy.

Fear of death; believes disease incurable ( Ars. ).

Haemorrhage: from nose, lungs, stomach, rectum, bladder ( Crot. , Mill. , Phos. ).

Headache, pressing like a heavy weight on vertex ( > by pressure, Meny. ); climacteric ( Glon. , Lach. ).

Headache and neuralgia; congestive, periodic, right-sided; severe, throbbing, pulsating pain.

Whole body feels as if caged, each wire being twisted tighter and tighter.

Constriction: of throat, chest, heart, bladder, rectum, uterus, vagina; often caused or brought on by the slightest contact.

Oppression of chest, as from a great weight; as if an iron band prevented normal motion.

Sensation of a cord tightly tied around lower part of chest, marking attachment of diaphragm.

Heart feels as if clasped and unclasped rapidly by an iron hand; as if bound, “had no room to beat.”

Pains everywhere; darting, springing like chain lightening, and ending with a sharp, vise-like grip, only to be again renewed.

Menstrual flow ceases when lying down ( Bov. , Caust. ).

Palpitation: day and night; worse when walking and lying on left side ( Lach. ); at approach of menses.

Fever paroxysm returns at 11 a. m. and 11 p. m.

Relations. – Compare: Acon. , Dig. , Gels. , Kal. , Lach. , Tab.