Clinical Cases

A Fight Between Stubborn Bipolar Depression and Homeopathy!

Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder – Diagnosing and Treating the Condition
Written by Kavita R. Chandak

A case diagnosed as bipolar depression finally yields to the
simillimum.

A 62 yr old housewife consulted me on 8-2010 for frequent attacks of cough, coryza and depression.  She was diagnosed as bipolar (Homeopathy for Bipolar Disorder) depression by a very famous psychiatrist.  She had frequent attacks of cough since 35 yrs and had taken many treatments from various doctors. When none could provide relief, finally she surrendered to the steroids.  She said “I want to do my routine work like worshipping God, cooking, evening walks etc. I do all these things even with severe attacks of cough.  I feel good doing my work. My Son says I should not do my household work but I want to do it.  Previously I was able to do all the work – cooking, teaching kids, caring my in -laws and maintained all social relations too. I was a big helping hand for everybody!!  Then how can I sit at one place without work?”

At every 4-5 months interval I get depression, cannot move, cannot get up, and cannot perform my daily routine during depression. I just sit or lie at one place crying and nervous and don’t like to be talked to or forced to do anything.

Me     –        How do you behave when not in depression phase?

Pt.     –        I am such a busy, active and cheerful person, full of life!

I enjoy food, talking, watching T.V.  I enjoy everything.

Me     –        How does it start?

Pt.     –        All of a sudden, I feel sleeplessness on one night and then, in the morning I feel myself very drowsy, cannot get up and gradually my sad phase starts up…

Me     –        Exactly what happen?

Pt.     –        I want, to move, eat, walk, talk, but cannot do.  I cannot explain you how unbearable a feeling is this! It keeps me awake throughout the night.  I have taken allopathics for this but not getting benefit so I stopped it.

Me     –        What do you do during this phase?

Pt      –        I just sit at one place or keep to my bed.

Me     –        How does your family help you during this phase?

Pt      –        They cannot do anything for me. Nobody can help me to pull out from this situation. Will you help me?

Me     –        Tell me your exact feeling, during depression?

Pt      –        I don’t want any noise around me, nobody should talk or ask anything.      Her daughter in law said “If we disturb her, she shouts loudly, we avoid talking because of her irritating behaviour”

Pt      –        When this depression increases I do not understand what to do, what to talk. I fear that I may lose my temper and use wrong words as not able to think.  I feel that I have no sense left and behave nonsense.

Me     –        How do you feel When you come to know about your behaviour during attack?

Pt –    I do not remember anything about it.  I wonder “Was that me who behaved like this?”  Dr. I want relief.  I don’t want to be mad.  I want to do so many things but cannot.  I want to move but my body is not listening to me.  If it is not controlled I will be nowhere. I want to control myself and want to become what I was, that happy cheerful person! But my body is not following my wishes! You all are happy and normal, only I am not [with sad and dull expression].

Physical Generals          –        Appetite, thirst, stool, urine, sweating – NAD.

Thermals    –        Chilly : FH/o – N.A.D.

Past H/o      –        No major illness, no suppressions, Nothing specific.

On observation –  Patient keeping her hand on forehead while talking.

August 2010        –        Hyoscyamus Niger 30 BD for 20 days, prescribed by considering her anger, delirium, hand gestures, emotional blocking, abusive during attacks etc.

Sepia 2010   –        No specific change. Hyoscyamus 1M x 1 dose prescribed with placebo for 45 days.

Nov. 2010  –        Case is at standstill. Her daughter in-law said when she is well she is hyperactive, doing various activities with enthusiasm but when depression starts she become sad.  I consider the rubric “Eccentricity alternating with sadness” – This time Stramonium 1M prescribed.

Feb. 2011   –  Depression reduced. Patient feeling well. [But that was not due the Stramonium, as her depression, itself reduced after 4-5 months period.]

I decided to wait and watch. Only placebo prescribed.

May 2011   –        The attack relapsed. Stramonium 1 M x 1dose prescribed.

June 2011   –        No  relief at all!  Stramonium 10 M x 1 dose given.

July 2011    –        Slight changes.

Aug. 2011   –        Case stand still!  Almost 1 yr passed and I couldn’t relieve her.  I tried Cannabis Indica, Anacardium and one or two other remedies as per their indications.

Oct. 2011    –        Condition the same.  I retook the case and pain importance only to present complaint. The following rubrics were taken.

1)      Light desire for (positive).

2)      Exhilaration, can recall things long forgotten.

3)      Embarrassed, ailments after.

4)      Will, muscles refuses to obey the will.  (Lack of co-ordination between mind and body)

5)      Torpor  6) Shrieking pain with the

7)      Quiet wants to be  8) Disturbed averse to being   9) Delirium wild.

10)    Irritability spoken to when, confusion of mind.

11) Senses dull blunted

12) Confusion identity duality sense of

13) Fear, losing self control

14) Coryza cough with

This totality indicated Gelsemium

While studying in college, I knew Gelsemium for exam funk with its famous 3D – Dullness, Dizziness and Drowsiness. During practise I prescribed Gelesemium mostly for muscular complaints with trembling headache, paralytic weakness etc.

Core of Gelesemium: Cowardly patient with torpor state.  The Gelsemium remembers his successful past which gives him happiness, confidence and ability to face any challenge.  Disturbance of any kind causes him to lose his concentration and consequently the position of comfort which he had achieved with so much effort.  This embarrasses him and makes him irritable, sometimes even delirious. Because, it is difficult to regain this position, the patient does not want to be spoken to, avoids disturbances.  Ultimately he does not want to lose control which he has gained for himself. Even a little effort scares him. His positive and strong past work are a light for his will which pulls him out from the state of torpor.

This is the retro study of Gelsemium, on which my prescription based.

In Oct 2011 – Gelesmium 30- BD given.  The patient started feeling positive and energetic.  No attack of cough.

Dec. 2011   –        No nervousness, emotionally stable, following her routine life.

Gellsemium 30 x OD in water for 3 Months.

March 2012          –        No relapse of depression, Placebo given for 2 months.

May 2012   –        Patient  absolutely fine!

Fear of relapsing into depression also vanished. She still visits me (July  2016) occasionally, I made her a permanent member of S.L.[sac lac] World!

Finally Homeopathy Won the Battle after a journey of 21 months!!

Thanks to the stalwarts!  From their cases I learnt a lot!

 

About the author

Kavita R. Chandak

Dr. Kavita Chandak is a passionate young homeopath honored by three Golden Book of World Records for treating kidney disorders and success in a case of mucormycosis. She is an author, international trainer and speaker. She specializes in autism, psychiatric disorders, kidney diseases and cancer. She is a scientific committee member at Duzce University, Turkey and LMHI 2022. She is invited as speaker at many national-international seminars and conferences. Recently she spoke at a New Zealand conference 2022, Russian international conference 2023 and will be presenting in Latvia conference, 2023, Joint American Homeopathic Conference 2023. She is invited as keynote speaker at the 76th LMHI Colombia. She authored eight books- Health Vs Disease, Homeopathic Guide for easy and busy practice, Healing Woman with Homeopathy, Homeopathy is fun; dedicate and learn!, Homeopathy is Logic and Magic!, OCD, hypochondriasis and depression- Homeopathy has the answer! Psychiatric diseases- causes and cases,
Uncover the mystery of schizophrenia with different homeopathic approaches. Online courses How to Master Psychiatry with Homeopathy, Womanhood and Homeopathy, Homeopathy and Autism – In and Out. For her socio-medical contributions she received various prestigious awards including the recent ‘Excellence in Homeopathy-2022” by Hpathy.com. Email- [email protected] Website- www.drkavitachandak.com

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