Generalities
Motor nerves through spinal cord are affected by this remedy; causing fluttering tremors in the muscles; they do not respond to the will and / or draw into knots; even the intestines are seen twisted in knots. Spinal irritation; sensitive vertebrae, weakness of the lower limbs; coming from a spot between hips. Loss of sensibility to pain. Weakness; followed by complete paralysis, though the muscular contractility is not impaired. Rigidity of muscles. Horror of cold water, drinks or bathing; cold water feels too cold. Averse to bathing. Shuddering worse every draft. Floating sensation. Darting pain here and there. Flushes of heat worse palms. Ataxic gait, shooting pains down the limbs. Tetanus. Trismus. Tremors. Ill effects of emotions; grief. Injuries, blows. Progressive muscular paralysis. General paralysis of the insane.
Worse
Change of temperature. Eyestrain. Bathing. Heat and cold. Descending. Motion. Stepping. Jar, misstep.
Better
Lying on abdomen or with head low. Exerting the will. Closing eyes. Sleep.
Mind
Active even during sleep. Nothing was right; too many things in the room; continually counting them. Paralytic state of mind and body, from grief.
Head
Brain; falls to side lain on; wavering in. Vertigo, stumbles on ascending or descending steps. Pain from forehead down nose. As of a band about the head, as of a tight cap on head. Heartbeats felt in head on lying down. Tremors in head.
Eyes
Twitching of eye muscles. Pain over orbits; cannot bear to raise eyelids. Accommodation affected; astigmatism. Glaucoma; esp. after injury. Pupils contracted. Post-diphtheritic paralysis of eye. Eyelids tense; cannot close or open them. Bloodshot eyes; with burning. Night blindness. Muscae volitantes; flashes of light. Increasing myopia. Vision trembling.
Ears
Sudden pain from throat to middle ear worse eructation. Pain in the ear (right) when writing.
Nose
Twitching of muscles of nose.
Face
Lips numb; licks them. Lockjaw.
Mouth
Teeth feel rough. Tongue; feels oily, scalded, swollen; in chorea. Loose skin feeling roof of mouth. Thick leathery saliva.
Throat
As if a ball coming up throat. Strong heartbeats felt in throat. Seems to have swallowed a large piece of food; felt at epigastrium.
Stomach
Hiccough; with short breath, better sleep.
Abdomen
Navel, sore, bloated, red. Hypogastrium sore, bloated worse standing. Gripe in right hypochondrium. Groins pain alternately. Colicky pains worse diarrhoea; better extending legs.
Female
Numbness of womb; with pain in back. Leucorrhoea worse during the day-time when exercising. Sighing worse when leucorrhoea is worse. Menses, irregular; with palpitation.
Heart
Seems to flutter in throat or over whole body, or in head.
Neck and Back
Creeping numbness from occiput down spine. Sensitive spine.
Extremities
Jerking limbs. Offensive odour from hands. Pain in deltoid (right) better violent motion. Pain in right popliteal space. Flushes of heat in palms.
Sleep
Attacks of overpowering sleepiness; with feeling as if to lose consciousness.
Fever
Every movement and draft causes shuddering. Easy sweat; with excitement.
Related
Agar; Gels; Nux-v.