qualification - medical question

[Maria Malan]

Dear Dr Rozencwaig

Good and important that homoeopaths and medical doctors work together more
and more so that they can learn from each other.

Please can you help with a medical /homoeopathic question:

Today I saw a female patient, 36 years, 2 children, for a follow-up. She is
doing well on Cicuta virosa 200 C once a week, less PMS, no feelings of
dullness and emptyness anymore. Her eyes are more lively and alert. Since
taking the remedy physical aggravation of stiffness in the neck and pain in
the neck. She used to have it once a month, now suffers from it nearly every
week.
Problems in her neck started after giving birth to her second child about 8
months ago, also since then a low blood pressure which she never had before.
(Additional important information in my opinion: The baby is diagnosed with
epilepsy and is on allopathic medication.)

Since birth she is extremely tired, unchanged after taking the remedy.

Blood pressure today: 90/65 mmHg.

Obviously something happened physically - not only emotionally - during the
birth process which caused the lower blood pressure and the neck symptoms?

My next prescription is Phytolacca but I am now not sure if I should wait
another 4 weeks or if I should send her immediately for tests but which
ones?

Your help and information is very much appreciated

Maria Malan
South Africa

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

My first reaction would be to check her neck; she might need osteopathic adjustment.

The medulla contains the control center for BP, so any change in pressure there due to cervical spine problem might explain her low BP. And very often there is hyperflexion of the neck while giving birth, to increase the push, with helpers very often pushing on the neck too. A local problem might explain everything, a good osteopath will fix it in a few seconds.

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"