Sjogren's syndrome

[Robyn]

Rochelle
'Dry eye', which can be Sjorgens among other conditions, does have 'tearing' as part of it in many
cases. The problem is that the 'tears' are not chemically balanced, and the eyes are not lubricated
enough --- so 'dry eye' can also have lachrymation as a complete symptom.
There is a rubric EYE-DRYNESS - sensation of -accompanied by lachrymation ---- with only one rem
Staph. Staph also has the dry mouth, palpitations, and anxiety --- as do many other rems.

Here is a list of symptoms that can accompany Sjorgens.

Also, in my rep, under keratoconjunctivitis (which is 'dry eyes') there is an interesting set of
rems, and then compare it to dry eyes and dry mouth.

Sjorgen's is systemic, so affects the whole body, not just the eyes and salivary glands which are
the most common symptoms that present. It can affect the Central Nervous system, and anxiety and
depression can result, among other symptoms, however this is uncommon.
What your client has may not be Sjorgen's, but it cannot be discounted at this point -- and a
correct diagnosis would be the way to go to be sure ---- a look through these symptoms should give
you more questions to ask in the very least if you decide you want to go in that direction.
It seems that alot of people who are eventually diagnosed with this syndrome, don't notice their
symptoms as being too important --- and only when someone like the eye specialist offers the
possibility when adding dry eyes to dry mouth, do they start to realise how 'dry' things are. Ninety
percent of sufferers are women, so anyone complaining of dry eyes and dry mouth, to a health
professional would likely think of this as a possibility.

Anyway, here are the other areas of the body that can also be affected.

Best

Robyn
a.. Early symptoms:
a.. One-sided swollen parotid salivary gland
b.. Both parotid salivary glands swollen
c.. Swollen cheeks
d.. Swollen jaw
b.. Most common symptoms:
a.. Dry mouth - very common
b.. Dry eyes - very common
c.. Dry skin - about half of patients
d.. Vaginal dryness
c.. Symptoms caused by dry eyes:
a.. Eye redness
b.. Burning eyes
c.. Itching eyes
d.. Gritty eyes
d.. Symptoms caused by dry mouth:
a.. Thick saliva
b.. No saliva
c.. Difficulty chewing
d.. Swallowing difficulty
e.. Eating difficulty
f.. Tasting difficulty
g.. Speaking difficulty
h.. Hoarseness
i.. Smooth tongue
j.. Mouth redness
k.. Cracked lips
l.. Mouth sores - at the corners
m.. Tongue ulcers
n.. Recurrent mouth infections
o.. Oral candidiasis
p.. Dental caries
e.. Symptoms from dry skin:
a.. Itching
b.. Cracked skin
c.. Skin rashes
d.. Sun sensitivity
e.. Sunburn
f.. Dry nose
g.. Dry throat
h.. Dry larynx
i.. Painful intercourse
j.. Thyroid problems
k.. Joint pain
l.. Muscle pain
m.. Lung problems
a.. Pneumonia
b.. Aspiration pneumonia
n.. Limb numbness
o.. Limb tingling
p.. Extreme fatigue
q.. Periods of remission and recurrences

If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting.

[Rochelle Marsden]

Dear Robyn ,
Thanks for that. Staph could be a contender for her as it has the
palpitations and palpitations from excitement. I have found RUV, Eye; phen;
dryness; mod; lachrymation, with:, lepro[1], neon[1]
but have been unable to find the rubric you are referring to so I presume it
must be from Synthesis which I don't have!!

Regards
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath, EFT(Advanced)Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

[Robyn]

this was from Synthesis as well
EYE - INFLAMMATION - Keratoconjunctivitis - phlyctenular (42)

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con. crot-t. euphr. graph. Hep. ign. Ip. kali-bi. lach. lister. merc-c. merc-d. Merc-n. merc-pn.
merc. morb. morg-p. Nat-m. nux-v. puls. pyrog. RAN-B. rhus-t. Sep. sil. sulph. thuj. vac.
If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting.

[cbwillis9]

> Ninety percent of sufferers are women, so anyone complaining of
Most Sjogrens are also postmeno women, which suggests a lack
of hormones. Androgens especially, and there is some literature
to this effect. Androgens foster the lipid component of the
tear film. Women who have Sjogrens are likely to have other
hormone deficiencies, such as autoimmune thyroiditis /Hashimoto's
resulting in hypothyroid.

On an integrative note, TCM would call this deficient kidney yang.

Staph was an interesting call in relation to the above.
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