Minutus

I just wanted to share what has for me been an interesting prescribing
experience. After doing well on a few remedies over a number of years, my
son (now age 9) was in need of another dose (of something!). Since his
picture was not hugely different than on previous relapses (tho certainly
less intense and different in some particulars), I first repeated the remedy
that had done well for him a year or so prior (sulphur, which had acted
extremely well), but saw little response this time. Over a period of some
weeks I repped and re-repped various ways ("When it doubt, beat it to
death?") and the remedy that kept sticking its hand up was calc-c. I'd eyed
it for him over the years for various reasons, but always discounted it
because he does/did not fit the nearly universal descriptions of
constitutional calcarea, re pale, fat, flabby, sweaty head, large head. (He
is slim, sweats only after lots of exertion and/or very hot weather, head
size is dead average...) OTOH he has/had many characteristics that *do* fit
calc (e.g. can be lethargic when left on his own, averse to mental exertion,
easily tired, very desirous of "support" of various sorts, *veeeery* slow
dentition, strong fear of spiders, and *lots* more...).

Finally I convinced myself to give it, and the results over the past several
months have been *terrific*! Huge improvements in sleep, mood/attitude,
stamina (tho he's still freaked by spiders); plus, he lost and re-grew
*three* long-overdue teeth in the first month after the remedy!! I suppose
parts of these "constitutional" descriptions will apply more to a person who
has "always" been in a calc state, e.g. upon first prescription? (E.g. head
size certainly wouldn't be expected to enlarge at this age...)

I often have a hard time knowing which parts of the "is", "will have", and
other definite-sounding terms, should more properly be written as "may be",
"is often", etc. But if I hadn't been paying so much/too much attention to
these "pictures", I would have given calc *months* earlier, which would have
been all to the good!

I suppose this sort of thing is part of the reason why the first
prescription tends to be the easiest???

Maybe there's not much to say to this, but it was surely instructive for
*me*, so I thought I would share it.

Cheers,
Shannon

Lovely. Maybe he's on a triad experience - sulphur - calc - lyc

Does he have belladonna like acutes by any chance?

Best, Joy

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on 10/9/04 6:39 pm, Bob&Shannon at shannonnelson@tds.net wrote:

I just wanted to share what has for me been an interesting prescribing
experience. After doing well on a few remedies over a number of years, my
son (now age 9) was in need of another dose (of something!). Since his
picture was not hugely different than on previous relapses (tho certainly
less intense and different in some particulars), I first repeated the remedy
that had done well for him a year or so prior (sulphur, which had acted
extremely well), but saw little response this time. Over a period of some
weeks I repped and re-repped various ways ("When it doubt, beat it to
death?") and the remedy that kept sticking its hand up was calc-c. I'd eyed
it for him over the years for various reasons, but always discounted it
because he does/did not fit the nearly universal descriptions of
constitutional calcarea, re pale, fat, flabby, sweaty head, large head. (He
is slim, sweats only after lots of exertion and/or very hot weather, head
size is dead average...) OTOH he has/had many characteristics that *do* fit
calc (e.g. can be lethargic when left on his own, averse to mental exertion,
easily tired, very desirous of "support" of various sorts, *veeeery* slow
dentition, strong fear of spiders, and *lots* more...).

Finally I convinced myself to give it, and the results over the past several
months have been *terrific*! Huge improvements in sleep, mood/attitude,
stamina (tho he's still freaked by spiders); plus, he lost and re-grew
*three* long-overdue teeth in the first month after the remedy!! I suppose
parts of these "constitutional" descriptions will apply more to a person who
has "always" been in a calc state, e.g. upon first prescription? (E.g. head
size certainly wouldn't be expected to enlarge at this age...)

I often have a hard time knowing which parts of the "is", "will have", and
other definite-sounding terms, should more properly be written as "may be",
"is often", etc. But if I hadn't been paying so much/too much attention to
these "pictures", I would have given calc *months* earlier, which would have
been all to the good!

I suppose this sort of thing is part of the reason why the first
prescription tends to be the easiest???

Maybe there's not much to say to this, but it was surely instructive for
*me*, so I thought I would share it.

Cheers,
Shannon
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Yes, and I suppose that's part of what finally pushed me to "be bold" and
give calc despite my doubts. He was having infrequent but REALLY HORRIBLE
screaming, thrashing, then dazed-with-pain headaches, which melted away
quite magically with Bell. (And he's had no more of those since Calc!)
I'll certainly be on the lookout for Lyc in his future!

Shannon

on 9/10/04 2:33 PM, J Lucas at j.lucas@ntlworld.com wrote: