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Can anyone describe a difference between Anxiety, paroxysmal and
Anxiety, sudden? Thanks,
Shannon

I would say that a paroxysm has a definite beginning and end and that
the anxiety is contained within that specific time limit, whereas
sudden anxiety obviously begins as such but could go on indefinitely
with no specific end. Hope useful, best wishes, Joy
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Hi Shannon,
Anxiety paroxysmal...where does it come from?
Have a look at the rubric and the remedies with their sorces.

Cham, e.g. is in the 2nd grade.

G.H.G. Jahr lists this rubric in his Systematic-alphabetic repertory as
'Ängstlichkeit, anfallsweise' (which most often is translated as
Anxiety, paroxysmal), with a hint to compare 'sudden'.

Only Cham is listed as a remedy that had that symptom in the proving and
has also cured such a symptom (the other remedies in this rubric have
their origin only in provings or only through clinical experiences).
The original text of the symptom is as follows (my translation):
anxiety.... in frequent attacks, also preventing sleep at night, not
allowing to stay in bed and ceasing after rising (also with very mobile
pupils);"

so here it's clear, the term paroxysmal refers to a repetition,
something is happening more often.

'Sudden', however, can happen only once, without repetition.
Does that help?

Best,

Gaby

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Gaby Rottler
Germany
rottler@curantur.de

http://www.curantur.de
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Gaby wrote:

so here it's clear, the term paroxysmal refers to a repetition,
something is happening more often.

'Sudden', however, can happen only once, without repetition.
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*** it is important to add that a paroxysmal event, comes on 'suddenly'.
In medicine, a paroxysm is a violent attack. It may be due to the sudden occurrence of symptoms or
the acute exacerbation (the abrupt worsening) of preexisting symptoms. You may have "a paroxysm of
coughing" as opposed, for example, to "a lingering cough." The word "paroxysm" comes from the Greek
"para-," during + "oxys," sharp or acute.
and some trivia
The root "oxys" was also used by the founder of modern chemistry Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
(1743-94) to coin the word "oxygen."

Best

Robyn
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Joy and Gaby,
Thanks, I guess... Seems like the idea of a definite (and perhaps
equally sudden) ending is part of the key to the difference, from what
you've both suggested.
Now if something happens only once (or even infrequent, or with
definable cause) then why would we be repping it... But I guess I see
the point, that a paroxysm has a particular quality, having to do with
both suddenness of onset, but also (I guess) suddenness and
definiteness of ending, and also violence, I suppose.
Okay, thanks!

Hi Shannon,
I rather wanted to show that it is necessary to look into the
references.

The Synthesis rubric e.g. includes 30 remedies. If you look at remedies
in the 2nd grade with Hering as a source you see, e.g.

Hering, Guiding symptoms:
Carb-v
¤ Nightly fear of ghosts. ð Worm affections.
- ¤¤ Anxiety : as if oppressed; with heat in face; accompanied by
shuddering; on closing eyes; in evening after lying down; on awaking.
- Great anxiety and heat with pains.
- Trembling anxiety in morning.
- Anxiety and uneasiness causing him to tremble all over, as if he had
committed a crime, ending in weeping, even before strangers; painful
hiccough in oesophagus.

Hyos:
¤ Dread of drinks; of water.
- ¤ Anxious apprehension; chronic fearfulness.
- ¤¤ Fears : being left alone; poison, or being bitten; being poisoned
or sold; being betrayed, or injured; wishes to run away.
- ¤ Complains of having been poisoned.
- ¤ Horrid anguish, fits of anxiety.

Sulph:
¤ Anxious, fearful.
- || Great anxiety, fear lest she should come to ruin; went about
wringing her hands; tried to run away; pale face; dull eyes; pressure on
head; pain in epigastrium; stools white, hard; frequent rigors.
- ¤ Anxiety : in evening in bed; with heat of head and cold feet; on
awaking, with heat at night; as if some great misfortune were impending;
with palpitation, prevents falling asleep.
- Very much excited and very passionate.
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Some of these descriptions have induced the remedies to be inserted into
the rubric anxiety, in paroxysms.

Btu the rubric in a rep is just like a sort of 'keyword', at best like a
summary of an article. Often it is necessary to read the entire
article(s) to get an understanding of the keyword (especially as the
kewords were often coined by other persons and much later the the
original text).

Best,

Gaby

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Gaby Rottler
Germany
rottler@curantur.de

http://www.curantur.de
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Thanks Gaby, a very timely reminder!
(And if I am looking at a "sudden" rubric, I will probably make it a
point also to at least scan the corresponding "paroxysmal" one, or vice
versa!)
Shannon