CASE – HISTORY FORM

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE FILLING THIS FORM.

Homeopathic remedy is mainly selected on the information you provide about your sickness as well as yourself.

For making a successful prescription, it is extremely important to understand the details of symptoms you
experience. We must also know all the attributes that belong to you as an individual. This includes your reactions to
various factors, your past and family history and your mental make-up.

To gain this information, you will be asked many questions. Each one of these questions is significant for
homeopathic treatment. Often, something that you may think has no connection with your disease symptoms, may
be the most significant information for selecting the accurate homeopathic remedy for you. Please read each
question carefully, think and if necessary, consult someone close to you and then answer completely. Describe
everything freely and frankly without any hesitation. REMEMBER, WHATEVER YOU TELL US WILL
REMAIN ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL. Your co-operation is extremely important for the process of
choosing the appropriate homeopathic treatment and enhancing your health.

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FORM HAS 2 SECTIONS:

Information about Illness

1. Describe your chief complaints in your own words with the history of the onset.
2. For any additional complaints, please read the instructions on how to report each of your complaints. Then
make a list of your complaints and describe each of them according to the instructions.
3. Describe your past illnesses and family illnesses. Please take time to answer this part with the help of your
family members before coming to us.

Information about you as an Individual

1. About your mental state and your emotional nature. Please write in this part about your situation in life and
about all the things that are bothering you. Also, include your nature as a child.
2. About your sleep and dreams.
3. Provide information about all the parts of your body.
4. Deals with the factors that affect your health. Please think carefully about each of the factors mentioned and
write what specific effects they have on you.
CHIEF COMPLAINT:

Describe your chief complaint in as much detail as possible including the history of the onset and course of these
complaints. How does it affect your life? What have you done about it? How have you treated it until now?

ORIGIN OF CAUSE: Can you trace the origin of the illness to any particular circumstance accident, medications,
incident or mental upset such as shock or worry, errors in diet, overexertion, exposure to cold, heat etc.?
HOW TO DESCRIBE YOUR ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS

In homoeopathy, prescription is based on precise details of various symptoms from which you suffer. To
tell or write to a homoeopathic physician "I have a headache ", "a rash"," a cough", “flu”, “a sinus infection” would
not be enough. The information such as "I have sharp headache with throbbing pains in the left side of my head and
temple. I am very sensitive to the slightest draft of cold air or when I enter an air conditioned room, it makes my
head worse. I feel very drowsy, weak and can’t tolerate the pain in bright light.”, becomes very useful to choose an
accurate homeopathic remedy. The success of the prescription depends, largely on how detailed is your description
of the symptoms. You can use the following model for description.

LOCATION: Please give the exact location of complaint. Also describe where the pain or sensation spreads.

SENSATION: Express the type of sensation or the pain that you get in your own words however simple or funny it
may seem. You may have a sensation that a mouse is crawling or the heart was grasped by an iron hand or you may
have a pain which is cutting, burning jerking, pressing. Express the sensation or pain as it feels to you.

WHAT MAKES YOU WORSE OR BETTER: Many factors are likely to influence your trouble. Some factors may
cause the trouble to increase and some factors may relieve the trouble. Some factors include heat or cold, talking,
laughing, sleeping, lying down, on right or left, sitting, standing, walking, eating, drinking etc.

DISCHARGES: You may have a discharge from ulcers, fistula, abscess, eruptions, the skin, lungs, eyes, nose, ears,
mouth, vagina, etc. Please describe your discharge under the following aspects.

• The quantity and the time or condition under which the quantity varies i.e. when is it better or worse,
increases or decreases?
• The consistency: Is it thin or thick, stringy or clotted?
• Is it like jelly, white of an egg, like water, sticky forming a scab etc.?
• The odour, what does it remind you of?

Does it make the parts sore, in what way?

PAST HISTORY OF ILLNESSES:

Every disease, poisoning, drug or accident leaves its mark and remains as a weak point in the system, much
more than we imagine. It is necessary for us to know about all the ailments you have suffered from in the past and
the treatments you have taken. It not only helps in the choice of the homeopathic remedy but also helps to track all
the symptoms. Homoeopathic treatment takes into account all these details of the past and facilitates the removal of
all these weaknesses. In the list below, circle around names of ALL illnesses so far suffered and on the next page
give its relevant details.
Food Poisoning Measles Malaria Miscarriage. Abortion

Worms Rubella Jaundice Menopause related

Diarrhoea Chicken-pox Hepatitis Toxemic Pregnancy

Acidity/Ulcers Mumps Colitis Prolapse of uterus

Backache Whooping cough Rheumatism Atypical Pap smear

Sciatica Scarlatina Herpes Yeast Infections

Allergies Sexually transmitted Mitral Valve Prolaps, Diabetes etc.

dis
Ear Infections High or low Blood Thyroid Complaints
Enlarged Prostate pressure,
Sinusitis Osteoporosis
Kidney or Bladder Vertigo
Asthma infections Blood Disorders

Recurrent infections – Any operation such as Tonsils , Appendix , Any shock, grief, fright,
tonsillitis, Ear Hernia, Hemorrhoides, Uterus, Kidney Stone, Gall depression,
infections, Sinusitis, Stones, Phimosis , Hydrocele , Cataract, Teeth, disappointments, panic
Bronchitis, Influenza, Ceaserian Section, etc. attacks, or nervous
Pneumonia, Asthma break down
Mode of Anaesthesia: general or local

Chronic Headaches, Any major accident or injury to body or head Any Acne, Rosacea, Boils,
Numbness, Cramps, occasion of unconsciousness Carbuncles,
Convulsions, Paralysis, Ringworms, Fungus,
Meningitis Any major bleeding from any part of the body Scabies, Eczema,
Psoriasis Etc.

Diseases Approximate Duration Whether you Medicines & Any other

suffered Age completely treatment particulars
from recovered taken
Any extra remarks of information:

INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH OF FAMILY MEMBERS:

List of major Relationship Alive Age Diseases Cause of

diseases /dead death

Anaemia Paternal Grand

Father
Cancer
Paternal Grand
Diabetes Mother

Maternal Grand
Insanity
Father
Rheumatism
Maternal Grand
Mother
T. B. /Pleurisy
Father
Ulcerative Colitis
Mother
Epilepsy/fits
Diseases Suffered
Bleeding tendency
Paternal Uncles
Urticaria
Paternal Aunts
Eczema Maternal Uncles

Asthma Maternal Aunts

Paralysis Cousin Brother &

Sister on Father’s
Hypertension side

Heart trouble Cousin Brother &

Sister on Mother’s
Kidney disease side

Liver disease etc.

Did any of your

relatives have
trouble similar to
yours
SIBLING INFORMATION:

Provide information about your siblings and indicate your position by writing ‘SELF’.

SR.NO Brother /Sister Alive Age Diseases suffered

/Dead

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

INFORMATION ABOUT SPOUSE AND CHILDREN:

How is the health of your spouse? Please explain.

Mention ages of children and their condition of health. If any children died, please state causes:

Child’s name Male/Female Age Diseases Suffered

Have you had any abortions, miscarriages or still birth? What was the identified cause?
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL:

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Birth History:

Did your mother have any problem during pregnancy?

Did she take any medications during pregnancy? What were they?

Was there any difficulty during your birth? Give details.

Milestones:

Teething Urine control, Bed wetting etc.

Sitting Stammering

Standing Eating indigestibles such as chalk, lime

,mud, pencil
Walking

Speaking Any other problem about your growth

& development

Tick mark (X) if any animal bites such as:

Dog Spider Bees Snake Scorpion Jelly Fish

Did you take anti-rabies or anti –venom or any other treatment?

Vaccination:

Indicate number of times you were vaccinated for the following:

Small pox DPT Meningitis Hepatitis

MMR B.C.G. Typhoid Chicken Pox

Was there any reaction or particular trouble after any of above vaccinations?
 PERSONAL HABBITS:
Your Habits How much

Smoking

Snuff

Chewing Tobacco

Alcohol

Tea
Sleeping Pills

Laxatives /Purgatives

Recreational Drugs

Reactions to different foods:

Please Put one tick (X) if you Like / Dislike the food or if the food disagrees. Put two tick mark(3 3 ) if you
strongly Like / Dislike the food or if the food strongly disagrees.

Like Dislike Disagrees Like Dislike Disagrees

Bitter Eggs
Salt extra Spicy food

Sweet Meat
Sour Fish
Bread Cabbages
Butter Onions
Fats Warm food/drink

Milk Cold food/drink

Coffee Fruits
Mud/chalk
APPETITE AND THIRST:

How is your appetite?

When are you hungry?

What happens if you have to remain hungry for long? How fast do you eat?

How much thirst do you have?

Any particular times are you especially thirsty?

Do you feel any change in your taste and feeling in your mouth?

BOWEL MOVEMENTS:

Do you have any problem with your bowel movements? Explain. When and how

many times a day do you pass BM?

Any history of diarrhoea, constipation or irritable bowel symptoms? Do you experience

any urgency or incontinence?

Do you have to strain for stool? Even for soft stool?

Do you burp or pass gas excessively? Describe its character. Does burping or

passing gas relieve?

URINATION & URINE:

Are there any problems with your urination regarding frequency and character of urine? Explain.

Any unusual smell or color?

Do you have any trouble before, during and after urination?

Do you experience any difficulty with the flow such as slow to start, interrupted, dribbling etc.?

Is there any urinary incontinence or bed wetting or history of either? When?

SWEAT-FEVER-CHILL:

How much do you sweat?

What parts of your body are prone to sweating? Do you sweat on

palms, soles, nose, upper lip?

Is the sweat warm, cold, clammy, sticky, musty, greasy, stiffens the linen etc.? Is there any peculiar

odor such as foul, pungent, sour, urine?

Does it stain the clothes, if yes, what color? Are the stains easily washed off?

Do you experience any symptoms after sweating? When do you get fever or chill? What

brings it on?

Do you experience any sense of heat or cold in any part of your body at any particular time?

CHEST-HEART – COLD –COUGH Do you

catch cold often?

Describe the symptoms, nature of discharge etc.

Is there any trouble with your CHEST or HEART? Explain. Is there any trouble

with your voice or speech? Explain. Is there any difficulty in breathing?

Do you have a cough?

Is it aggravated at any particular time?

SEXUAL SPHERE (GENERAL):

Have you had any excessive indulgence in sex or masturbation in past and present? Has it produced any ill-effect
on your health? Explain.

Any particular feeling or symptoms appear before, during and after sexual intercourse? Did you suffer from any

sexually transmitted diseases?

Do you have unusually increased or decreased desire for sex?

What is the method you use for family planning?

FOR MEN:

Do you experience any difficulty in erection? Explain.

Are there any other troubles such as impotency or sterilty?

FOR WOMEN:

Menses:

How are the menstrual cycles- iregular or irregular? At what age did the

first menses start?

Was there any trouble then? Explain. Mention

number of days of flow.

Menstrual flow:

Have you noticed any variation in quality, quantity, color, smell, or consistency of flow during menses?

Are the stains difficult to wash?

Do you suffer in any way before, during or after menses? If so, describe: What symptoms did

you suffer during menopause?

Do you feel the internal parts coming down?

Is there any vaginal discharge? If so, describe the nature, colour, consistency & smell of discharge.

Does it produce any itching or rash or cracks?

Does the discharge increase or decrease in relation to menstrual cycle? What is the effect of this

discharge on your general feeling?

Do you pass any gas from vagina?

Have you had any trouble with your breasts?

GENERAL COMPLAINTS:

VERTIGO- Do you experience any dizziness or vertigo? Explain. FAINTNESS: Do

you ever feel faint?

HEAD: Do you get headaches or migraines? Have you had them in the past? Describe. EYES & Vision:

Describe.

EARS & sense of hearing: NOSE & sense

of smell: FACE & Facial expression:

MOUTH & sense of taste: TEETH,

GUMS:

LIPS: cracked, peeling of skin etc.?

THROAT (including tonsils): Any difficulty in swallowing or post nasal drip? BACK, LIMBS OR

JOINTS: Describe in detail.

PAIN: If you have any pains, do they shift? In what direction do they extend?

SKIN: such as itching, eruptions, ulcers, warts, corns, peeling, psoriasis etc.? Describe. Any change in colour of

the skin or spots on any part of the body?

Do wounds heal slowly? Do wounds tend to form pus? Form keloid? NAILS: Is there any

complaint or abnormality of the NAILS or skin around?

HAIR: (falling, graying, dandruff, dryness, oily, poor excessive or unusual growth) BLOOD: Do you have

any tendency to bleed or bruise?

SIDES: Are your troubles one sided? Which side? Do they proceed from one to the other side? Or do they alternate
or shift?

TREMORS/TREMBLING/JERKING/TWITCHES: If so, When? WEAKNESS:

Is there any sense of weakness?

When is it more or less?

Is it in any particular part of the body?
FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOU

Below you will find a list of things that you are exposed to. Each of these factors may affect you in a
particular way. Do you feel worse or better in any way from each of the factors? Please write in what way you are
affected by each of the following.

For example, write headache against sun, if you get headaches while under sun, Uneasy against hot weather, if you
become uneasy in heat, asthma gets worse by lying down, write against lying down, asthma worse. Sometimes one
factor may make you feel worse in some respect, and better in some other respect, For instance cold air may cause
headache but headache but make you feel better in general. If this is so, please mention this difference clearly.
EMOTIONAL MAKE-UP & STATE OF MIND:

It is established that all illnesses have an emotional component. It does not mean that mind is the seat of
disease or is the cause of all diseases. It merely means that both mind and body are affected in their indidividual
ways and express their discomfort in any given stressful situation. For instance, one can become irritable or
depressed with a fractured leg and emotional breakdown can trigger a progression of physical pathologies. We are
more than just the parts. Treated as a whole, the unit has a tremendous potential to experience the sense of whole
being. Homeopathic treatment is about bringing harmony to the individual as a whole.

In order to treat you as a whole and provide precisely accurate homeopathic treatment, it is necessary for us
to understand your emotional and intellectual nature in addition to the physical characteristics. Please answer the
following questions frankly without any hesitation.

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Do you get anxious? What circumstances make you anxious? Have you had any situations of panic?

Are you fearful of anything such as animals, people, being alone, darkness, death, diseases, robbers, sudden noises,
thunder, of the future, of something unknown, high places, doctors, examinations, etc.? What symptoms do you
experience?

Any phobias – claustrophobia, agorophobia, heights, flying?

Are you doubtful or suspicious of anyone or anything?

What are you jealous about? Do you experience any symptoms from jealousy?

In which matters are you impatient or hurried?

How long do you remember hurts caused to you by others?

Do you take revenge or contemplate it?

What are you proud of? Does your pride get easily hurt?

Depressed, Brooding, Mood Swings, etc.? Describe in detail.

Do you ever become suicidal? When?

If so in what manner do you contemplate to end your life?

Have you made any attempts or contemplated? How?

When are you most cheerful?

Any unwanted thoughts any time? What are they?

Do you experience any strange and unexplainable sensations or hearing voices?

How is your memory? For what is it poor? e.g. names, places, faces, what you have read, etc.

Do you cry or become emotional easily? What makes you cry?

How do you feel after crying?

How do you feel if someone offers sympathy and consolation?

Are you easily irritated? What triggers your anger?

What bodily symptoms do you develop when angry or irritated such as trembling, sweating, loosing voice,
weakness etc.?
Do you prefer to be alone or with company?

How seriously are you affected by disorder and uncleanliness in your surrounding?

What are the greatest griefs that you have gone through in your life? What effects did they have on you?

What are the greatest joys that you have had in life?

What activities you deeply enjoy, hobbies?

Are there any matters which you deeply dislike?

In your opinion, which aspects of youself, your personality or moods are not agreeable to you? Inspite of your
awareness and maturity, are you unable to change these aspects?

Give a clear cut picture of your situation in life and your relationship with each of your family members, friends
and associates in work.

How does the future look to you?

Are you worried or unhappy over any and personal, domestic, economical, social or any other condition? If so
describe in detail:

SLEEP

Describe your posture in sleep. On the back, side, abdomen etc.

Are you able to sleep in any position? If not, in which position you can’t sleep?

During sleep do you: Snore? Grind teeth? Dribble saliva? Sweat? Keep eyes or mouth open? Walk? Talk? Moan?
Weep? Become restless? Wake up with a jerk?

Describe if anything else is unusual about your sleep: (drowsiness, insominia, interrupted sleep) If so when and
what helps?How much do you cover? Do you have to uncover any parts?
DREAMS:

Dreams are very important for choosing the correct homeopathic remedy, please circle the dreams that you have had. Describe
in detail those that created an impression on your mind. Also, describe the reoccuring dreams in detail.

Animal Robbers Travelling Houses Death, Whose?

Cats-dogs Thieves Riding Fruits Dead bodies

Horse Anxious Flying Trees Dead person

Wild animals Fearful Swimming Water Parts of Body

Snakes Ghosts drowning Snow Suicide

Being Hungry Fire Accidents Talking Business

Being Thirsty Lightning Falling Singing Money

Drinking Storm Shooting Dancing Day’s work

Eating Rain Wars Pleasure Forgotten work

Vomiting Romantic Pain Praying Failure /exams

Passing stool Sexual Illness Religious Unsuccessful efforts for

pleasure
Urinating Sickness Temple Missing train
Rape
Blood – Misfortunes Church Being unprepared
bleeding Nakedness
Danger God Pursued – whom, for what?
Bathrooms

Grief Police Of people Of events Physical Exertion

Weeping Imprisonment Children Remote Mental Exertion

Vexation, Insults Crime Parties Recent Fatigue

Quarrels Murder Feasts Future Coloured

Jealousy Killing Marriage Prophetic Multi-Coloured

Insecurity Poison
FOR CHILDREN or YOU AS A CHILD:

1) Please mark (X) if the child or you as child had any of the following qualities, mark (XX) if they are more
intense:

Mark Mark

Obstinacy Unusual fears

Temper tantrums Shyness

Disobedience Unusual attachments (to whom)

Aggression Religious

Hyperactivity Biting nails

Destructiveness Thumb –sucking

Courage Picking and playing with

Possessiveness (a) mother’s body parts

Competition-winning spirit (b)shawls , handkerchieves

Sibling jealousy (c) anything else

Boasting (d) genitals

Stealing Dullness of memory

Telling lies Slowness

Sensitive/Emotional Laziness /Indolence

2) Please write in detail, if the mother suffered from any physical or emotional stress during pregnancy. Also
describe the dreams the mother got during pregnancy.

3) Please describe your nature as a child or your child’s nature in detail.

4) Describe one incident from the child’s life when he/she was very upset.