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International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD)

Volume 5 Issue 5, July-August 2021 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470

Homoeopathy and Migraine


Dr. Vani Oza
Assistant Professor, Department of Material Medical, Rajkot Homoeopathic Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

ABSTRACT How to cite this paper: Dr. Vani Oza


Migraine is periodic attack of headache, usually on one side of head. "Homoeopathy and Migraine" Published
Severe throbbing pain is sometimes accompanied by nausea and in International
vomiting. Some migraine patients have warning symptoms before Journal of Trend in
headache, including visual disturbances, weakness, numbness or Scientific Research
and Development
dizziness. It affects whole psychosomatic entity. It is type of chronic
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one sided disease. A patient presented with the complain with 6470, Volume-5 |
migraine with aura visited the hospital OPD. He was treated with Issue-5, August IJTSRD46256
Lachesis. Lachesis had given on basis of individualization. This 2021, pp.2068-
patient is improved with the lachesis 1M. Migraine can be improved 2071, URL:
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KEYWORDS: Migraine, Homoeopathy, Lachesis, Individualization, Copyright © 2021 by author (s) and
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INTRODUCTION:
Migraine is a periodic attack of headache which may According to organ on of medicine 5th edition
be associate with aura or without aura. The person aphorisnm no 172 to 184 migraine is comes under
with the migraine recurrently suffers with the severe one sided disease where the one part of person is
attack of a headache which hampered their routine predominantly affected. Homoeopathic treatment is
life. Migraine attacks are mostly triggered by based on individualization which is given in aphorism
emotional changes, hormonal changes, sleep pattern no 82 and 83. We can have the sign and symptoms of
changes, any food articles, environmental factors like the case and make the totality accordingly.
heat and cold any weather changes, strong smelling
In other system of medicine there is not any particular
substances.
treatment for migraine but in homoeopathy we are
having better scope for treatment of migraine

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Classification-

Visual, sensory or perceptual


disturbances
Visual (scotomas, Behavioral alteration Motor abnormalities
photopsias…) Dreamy states Hemiparesis
Somato sensory Delirium Aphasia
Olfactory Deje vu/jamais vu dysartria
Auditory Depersonalization
Visual hallucination
vertigo

Material and methods-


The case has been taken from Sainath Hospital Attach with Rajkot Homoeopathic medical college. work has
been analyzed with individualization. Homeopathic Medical repertory, A modern alphabetic and practical
repertory by Robin Murphey a third edition is used for analyzed the case.
Case of presentation-
32 years old man comes with the headache in the clinic. He was suffered withthe headache since 1 to 1.5 years.
He took the allopathic treatment for the same without any relief.
In headache he had left sided headache. He is having severe bursting pain. He cannot remember anything during
headache. He is having vertigo with headache. Headache is aggravated after waking. And better by working
(occupying the mind in anything). He is having darkness in vision before headache.
He is also having pain in back with headache and become irritable with headache. Don’t like to do anything with
headache. Even don’t like to eat with headache.
Life event-
Her wife has cheated him before 2 years. She left him alone and she is having extra marital affair. After that the
complaint has been started. He became angry on her. He wants to destroy her and want to take revenge.
He felt guilty for his parents and family because he is not able to working well because of headache
Sleep- waking in between the sleep
Dreams-
Dreams of snake

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Dreams of ancestors who is dead. Dreams of dead friend
Totality-
Ailment from disappointment in love
Revengeful
Dreams of snake
Dreams of dead people
Left sided headache
Headache with vertigo
Headache aggravated on morning on waking
Dimness of vision before the headache
Reportorial analysis

Medicine differentiation-
Lachesis, natrum mur and lycopodim come prominently. But revengefulness is prominently find in lachesis. so
final selection of medicine is lachesis.
Prescription-
Lachesis 1M (single dose) and placebo for 15 days
Follow up
Number Follow up prescription
Headache increase
Have to take allopathic medicine once in 15 days Lachesis 1M(SD)
1.
Sleep normal Placebo for 15 days
Dreams of dead people
Improved much
Intensity of headache is decrease
2. Headache 2 to 3 times in between As above
Sleep normal
Desire to work
Headache for 1 times in 15 days
No visual disturbances before
headache. No vertigo before headache Lachesis 1M (SD)
3.
Anger decrease Placebo for 1 month
Nature improve
No dreams
Headache once a month
4. Over all 90% improvement Placebo for 1 month
Feels better
Mild headache once a month
5. As above
Feels better

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Discussion and conclusion- [2] API text book of medicine 9 edition- edited by
Migraine is disorder which affects whole Y. P. Munjal, S. K. Sharma, A. K. Agarwal, M.
psychosomatic aspect. This case conclude that D., Pritam Gupta, M.D.
homeopathic system is having better line of treatment
[3] Migraine- Britt Tally Danit M.D
in cases of migraine, if treatment is done on
individualization of patient. And single dose and [4] Merrit’s neurology- edited by Lewis P.
single medicine is effective for treatment of migraine. Rowland, Timothy A. Pedley
References- [5] RADAR (COMPTER PROGRAM)
[1] Harission’s 15 edition –Braunwaald, fauci, [6] Organon of medicine by Dr.B.K. Sarkar
Kasper, Hausen, Longo, Jameson
[7] Homeopathic Medical repertory, A modern
alphabetic and practical repertory by Robin
Murphey a third edition

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