Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sanguinaria in Cluster headache

Cluster headache is severe episodic unilateral headache for 15min to few hours. It starts so sudden and reaches peak that there is no time for medication to act. Preventive medication is still the best way to control it.
I keep on trying homeopathic medication whenever I feel it may work. Last month I saw three cases of cluster headache. Last case came back thanking me that Sanguinaria has worked like magic. His headache has gone after first dose. He was male of 30s, headache was severe but at any time of the day on the right side of the head, no medication was working. This was his first episode.
Following are the indications of Sanguinaria:

Sanguinaria: headaches on the right side. Starts in the back of the head and travels upwards to settle over the right eye. Sometimes with a flush of the face, redness of cheeks. These headaches often appear in a regularly timed pattern and are worsened by motion, light, odors and noise
Other Remedies used to treat headache are

1.Arnica treats headaches related to physical injuries.
2.Belladonna is used to treat throbbing, stabbing headache pain that comes on suddenly and which is made worse by exposure to noise and light.
3.Byronia is used to treat steady pain that begins in the forehead then radiates to the back of the head. The pain worsens when the patient moves or is touched lightly. These headaches may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
4.Gelsemium treats heavy, dull pain that begins in the back of the head and extends like a constricting band around the entire head. The headache is often accompanied by blurred vision, light-headedness or dizziness.
5.Ignatia treats headaches where the individual feels as if a spike is being driven into his or her skull. This type of headache is often brought on by grief, depression or anxiety.
6.Iris versicolor treats intense migraine headaches that occur only on one side of the head and are often accompanied by visual distortions or hallucinations.
7.Kali bichromicum — for aching and pressing pains on the forehead (particularly between and behind the eyes); may be accompanied by sinus congestion or nausea and vomiting; this remedy is most appropriate for individuals who prefer to lie down in a dark room and who experience relief from warmth and eating.
8.Lachesis treats headaches on the left side of the head that are worse in the morning, when the individual is exposed to sunlight, and before menstruation.
9.Natrum muriaticum — one of the most common remedies used for migraine headaches, particularly those that are described as "hammers beating the head;" pain is relieved when the individual is lying down, alone, in a quiet dark room; these migraines may be associated with either menstruation or a grieving experience and are worse in the middle of the day; this remedy is most appropriate for children who look pale and feel nauseated, nervous, and emotional.
10.Nux vomica treats headaches associated with excesses in food, alcohol, work or anger. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness and tension usually accompany these headaches.
11.Pulsatilla treats headaches where the pain is concentrated in the forehead. Often eating fatty foods brings on these headaches.
12.Sepia — for migraines that are accompanied by nausea and are relieved when the individual is lying down; light and movement tend to worsen symptoms; this remedy is most appropriate for individuals who are moody and don't like being alone, but worry about being with others.
13.Silicea treats headaches triggered by hormones, particularly sex hormones.
14.Spigella treats headaches associated with sinus pain.

No comments:

Post a Comment