Generalities
This remedy acts upon nerves and muscles. It causes loss of power of concentration and co-ordination; and disturbance in the sense of proportion. Aching, soreness and stiffness of muscles; after the pain. Prostration, weariness and tiredness; acts as if born tired. Seems to tread on cotton. Staggering. Neuralgic pains. Neurasthenia; sexual; from loss of sexual desire in both sexes.
Worse
Sprains. EYE-STRAINS. Sexual excess. Darkness. Tight clothing. Warm. Humid air. Jarring.
Better
Rest. Sleep. Eating. Cold drinks. Undressing.
Mind
Irresolute. Confused. Forgetful. Slow thinking. Aphasia. Fear of falling on going up or down stairs.
Head
Migraine. Headache from eye strain and sexual weakness worse dark. Vertigo, with headache; worse lying on left side; raising the hands above the head. Occipital headache as if screwed; worse eye-strain and lying down. Pain up and down from occiput (left) to shoulder worse exertion. Dull heavy up-pressing in occiput.
Eyes
Aching, heavy, tired and stiff. Eye combined with ovarian symptoms. Misjudges distances. Vision blurred. Colour blindness for red and green.
Throat
Dry and stiff; all symptoms are better by cold drinks and eating.
Abdomen
Distended feeling better loosening clothes. Stools yellow, mushy hurrying him out of bed in morning. Craving for ice water and cold drinks.
Urinary
Urination; frequent, scanty. Aromatic urine.
Male
Loss of sexual desire. Psychical impotence. Speedy emission, deficient erections. Sexual excitement. Constant severe erections.
Female
Sexual desire completely destroyed. Pains alternate between ovaries. Uterine pains better undressing and lying on back. Soreness of ovaries with rectum. Feels as if menses would appear. Leucorrhoea; excoriating yellowish, offensive, profuse, running down the legs. Mammae swollen, aching. Nipples itch.
Respiratory
Hacking cough, with sticky white sputum better drinking cold water.
Back
Tired feeling in lower part of the back.
Extremities
Tired and numb feeling in legs and popliteae.
Related
Cimic; Hyper; Lil-t; Rhus-t.