At first he is wide awake, but soon afterwards sleepy. Light sleep. Sleep at night uneasy; he was obliged to turn from side to side. Frequent waking from sleep at night, as from fright. He slept until 3 A.M. after which he only dozed, but on waking did not come to his senses. Waking with starting. Frequent waking towards morning.
Dreams.
Dreams at night. Very long vivid dreams at night.
Interrupted fancies at night while half asleep, busied with thoughts from which he cannot free himself and which deprive him of sound sleep.
Fever.
Chilliness.
Bodily temperature lowered from 0.4 to 0.6.
Chilliness throughout the whole body (with warm skin), more noticed and worse when moving; on rising from the chair creeping chills, with pale face, for ten minutes (after half an hour).
Chilliness aggravated by motion. Violent chill, though without thirst, at 5 A.M. and 1 P.M. Internal shivering, even in the chest, with chilliness, and at the same time heat in the head and sweat in the face; all without thirst. Great sensitiveness to cold. Open air, which was usually agreeable and to which he was accustomed, seemed very cutting.
Sensation of coldness over the whole body; cold creepings up the back, as in a cold room, soon followed by redness and heat of the face, with cold hands, which are hot on the inner surface, while externally they are cold. Chilliness in the back, mingled with sensation of heat, especially warmth in the middle of the back and across the lower abdomen, as if sweat would break out.
Repeated attacks of chilliness and shivering in the back, with the usual general warmth of the body.
Some chilliness, with heat, on both cheeks. Coldness of the hands, followed by coldness of the feet (after two to three hours).
Cold feet in the afternoon after 4, together with headache and rush of blood to the head, disappearing in the open air (after twenty four hours).
Heat.
Heat of the whole body, externally perceptible, at 8 P.M., with great dryness of the mouth, then shivering in the back and posterior portion of the body; then the hands and feet became icy cold; then in the bed at one time great heat, then great coldness until after midnight; in the morning headache, as if beaten, so that every step on waking is painful (after thirty hours).
General heat, with redness of the face and much thirst, at 3 P.M.
without previous chill; following the heat general sweat, which during the first hours was accompanied by thirst. Slight heat, without thirst, after the chilliness (after a quarter of an hour). Sensation of heat in the morning, in bed, though disliking to be uncovered. Sensation of general heat, after lying down in the evening; every thing seems too close; general sweat at night, especially in the back. She sometimes awoke at night feeling a great dry heat all over, obliging her to toss about, two nights in succession; the breath came hot from the mouth, though without thirst or dryness of the mouth. Sensation of warmth, with somewhat red face, though without thirst. Heat in the face and redness of the cheeks (after a quarter of an hour. Heat in the face, with red cheeks, after eating (after six hours). Heat and redness of one cheek, with almost constant shivering. Warmth in the chest and abdomen. Unusually warm feet. Dry warmth of the face.
Perspiration.
Perspiration, towards morning. Sweat of the hands, while writing.
Sweat of the feet, with soreness of the toes.
Conditions.– Aggravation.
(morning). On waking, headache, etc.; on rising, bleeding from nose; in bed, dryness of mouth; bitter taste; after rising, sensation in back of throat; nausea; in bed, pressure in sides of abdomen; on waking, roughness, etc. in larynx; in bed, pain in joints; at 7 o’clock, chilly; after fever paroxysm, headache; in bed, sensation of heat.
(Afternoon), Eructations; nausea, etc.; after 4 o’clock, febrile warmth, etc.; at 4 o’clock, stitches in balls of great toes; at 1 o’clock, chill; after 4 o’clock, cold feet, etc.; at 3 o’clock, general heat, etc.
(Evening), In bed and on waking, sneezing; late, fluent coryza; at 6 o’clock, bleeding from nose; from 8 to 9 o’clock, nausea, etc.; in bed and on falling asleep, cough; at 8 o’clock, heat of body; after lying down, sensation of heat.
(Night), Thirst; about midnight, passage of much urine; about midnight, irritation to cough; towards morning, frequent waking; general sweat; on waking, dry heat; towards morning, perspiration.
(Walking in open air), All symptoms; sadness, etc.; confusion in head; fullness in abdomen; weariness of feet.
(While ascending steps), Trembling of the knees; weariness.
(While walking in cold air), Headache in temples.
(Eating), Headache; heat in face, etc.
(Hawking), Sensation in left nostril.
(Motion), Chilliness.
(On putting out foot), Cramp in soles.
(On reading), Headache.
(Reflection), Headache.
(In room), Headache returns.
(While sitting still), Crackling in vertex.
(On stooping), Vertigo.
(After supper), Fullness in abdomen, etc.
(Swallowing), Pain in arches of palate.
(Talking), Rush of blood to head.
(After waking from midday nap), Headache.
(Walking), Pain in small of back; pain in limbs.
(While writing), Sweat of hands.
Amelioration.
(Open air), Ill humor; headache, etc.
(On biting jaws together), Pain across back teeth disappears.
(On rising), Pain in joints disappears.
(Sitting in room), Headache in temples.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.