Suddenly sleepy after drinking wine in the evening; he lies down and does not wish to rise; on going to bed he becomes wide awake, and the face feels so warm that he is obliged to wash himself (fifth day). He becomes sleepy every forenoon, or is so prostrated and weary that he is obliged to lie down, about 10, 11, and 12 A.M. (first week). The last hours before noon he is always sleepy, dizzy. and tired, for several weeks. Suddenly falls asleep in the evening, then sleeps the whole night, and also very long in the morning (twelfth day). Much more sleep than usual (fourth evening). Long sound sleep, for several days (second week). Profound sleep until late in the morning (during first week for several days). He feels better than usual on waking in the morning, till the fifth day. Snoring in his sleep and exclamations in the dream. Sleepiness. No desire to sleep.
Sleeplessness, scarcely any inclination to sleep. Sleeplessness from the time he has gone to bed until near morning, when a very short and light sleep will be sufficient to refresh him, as if he had slept all night. Day and night without his usual sleep; he feels as if he had already slept. Goes to bed sleepy, but is unable to fall asleep on account of his thoughts. He is unusually wakeful in the evening (eighth day). After a walk in the evening he was wide awake and excited, although he had been sleepy very early the day previous (eighth day). He is easily awakened when called at night, but is unusually weary while walking, indifferent, and relaxed (third day). Restless nights, with many dreams, which he cannot recollect. Frequent waking at night, yet in the morning he had finished his sleep much earlier than usual (sixth to tenth days). Notwithstanding going to bed very late he wakes frequently, and has many dreams; yet he wakes very early in the morning and feels better than usual (during the first week). Dreams. Dreams towards morning (for the first time, on ninth and tenth days). Dreams, particularly towards morning, and generally of a frightful character. Many dreams for fifteen nights, quite unusual. Many dreams, but only after midnight (seventh day). All his dreams were very lucid, as if they really happened; although sometimes disagreeable, were never vexatious. Very vivid and detailed dream at night, which he thought he remembered, but which he forgot; it consisted of the thoughts of the day, with a character of Chinese circumstantiality and useless precision (after a few days).
Restless nights, dreams easy to remembered, of the occurrences of the day; in a person who has not dreamed for years. The whole night very vivid dreams, with minuteness of detail; he forgets them soon after waking (after several days). Dreams of distant acquaintances and things the whole night (second night). Soon after falling asleep, anxious, frightful dreams, with waking up at midnight; the rest of the night, many dreams of distant acquaintances; in a person who almost never dreams (first day). A very vivid dream; sees his nearest relatives die (second day).
He dreams of the sudden death of his little son, and also of the son of one of his friends; thinks that in both cases he has been to blame, because he has neglected physical examination and mechanical remedies; reproaches himself very much and weeps bitterly, and on waking is very happy that it is true (first day). Dreams that he was dead, and orders the rapid removal of the corpse out of the house.
Fever
Chilliness. Violent febrile chill, toward evening (first day).
Chilliness in the left arm and in the whole body (after one hour). General heat (after two hours), (part of S.252). General heat, after little exercise (first evening). General heat, with nausea. General feeling of heat, heaviness, and lameness of the whole body (after one hour). He feels warmer than usual, so that the March air is very agreeable (after a few hours). The first evening, and still more during the next morning, a sensation of greater warmth, with inclination to uncover; cold bathing is more than ordinarily agreeable, especially repeated washing behind the ears and on the nape of the neck (first and the following day, but less). After becoming cold in the open air, he becomes warm much sooner than usual (after a few days). Sensation as if a burning vapor was emitted from the pores of the whole body. Heat of the face, during an animated conversation in the evening.
Heat of the face, after drinking wine. Heat in the palm of the right hand, the succeeding forenoon. Slight fever heat under the eyes, soon after the second dose. Strong heat, extending from the center of the dorsal region to the loins (after three hours).
A slight glow on the lower part of the right buttock, towards the outer part, in a spot as large as two hands, in the evening. Now and then warm flushes, like a warm breath, from the nape of the neck to the occiput, lasting eight days. Burning, more externally, in different places, but always on one spot; on the right thigh, left upper arm, left thigh, etc., also on the fingers; at 9 P.M. (after fourth dose). Perspiration, particularly in the face (third and following days).
Perspiration breaks out, with anxious imagining. Profuse, sour, offensive perspiration; in the afternoon. For several evenings, a glutinous, annoying perspiration, with itching here and there.
Unusually profuse, dripping, and glutinous perspiration, with itching, for several evenings, in warm weather, while walking.
Bathed in cold clammy perspiration. (A perspiration in the palms of the hands even in cold dry weather, and with the backs of the hands dry and cool, the palms being constantly so moist that every one who shook hands with him observed it, which remained after Lobelia; disappeared on the fourth day of the Fluoric acid proving). Perspiration and sensation of heat on the upper part of the body towards the right, particularly along the right of the nape of the neck almost to the shoulder, as if in warm streams; from 7 to 8 P.M. (second day).
Conditions.-
Aggravation.
(Morning), until breakfast, dulness in head; shortly after waking, pain in occiput; sensitiveness of hearing; sneezing, etc.; on waking, taste in mouth; on waking, heaviness in arm; particularly on getting in and out of bed, soreness, etc., in left hip.
(Forenoon), After 10 o’clock, after quick, short movement, etc., shaking in head.
(Afternoon), Taste in mouth; chilly.
(Evening), Discontented; after lying down, pain in forehead, etc.; pain in fingers; itching.
(Night), Thirst; itching on shoulder.
(Ale), Coryza.
(Cold), Pain in teeth.
(Exercise), Heat in stomach, etc.
(Passage of flatus), Pain in bowels.
(Motion), Pain in left chest.
(Reclining), Oppression in chest, etc.
(Rest), Many symptoms.
(On rising), All symptoms.
(In room), while reading or writing, almost all symptoms.
(Standing), Many symptoms.
(Stooping), Pain in upper forehead; pain in forehead, etc.; pressure upon eye.
(Sitting and writing), Painfulness of chest; pain in back.
(Beginning walking after standing), Determination of blood to forehead.
(Warm weather), Itching, etc.
(Wine), Heat of face; determination of blood to anus.
(Read wine), Fluent coryza, etc.
Amelioration
(Morning), Cheerful, etc.
(Bandaging), Sensation in abdomen.
(After breakfast), Pains cease, except in head.
(Cold water), Pain upper jaw.
(Eating), Sensation in abdomen.
(Excitement), Coryza.
(Exercise), Contraction in muscles of neck.
(Friction), Pain in knee.
(Motion), The symptoms.
(Walking), All symptoms; pain in ankle-joint.
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.