Sleep
Sleepiness. Felt strangely over the whole system, with an almost irresistible desire for sleep, together with a great deal of jactitation of the muscles, and pain and vertigo in frontal region, with great confusion of ideas (after four hours). Almost irresistible desire for sleep, with the strange feeling over the whole system (after four hours). Almost irresistible inclination to sleep. Mounting to the head, as if intoxicated, immediately; the whole head ached, and she became so sleepy that she could not sit down without falling asleep. Great tiredness and sleepiness (after two hours and a half). Great sleepiness, with great inclination to laughter (first day). He could not keep awake after dinner, and fell asleep; when awakened he fell asleep again; the sleep, however, did not seem very sound (first day).
Asleep (after fifteen minutes); slept profoundly; in the morning was several times called to breakfast. Remarkably sleepy look (first day). (* From the flowers. *) She was unusually sleepy, the eyes constantly closed (first day). Patient starts in her sleep, but does not always waken, with shocks as if electricity were passing through her body, sometimes accompanied with unpleasant and even horrid dreams, “nightmare.” Lay down on her bed and quickly passed into a deep slumber, feeling very uncomfortable, was very restless and tossed about much, which lasted about half an hour; she was then roused by her sister (who accompanied her) calling her by name; she heard the first summons and answered reluctantly, but could not rouse herself to a state of wakefulness. The oil rubbed upon the temples caused sleepiness. It causes sleep. The preserved nuts used too often cause sleepiness. Lay down to sleep, and slept for an hour, towards evening, very unusual, followed by relief of all the symptoms (first day). A sleepy, dreamy condition, with closing of the eyes. She seems intoxicated and sleepy; she did not know where she was nor where she was going, the eyes closed (first day). Sleep restless (first and second nights). Sitting in bed, tossing from side to side, at 5.30 P.M. Strong inclination to sleep, without the ability (after seven hours). Very wide awake on going out after sleeping (first day). Dreams. Sleep at night disturbed by voluptuous dreams (first day). Irresistible sleep, frequently disturbed by vivid dreams, soon. Dreams of falling from high places; again, as if being pursued by persons seeking to harm her.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilly and cold all over, beginning about 1 o’clock, and gradually increasing in severity. Skin cold over the whole body, at 5.30 P.M. Surface cold and blue, at 5.30 P.M. Cold skin (second day). He became chilly on going into the cold air (first and second days). She easily became chilly in the cold air (second and third days). Immediately on going into the open air (that was damp and cool she became chilly and pale, which disappeared in a warm room, in the evening (first day). In the evening could not get warm in bed. Slight shaking chill in the evening and morning, followed by decided heat. Slight chilliness, with some colic and pain in the small of the back, little appetite, white-coated tongue, pressive pain in the soft palate, with difficult respiration, on account of pressive pain upon the chest, and great sleepiness, in the evening (third day). At 9 P.M. felt chilly, amounting to a shake, with coldness, commencing in lower limbs; this was succeeded by several chills, with marked intervals of immunity between, lasting for several minutes; conscious during chills, but a desire to sleep between them if left alone, the movements of those around her alone preventing her from sleeping. Chilliness, associated with pain in the small of the back, towards evening, in the open air, and from external cold, increasing to a shaking chill, entirely disappearing in a warm room; together with dulness of the head, especially of the forehead, diminished appetite, and somewhat slimy tongue, with a very lively and cheerful mood, disposed to make fun, in the evening (eighth day). Chilliness, extending from the loins, immediately increasing when going to stool; he experienced nothing of it in a warm room (first day). She complained of her hands feeling very cold and numb; sister says her hands were icy cold. Sensation of coldness in the feet, with heat of the hands (first day). Feet cold. Fever. Temperature 29.8 C. (before taking), 30.1* C; (after five hours and fifteen minutes). Great heat of the face and hands, with prostration and hypochondriac mood, for several forenoons. Heat in the cheeks, with slight redness, immediately. Uneasiness all night, dry heat, sleeplessness, dry, sticky lips and tongue, without thirst; sensation as if all the vessels were throbbing; a throbbing pressive pain, especially on the head, in small circumscribed spots, especially in the left superciliary ridge. An agreeable sensation of warmth in the hands and feet, in the evening (first day). Sweat. Bloody perspiration. (* In an elderly woman, from the use of all kinds of spices, especially of nutmeg. *) Although hitherto he was inclined to perspire, now his skin was constantly dry.
Aggravation
(Morning), On waking, throat and mouth dry; tongue cleaves to roof of mouth; pain in left anterior molars, extending into right molars; spasmodic stitches in heart, with slight colic; sneezing; crawling and tickling in right side of chest; throbbing headache above left eye; headache in forehead; pain in small spot in forehead above left eye; pain in right eye; while standing, pain in anterior surface of left leg; thin evacuation; chalky taste after taking milk, diarrhoea; pressive pain in right cheek; taste as after intoxication; burrowing pain in soles of feet; griping pain in joints of left little finger; sleepiness.
(Forenoon), Pressive pain in top of head; stitches in right ear; lively; laughing; bright; nausea.
(Noon), Great hunger.
(Afternoon), Headache in right side; headache; 5 P.M., cutting pain in cardiac orifice; plucking sensation in abdomen and liver; pain in liver; burning in oesophagus.
(Evening and morning), Shaking chills.
(Towards evening), Abdomen distended, with nausea; twisting about navel; when walking, oppression of chest.
(Evening), Dull head; slimy tongue; cheerful mood; colic; pain in small of back; coated tongue; pain in soft palate; difficult respiration; sleepiness; dryness in the eyes; head and forehead dull; eyes would close from sleep; headache; dryness of mouth; painfulness of left upper and lower molars; sticking in front teeth; pain in forepart of chest; oppression; pressure, with difficult respiration; during rest, pain in small of back; in bed, griping at the umbilicus; sensation in rectum of diarrhoea; difficult stool; flatulent troubles; griping colic; hands and feet warm.
(Night), After lying down, warmth and throbbing in right foot; uneasiness; dry heat; sleeplessness; sticky lips and tongue; throbbing sensation in throat; pressure in head; convulsions; slimy feeling in mouth; thirst; dryness; sensation of flour on palate; tongue seems dry, and feels like leather; palate dry; nose stopped with mucus; cutting, commencing at navel, extending toward sides; after lying down, boring pain in toe of right foot; in bed, griping in umbilical region.
(Toward midnight), Diarrhoea.
(Ascending stairs), Pain in right knee; weakness and numbness of limbs; weight and oppression of chest.
(Draft of damp air), Pain in cervical muscles.
(Drawing air into mouth), Painfulness of incisors and anterior molars.
(Drinking), Cold water, jerking in back teeth, without pain.
(Eating), Teeth painful.
(After eating), Want of breath; scraping eructations.
(Lying down), Boring pain in big toe of right foot.
(Raising head from pillow), Deathly sickness.
(Reading), Absence of mind.
(Respiration), Forenoon, pain in chest, about diaphragm.
(Rest), Drawing pains in muscles of extremities.
(Riding in carriage), Painful sensation of heat from within ear to pharynx; pain in back.
(Standing), Drawing in calves; dizziness; at desk, right leg asleep; pain in shoulders; pressure from abdomen to pit of stomach.
(Stepping), Pain in foot; tingling in toes.
(Stool), Chilliness in loins.
(Straightening up), Rush of blood to head; quivering of heart; palpitation; intermitting pulse; constriction about abdomen.
(Swallowing), Scraping sensation in throat.
(Talking), Loud jerk like drawing in left upper back teeth.
(Touching part), Pain in inner portion of thigh.
(On urinating), Pain in urethra.
(On waking), From midday nap, head compressed from forehead to sinciput; voice suppressed.
(Walking), In evening, reeling; constriction in right side of upper abdomen; pain in muscles of right thigh; weakness of lower limbs; reeling; stumbling.
(Writing), In bed, thoughts vanish.
Amelioration
(Evening), Appetite.
(After eating), Head symptoms.
(Lying down), Drawing in calves.
(Keeping quiet), Colic.
(Moving up), Stoppage of nose.
(Pressure), Colic in umbilical region.
(Straightening up), oppression upon chest.
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.