(second day). Almost irresistible sleepiness after eating; best described by the adjective narcotic. Constantly sank down into sleep; heard nothing; could answer nothing. Irresistible sleep (immediately after taking 2 grains or more), that, however, was disturbed by dreams, and on waking he was not refreshed, but experienced nausea. Sudden falling asleep (after a few minutes).
Sleepy, with actual though restless sleep (first day). Soon fell asleep, and continued for six hours. Soon fell asleep. On lying down instantly fell asleep. Intoxicated with sleep while awake.
Sleep, with consciousness; he heard everything, but could not rouse himself; woke after two hours. Stupid sleep, without consciousness, with rattling in the chest. Instead of healthy sleep, it easily a stupid slumber. Stupid slumber. The slumber was so stupid that he could not be made to answer. Constant slumbering, with half-open eyes; carphologia and picking all about. A kind of stupid sleep, with half-open eyes; the eyeballs turned upward under lids; mouth more or less open, with stertorous inspiration. Slumber; (after one hour). Quiet, pleasant slumber, from which he was constantly awakened by frightful jerking in the limbs. Sleep rather quiet; sweat violent. Sleep, with redness of the face. As soon as effort was intermitted sleep recurred, even when walking (after a quarter of an hour). Deep sleep; (after one hour); (after two hours). Sound sleep, with stupefaction and partly open eyes. Dropped suddenly into sleep, and could be as suddenly aroused. Overcome by deep sleep, so a scarcely to be roused by all the efforts of her attendants. Overpowering sleep, during which, however, he was sensible of pain, and when pinched, opened his eyes. The patient could be roused from sleep by shaking and by speaking to her; she then complained, and wished to die. Deep, still sleep (after two hours and a half). Fell into a sleep from which he could not be roused. In a deep sleep, from which every effort that her husband could devise could not arouse her. I shook her smartly, pinched, and bawled loudly into her ear, but could not perceive the slightest marks of sensation or consciousness; after vomiting, caused by sulphate of zinc and irritation of internal fauces, she was somewhat aroused, though still very drowsy, and desirous to be left alone; later, coma greatly increased. Deep, sound sleep, with rattling respiration, as in an apoplectic person. Sound sleep, with rattling respiration, as after apoplexy (after six hours). Great somnolence and feebleness, but the child could be roused (after eleven hours). If the dose is a little too large, or repeated too often, the excitement and energy are changed into somnolency and the stage of delicious dreams; on awaking from these the prostration of body and mind are extreme. The soporific power of Opium is very much diminished by very great pain or by great grief. The sleep caused by Opium passes into unusual stupefaction. If allowed to remain unmolested for a moments he lapsed into a deep sopor, whence he could with difficulty be roused to utter a whimpering cry, which was overcome midway by recurring sleepiness (after one hour). Sopor (after twenty-five minutes). During the following night sopor, alternated with delirium. Sopor, disappearing towards morning, but the patient sank during the following night. Completely torpid. Considerable torpor, from which he could be aroused only with difficulty (after one hour). State of torpor, from which he was easily aroused (after three hours); very drowsy; if left for a moment he became quite insensible (after three hours and a half).
Sleeplessness. During the period of taking Opium she had very little sleep, an in the intervals she could not attempt to sleep from want of desire, so that she generally worked all night; want sleep she had;was generally in the daytime, and that little was much confused and easily ended. Night sleepless, with restlessness and delirious talking. Sleeplessness, full of unwelcome fancies and imaginations, that were entirely distinct from surrounding objects, as in delirium. Inability to fall asleep for a long time in the evening (possibly to be ascribed to an extremely painful boil on the left natis), (second day). It never affected him with sleep or drowsiness, but rather hindered his repose when he happened to take n overdose. Would like to go to sleep, but cannot. Loss of sleep. No sound sleep after taking the drug. Did not sleep during the night. Slept but little (first night). Did not sleep at night, and says she has not since admission (fifth day). Although he is sleepy he is unable to fall asleep, with slow pulse. In a condition between waking and sleep he had dreams and images of dragons, skeletons, an frightful ghosts and masks. Sleep interrupted by frequent waking, after which he was unable to fall asleep again for a long time; one night rose as early as 3 o’clock. Restless night; slumbering alternating which he lies coiled up in a heap. Night sleepless, restless. (* Instead of “schlaflose,” the original is “traumlose,” which, however, may mean the same thing.-HUGHES. *) Restless sleep, from which he woke stupid. Disturbed sleep, watchfulness. Unrefreshing sleep, with general perspiration. Some had more or less disturbed sleep. Restless sleep, full of sighing and moaning. Sleep restless the forepart of the night, the latter part sound and refreshing. Sleep unrefreshing, interrupted by restless dreams (after 1 drops). Sleep at night restless; awakened about midnight by oppression of the chest (after 18 drops). The night, that was usually quiet, with uninterrupted sleep, was now very restless, with constant tossing an tumbling about; the sleep was frequently interrupted and was only partial; was conscious of every noise in the street, even the ticking of the clock and watch distressed him. The most varied dreams disturbed the whole night; was unable to rise as early as usual, and felt weaker than on the preceding evening before going to bed; the head was heavy and dull; after a glass of water became fully awake (third night). Night unusually restless; he rose from bed to urinate, but suddenly became so dizzy and nauseated that he was obliged to lie down; this lasted a quarter of an hour, after which he fell asleep (after 7 drops). Inclination to sleep; she had scarcely closed her eyes, when she was aroused by most frightful images, when she spoke disconnectedly, and did not recognize the bystanders. Starting in sleep for several nights.
During a deep sleep there was frequent singing, and at time jerkings of the body. Startings, and a strange chaos of happy and disagreeable visions, if sleep sometimes surprised me while sitting in a chair (after 4 to 6 grains). Sleep interrupted by startings. Sleep full of startings in fright; whenever he closed his eye it seemed as though he had lost his reason (after three hours). Starting up in sleep; after waking he seemed intoxicated and half delirious. Sleep full of frightful fantasies and frightful dreams. On dozing, started up and evinced great in coherency both in language and action (after one hour). Moaning cries in sleep. Starting up in sleep. Unintelligible prattling during the intoxicated sleep. Sobbing during sleep (after two hours). Dreams. Restless sleep, full of dreams (tenth day).
Anxious sleep, disturbed by the saddest dreams, so that while intoxicated with sleep he seemed to float in a constant delirium.
Anxious sleep, full of dreams (after seven hours). Sleep full of dreams. Frightful dreams; (seventh day); of falling from heights (tenth day). The sleep of Opium is not without dreams (from rather large doses). Thousands of wonderful and vivid dreams, during which he spoke aloud. Exceedingly vivid, fretful dreams; he always fails to succeed; many cause vexation and ill humor (after two hours). Anxious dreams. Busy with numerous fancies and imageries all night during sleep. Lascivious dreams and nightly emissions. Joyous dreams. Unusual wild dreams at night; he, however, woke only once, soon after midnight (after 6 drops).
Wild dreams disturbed his sleep (after 18 drops). Sleep disturbed by dreams, sometimes agreeable, sometimes frightful; sleep ending in either coma or apoplectic death, with convulsions. Dreams at times pleasant, at times sad, at other time anxious and fearful.
Opium affects the brain and causes restless dreams. The sleep of Opium, is always associated with dreams and visions. Dreaming (after Opium), in a man free from dreams for a long time.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness immediately, in the evening, in bed, after which, as soon as she fell asleep, she broke into sweat, which was very profuse about the head. He complains of chilliness.
Chilliness over the abdomen, with dryness of the mouth, without desire for drink. Chilliness in the back. Chilliness in the back, with suppressed scarcely perceptible pulse. Body cold (second day); (after one hour). Cold and clammy (after seven hours). Cold and weak (second day). Cold and pulseless (after four hours).
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.