Bromide of Potassium.
CHARACTERISTICS.
Abnormal irritability of the nervous system. Melancholia nervous irritability, palpitation and sleeplessness at or near the climacteric. Colic or convulsions from nervous erethism. Sleeplessness from nervous erethism. Sleeplessness from nervous excitement and strain. Epilepsy. Tetanus. Irritability of the sexual organs.
TOXIC EFFECTS.
Sense of great weakness and exhaustion. Slow and feeble action of the heart. Mental depression and weakness. Cutaneous anaesthesia. Abolition of reflex action. Drowsiness and coma with periods of delirium, hallucinations and maniacal violence. Catarrhal bronchitis. Diarrhoea. Profuse sweating. Incontinence of urine and faeces. Impotence. Eruptions of acne, impetigo or eczema.
DOSE
Potassii bromidum, 3-30 gr.
This remedy should not not be prescribed for diseases caused or accompanied by organic or nutritive changes.
THERAPEUTIC USES.
Nervous depression and exhaustion, with erethism, causing sleeplessness. (Fifteen grains three times a day).
Infantile wakefulness not dependent upon pain.
Migraine caused by abnormal irritability of the nervous system.
Nervous and irritable women who are depressed worried and sleep badly. (Fifteen grains three times a day).
Nervous excitement following nervous strain. (Ten to twenty grains).
Sleeplessness, delusion and mild delirium of delirium tremens., (Twenty to thirty grain doses).
Nightmare. (Five to twenty grains at night).
Colic of infants dependent upon nervous erethism only. (One to three grains).
Infantile convulsions from tooth or bowel irritation.
Neuralgia with exhaustion, melancholia, nervous erethism: from simple nervous irritability.
Strong and robust persons with nervous exhaustion, excitement, insomnia and maniacal violence.
Flushings, melancholia, nervous irritability, palpitation and sleeplessness at or near the climacteric. (Fifteen grains three times a day).
Nervous perturbations with flooding previous to the climacteric period.
Pure nervous palpitation of the heart.
Epilepsy not dependent upon nutritive nor hygienic faults. (Fifteen to forty or more grains four times a day).
Chorea nervous and muscular exhaustion.
Tetanus. (Twenty or more grains every two hours).
Strychnine poisoning. (Use freely)
Whooping cough. (Internally and spraying with two grain solution)
Vomiting of phthisis. Sea-sickness.
Irritability of the bladder. (Ten grain suppositories).
Irritability and enlargement of the prostrate gland. (Suppositories).
Nocturnal incontinence of urine in children.
Seminal emissions in persons of sedentary habits. (Ten or more grains at night).
Impotence from irritability of the organs.
Nymphomania with great nervous irritability.
Priapism with sexual excitement.
Acne occurring at the menstrual periods.
Burning, itching and stinging of urticaria or eczema. (Lotion of ten grains to the ounce of water).
