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36
year old patient, Mr. A. A. (Patient reference number L8354)
reported to the clinic for complaint of hypertension since 3
years. He had been on anti-hypertensive medication but
inspite of this, his systolic pressure would remain high,
about 150 mm hg and his diastolic pressure would be around
90 mm hg. His pressure would become even worse with stress
and due to lack of sleep. He had been prescribed anxiolytics
for the same but without much improvement. He did not have
any other complaints besides this.
He was a vegetarian with a normal
appetite. He was extremely fond of spicy food and was averse
to sweets. He would sweat profusely and his perspiration
would be offensive. He would not be satisfied with his bowel
movements. His sleep would be much disturbed and he would
often dream of death.
He was an electrical engineer and stayed with his wife in a
joint family. He said that had had begun to lose confidence
in himself due to his complaints. He would think negatively
about most things and would constantly brood about the same.
He had become irritable and would express his anger only if
the opposite person was younger than him. He had marked fear
of death, especially since he had developed hypertension. He
would prefer to be in the company of people and would not be
able to stay alone. He would enjoy reading and going out.
He had suffered from frequent colds and tonsillitis in his
childhood. Besides he had also developed tuberculous
infection in the past for which he had received
Anti-tuberculous treatment but it had again relapsed a few
years later. He had also suffered from typhoid and malaria
in the past. Amongst his family members there was no history
of any major illness except that his mother had developed
hypertension since last 1 year.
His ECG was normal and Stress test response was within
normal limits i.e. the test was negative for induced
ischemia. He was 167 cms tall and weighed 52 kilograms. His
blood pressure (measured in Right arm) was 150/100 mm hg in
the supine position.
Based on the above history he was started
on a drug that has been developed at Lifeforce for the
treatment of hypertension. His medicine was continued along
with his antihypertensive medication for the initial 5
weeks. After his pressure started coming under better
control, his anti-hypertensive was tapered; first the dose
was reduced and later it was to be taken only on alternate
days. The medication was continued on similar lines as he
continued to show good improvement. Gradually his
anti-hypertensive was tapered further and later stopped. He
was asked get his blood pressure monitored regularly and it
would remain around 140/80 mm hg. After further medication
for about another 2 months, his treatment was concluded.
Thus 6 months of regular treatment brought his BP under good
control, and he also felt much more relaxed as compared to
before.
This case illustrates that Homeopathy can definitely play a
good role in the treatment of disorders like hypertension,
especially stress-induced hypertension and can control the
pressure effectively even when conventional medicines cannot
do much.
Remark:
The remedy
prescribed in these cases is patient-specific i.e. it has
been prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the
patient at that point of time. It is advisable that the
patient does not indulge in any self-medication.
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