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Migraine Homoeopathic Approach

Abstract 

Homoeopathy  is the curative system of the medical branch. In the Homoeopathy  patient is treated as a whole. Each patient has their own peculiar individual symptoms. In Homoeopathy  physical as well as mental symptoms are considered completely. This article is an attempt to emphasize the Homoeopathic approach for migraine. This article also helps in increasing the knowledge on therapeutic properties of such highly recommended remedies and useful rubrics to select most similimum.  And in Homoeopathy migraine is easily cured if the medicine symptoms and patient symptoms are the same. If the remedy is selected properly then it can give spectacular results. Homoeopathy remedies are given by watching the susceptibility of the person.

Keywords 

Migraine ,Homoeopathy , Homoeopathic medicine , Similimum , physical and mental symptoms.

Introduction 

Migraine is an Acute as well as Chronic disease And as we now that migraine is Treated through various systems of medicine. Homeopathy play vital role in early diagnosis Through constitution corrections so our medicine is dynamic in nature. 

Synonyms : Megrim, Hemicranias , Sick Headache. 

Definition :  This type of recurrent paroxysmal headache is frequently localized to the head’s one side or a unique type of headache that is typically unilateral and commonly accompanied by nausea and other sensory abnormalities

History: Bios, Raymond, and Mullendorff—three people who had migraines firsthand—have all examined the condition in great detail.

Facts 

  • According to global data from 2019, people between the ages of 15 and 39 reported an estimated 581,761,847 cases of migraine.
  •  In 2019, there were 87.6 million cases of migraine globally, a 40.1% increase from 1990. The United States of America, China, India, and Indonesia had the greatest incidence rates globally, accounting for 43.6% of all incidents.
  •  In the US, migraines affect about 18% of women and 6% of men, per population surveys.
  •  It’s also believed that 6% of men and 20% of women in India suffer from migraines.

Mechanisms 

 A hereditary propensity for elevated vascular contractility causes a cycle of constriction and dilatation in migraineurs. In migraineurs, stimuli that typically result in a healthy flush may trigger an uncoordinated circulatory response, which causes artery and vein dilatation and constriction of tiny vessels. Vasoconstriction is brought on by serotonin, which platelets manufacture. After then, serotonin is adsorbed into the vessel wall, where it combines with neurokinin and locally released heparin to produce pain. Bradykinin, prostaglandin E, and histamine are examples of dilator molecules that overreact when plasma serotonin levels fall. IgG aggregation and free fatty acids encourage platelets to produce serotonin.

Classical Migraine 

Prodrome – Vague, yawning, euphoria, excessive energy or depression and lethargy

Aura – most often visual. Both peripheral and central sources can initiate flashing lights, zigzag castellations, balls, or filaments of light. Common features include fragmentation, metamorphosis, central scotomata, jigsaw look (teichopsia), and micropsia. Usually lasting 30 minutes, the aura is followed by a headache.

Headache – Perhaps hemicranial, but it will probably soon become generalized, . Pain across the temporal or frontal region that begins vaguely and intensifies to a throbbing intensity, accompanied by symptoms of pallor, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. After vomiting has stopped, it may lessen in intensity and be followed by sleep for a few hours. A headache could last up to 48 hours in certain people. The superficial temporal artery may pulse and get clogged during the headache.

Migraine Variants 

Common migraine – It is more frequent than a traditional migraine, less unilateral, and does not always have an aura before it. Attacks are more frequently linked to things like menstruation and unwinding after a stressful event.

Vertebrobasilar headache because of a vertebrobasilar artery spasm. Typically begins in the third decade and has symptoms that are different from those of a conventional migraine. Aura symptoms can include diplopia, vertigo, bilateral paraesthesiae, ataxia, and even momentary unconsciousness. Most headaches are on the occipital side.

Hemiplegic migraine – frequently kinship ties. Headache is followed by hemiplegia or contralateral hemiparesis, which might persist for ten days. The patient may experience many attacks that impact one side of the body, followed by assaults that damage the opposing side.

 Migrainous neuralgia – Most cases of cluster headaches affect men.

 (a) severe unilateral temporal and/or supraorbital pain that, if left untreated, could linger for 150–180 minutes.

 (b) Headache accompanied by at least one of the painful side symptoms: injections into the conjunctiva, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, flushing of the forehead and face, miosis, ptosis, and oedema of the eyelids.

 (c) Attacks can occur once every other day or up to eight times a day. Chronic attacks endure longer than 14 days in remission, or they last longer than a year without any remission at all. Clusters and have a headache-free interval.

 Post-traumatic migraine – Soccer players who head the ball may experience migrainous headaches, vertigo, and possibly vomiting. This condition is known as footballer’s migraine.

 Ophthalmoplegic migraine – A common headache is located around the eye and is accompanied by weakness in one eye’s movement. The headache may linger for a few days. Most frequently impacted are children.

Retinal migraine – vision loss confined to one eye.

Complicated migraine – After a migraine attack, the patient is left with a long-lasting neurological deficiency. This usually happens following hemiplegic migraine. This is a significantly more prevalent occurrence than previously thought, according to CT scan results, and the pathological reason is most likely infarction following ischemia.

Symptomatic migraine –  The phrase is used when a structural lesion, such as an angiomatous malformation, typically located in the occipital lobe, is discovered despite symptoms suggesting a diagnosis of migraine.

 Vestibidar migraine –  Vertigo is a possible symptom of migraine.

 Childhood migraine – Children who have migraines may not have headaches as their main symptom; instead, they may exhibit sporadic neurologic, autonomic, Gf, or ocular symptoms. It’s not a long time. Both unilateral and bilateral pain are possible (bifrontal or bitemporal).

Menstrual migraine – occurs commonly in the syndrome, generally without an aura, and ends as menstruation starts.

 Migraine equivalents – Prodromal symptoms don’t include nausea or headaches.

 

Symptoms:

  • Recurrence of migraine attacks is quite consistent. It frequently appears to be related in some way to the menstrual cycles.
  • General discomfort typically has a few prodromal signs. Vertigo and pressure are present. The patient yawns and seems cold.
  • There is hypersensitivity on the scalp during the onslaught.
  • There’s vomiting, nausea, and appetite loss.
  • Most frequently, the temporal region on the left side of the brain experiences pain. It happens on both sides occasionally, and sometimes it alternates.
  • Mentally, the patient is boring. He is easily startled and light-sensitive.
  • The pupils could be constricted or dilated. Ptosis is frequently present. Before the eyes, there are flashes; scotoma and occasionally hemianopsia are present.
  • The face could be flushed or pallid. There is sweating. Periodically, hemiparesis, hemianesthesia, or aphasia may occur.
  • During an attack, patients typically want to isolate themselves in the dark. They occasionally pass a lot of urine and have a vomiting fit at the end.

Diagnosis 

  1.  The severe headaches accompanied by nausea and vomiting that start throughout adolescence and return more or less regularly are the basis for the diagnosis.
  2. Consistent assaults five or more headache episodes lasting four to seventy-two hours with the following characteristics:

        The standard physical examination.

         There isn’t another plausible reason for the headache.

  1. At least two of the following apply to headache:
  • Pain on one side only.
  • A pulsating or throbbing agony.
  •  Pain that becomes worse when you move.
  • Pain level: moderate to severe.
  1. During a headache, at least one of the following
  •  Regrets or throwbacks Photographic and auditory phobias.

 

Homoeopathic Approach 

As the Migraine is characterised by episodic, hemicranial or unilateral throbbing (pulsatile) headache and often associated with nausea, vomiting and visual disturbances .So, our repertories which contains clinical rubrics are useful for treatment for migraine and also help in finding the similimum medicine.

 

J.T KENT WILLIAM BOERICKE ⁶C.M. BOGER ⁷S.R. PHATAK
PERIODICITY- HEADACHE IN GENERAL 

Bry, Cylc,Sulph Kali-I, Nux-v, Rhod, Lach, Nat-m

PERIODICITY- HEADACHE IN GENERAL 

Nat-m,Gels,Acon,Agar,Aloe.

PERIODICITY- HEADACHE IN GENERAL Lach, Lyc, Nux-v Pol , Bry, Sil PERIODICIT-Y HEADACHE IN GENERAL Bry, Calc, Carb-v, Chin, Gel, Lach
Location

 1.Forehead Palt,Phos,Bapt,Barc,Coll ,Dig.

2. Occipital – Lach,Calc-p,Agar,Bry.

3. Frontal – Apis, Calc,Calc-p,Sil.

Location 

1. Frontal – Acon, Agar, Arc, Met,Aloe.

 2. Occipital – Aeth ,Anac ,Avn, CannI,Carb-v,Bry 

Location

  1. Forehead – Aco, Am-c, Arc,Bry, Merc, Nat-m 
  2.  Frontal – Calc-c, Calc,sil 
  3.  Occipital – Bell, Carbv,Nux-v,Bry  
Location In general- Nat-m,Nuxv,Sil, Glo,Lyc,Pul
Sides 

1.Left-Thuja,ArgN,Lacc,Asar. 2.Right- Iris, Chin

Sides 

1.Left-Nat-m,nuxv,Onos,Sapin,Spig 2.Right-Iris,Kali-bi,Sang.

Sides 

1.Right- Cal-c,Carb-v,Iris, Saba, Sil 2.Left-Colo, Nux-v,Lach, Sul,Sep

Sides 

1.Right-Carb-v, Chel, Iris,Nat-c 

2.Left-Nux-m, Asaf,Kalic,Merc

Pain

1. Hammering: Sulp,Puls,Glon,Iris,Sil,Natm,Ph-ac,Lach. 

2. Bursting:        Lach,Lyss,Merc,Natm,Sep,Phos 

3. Pulsating: Bell,Chin,Chins,Glon,Lach,Sang,Sil.

Pain

  1. Throbbing: Acon,Act-sp,Argn,Ars,Bell. 
  2. . Hammering: Cimic,Croc,Eup-per,Ferrp,Gels,Glon. 
  3.  Bursting: Acon,Argn,Bell,Bry,Caps,Chin,Gels ,Glon. 

4. Beating: Bry,Cact,Cann-I,Chininar,Chinin-s. 

5. Pulsating: Glyc,Hyper,Iris,Lac-d, Lach,Lyc.

Pain

  1. Throbbing: Aco, Chin,Sil,Bry,Bell,Fer,Lach.

2.Hammering: Calc-c,Fer,Lach, Natm,Psor,sul.

3.Bursting:Acon,Ars,Bell,Nuxv,Glo,Merc,Bry,Chin.                   4. Congestion: Aco,Bry,Gel,Lach,Natm,Psor,Sul.

Pain 

1. Hammering: Calc,Fer,Lach,Manc,Nat-m,Psor,Sul. 

2. Bursting: Bell,Lach,Chin,Arn,Natm,Nux-v,Spig. 

3. Congestion: Aco,Ap,Ars,Sang,Bry,Op, pul. 4. Burning: Bell,Avo,Marc,Calc,Frax, Bry.

 

Conclusion 

The above article gives us knowledge about the symptoms, diagnosis, variant’s etc  of migraine and in future it will help us for preferring the best kind of therapeutics medicine and as there is no proper medication in allopathy system and in allopathic it only gives the relief for short period of time but in homoeopathy we treat person as whole so it was all about the migraine.

Reference 

  • ¹PRACTISE OF MEDICINE MILLS B.JAIN PUBLISHED PVT.LTD
  • TEXT OF PRACTICE OF MEDICINE WITH HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 
  • ²GOLWALLA’S MEDICINE FOR STUDENTS JAYDEE THE HEALTH SCIENCE PUBLISHERS
  • ³MEDICINE PREP MANUAL FOR UNDERGRADUATES FIFTH EDITION ELSEVIER PUBLISHERS
  • ⁴DR.J.T.KENT REPERTORY. 
  • ⁵DR.WILLIAM BOERICKE REPERTORY. 
  • ⁶DR C.M BOGER
  • ⁷DR.S.R.PHATAK REPERTORY
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About the author

Chavda Dharmesh Ashokbhai

Chavda Dharmesh Ashokbhai, 2 nd bhms, Rajkot Homoeopathic Medical College,parul University