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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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