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Assessing the utility of Homeopathic Remedy Thyroidinum in Case of Hypothyroidism : An evidence based Case study

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Homoeopathic Medical Science shows wonderfull  results in all the varities of diseases . Imbalance  in hormonal levels causes lots of diseases which are represented in the form of different sign and symptoms.Thyroid dysfunction is one of the biggest problem seen in the society; either patients come with Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism.

On 11th June  2020, A female patient of age 36 years, came with the complaint of Choked sensation in Throat and irregular menses. She feels more tiered during her menses. patient also complained about hairfall in bunches during combing hair or washing hairs.
She is getting irritated at small triffles since few months and experiencing mood swings oftenly .She is slow in work and feels lazy all day.

PERSONAL HISTORY:-
 ACCOMODATION:- Good
 ECONOMIC STATUS:- Sound
 DIET & FOOD HABITS:- Desire for sweets
 Vaccination:- done as per schedule
 LIFE SPACE INVESTIGATION:-
 BIRTH & EARLY DEVELOPMENT:- All the milestones were achieved normally
 BEHAVIOUR DURING CHILDHOOD:- Irritable 
 EDUCATION:- BBA

GENERAL SYMPTOMS:-
A. PHYSICAL GENERALS:-
 APPEARANCE:- lean thin
 THIRST:- thirst for cold water
 STOOL:- pass stool once in morning 
 URINE:- Dark yellow urine
 APPETITE :- Ravenous
 SLEEP:- sound
 THERMAL REACTIONS:- Chilly

B. MENTAL GENERALS:-
-Gets easily irritated at small triffles
-Mood swings persistently present
-Feels more tiered during menses
- No desire to work ,Lazziness feeling whole day.

EXAMINATION:-
 GENERAL EXAMINATION:-
-baldness at tempparals due to hairfall
- dryness of skin

 TOTALITY OF SYMPTOMS:-

o Irritable , from slight matters
o changeable mood persistent 
o More tiered during menses
o sluggishness in work 
o Thirst for cold water
o Desire sweets
o chocking sensation in throat
o Menses is irregular and scanty
o Dryness of skin with itching sometimes
o pain in abdomen with flatulence 
o Hairfall in bunches while combing or washing hairs.
 

PRESCRIPTION:-
THYROIDINUM 1 M 1 dose STAT ORALLY
SAC LAC 4 pills TDS for 3 months
 

1st FOLLOW UP:-
2/ 09 / 2020
 Patient was having slight relief  in the complaints.
 Less mood swings in last month
 Dryness of skin was reduced 
 Mental irritability was reduced but unable to cope up totally
 R X :- THYROIDINUM 10 M SINGLE DOSE STAT ORALLY
SAC-LAC  4 pills TDS for 6 months

 

2nd FOLLOW-UP :-
4/03/2021
 Patient was having marked improvement in her mental complaints 
 Relief in chocking sensation in throat
 No more abdominal discomfort with flatulence.
 Hair fall is as it is  .
 Periods Comming every month regularly but it is still scanty .

 

3rd FOLLOW-UP
3 /09 /2021
 Patient was feeling much better in all  her complaints.
 Skin is now normal and healthy without itching 
 Irritability and mood swings rarely present 
 Hairfall reduced but more hairfall in winter .
 Periods are regular with bright red menses.
Adviced for TFT  Reports when come in next followup.

 

4th FOLLOW-UP
1/ 03/2020
 No chocking sensation in throat
 Hairfall stopped 
 Improvement in her life style ,became enthusiastic
 Menstrual cycle is regular .
 Irritability markedly reduced.
 No new complaints.

 

CONCLUSION :-Homoeopathy not only treat the physical complaints but treats the patient holistically and as a whole. It resolves the mental trauma due to the physical complaints which master Hahnemann differentiated as somatopsychic disorders. Homoeopathy has its bang on results in the Autoimmune disease and can be treated as speedily as treated by other schools of medicines and in
more gentle way with humanistic approach.


An evidence based case study presented by :-
 

Dr. Mansi Nathwani
Intern  
Sainath Homeopathic Hospital
Rajkot Homeopathic Medical College
Parul University

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