GELSEMIUM

Sycotic
I feel so clouded, tired...Im afraid I cant handle the whole thing

PLANT

Apathy (Wont give you good answers)

From a Fright (Root of ediology is a terrific fear)
Anxiety
Afraid they cant handle whole thing mentally
Dullness (zombie remedy)
Weakness (low Energy) Not lazy, just no umpf
Passive People, Lack of Confidence, Timid
Living this small life
Terrific fear of public speaking (knees go right out from under you)
Sleepy
Moderate and Gradual
No, Umpf Weakness, Low Vitality; Paralysis; Droopy; Heavy; Prostration
Im Afraid
Trembling, Nervous; Chills
No Water, Please No thirst, worse wet weather, sticky sweat
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Ill Effects from fright, bad news, Worse from thinking about their symptoms (*)
Worse from humid, damp weather (*), Sticky perspiration over whole body
Worse 10 am
No Thirst (even during fever)
Heaviness in symptoms
Slower onset, a sleepy remedy (*), less pain
In temperate climate
Trembles & Chills: Nervous system organ affinity, Trembling with fear (*) shaky knees, trembling legs, writers
cramp, nervous chills, chills w/fever
Droopy: Weakness of muscles/limbs, droopy eyelids, Catatonia (the stare)
To paralysis: or partial paralysis, droopy or lack of coordination (*)
Big remedy for flu (*), characterized by fatigue, comes on slowly, fever not that high (101 typically) yet tends to last,
relapsing flu, chills with fever
Chronic fatigue, mono (not glandular),
Lingering complaints; Never well since flu
Cerebellum effected (back of head), headaches, dullness, heaviness, chills, whiplash
Back weakness/pain; Spinal neuralgia. Pain up and down back, sacral, lumbar
Headaches come on slowly, heavy headaches
Tend towards diarrhea, from emotional excitement or (stage) fright (little pain)
Urinary retention, Paralysis of the bladder, during cold wet weather
Lots Yawning; Cant fully get to sleep, insomnia w/ exhaustion, half asleep
Fears
Of lifes ordeals
of falling, death, pain, anticipatory, of tests, presentations
dinner parties, In a crowd, that heart would stop

Gelsemium Mental State

Apathy
Wont give you good answers
Their eyes are half open, their jaw is hanging half way open, rag doll
Mental apathy
Apathy regarding their illness
They are not even going to try to answer
the questions well

Lack of Reaction
Can be an apparent quite lack of fear,
something fearful is happening
react like a zombie

Sycotic
Underneath is Fear
Smells wonderful, opens at night, really
strong at night, sweet smell, little white
flower, pretty, Queen of the Night
Like a drug (almost)
Fright leads to paralysis

Weakness contributing to paralysis

Complete lack of coordination

Underneath has to be fear

Afraid they cant handle whole thing
mentally
Anticipating fear, fear of what is going to happen next
What are they hiding from? Dont know

Meek, can be dependent

Afraid they cant handle whole thing

mentally

Living this small life

Living this small little life, in the
house, got all stressed when company
comes to dinner
Heaviness
A lot of heaviness, everything is heavy and
weak
Dont like too much excitement, they
dont have the energy
Primarily the nervous system
Can go to

Catatonia a permanent stare

, in a psych ward

Zombie remedies

Weakness

Anticipatory Fears

They cant really rise to the occasion

Cowardice

Dizziness, dullness, a stupor, along

with a lot of prostration
Zoned out

Root of ediology is a terrific fear

Passive People
Timid, Quiet, reserved
They are afraid of being taxed

Dullness

Dont like to be tested

Afraid that their mind will give out, knees

will give out
Leading remedy for test anxiety, study and
study and over study and then get dull

Terrific fear of public speaking

(knees go right out from under you)
timid about
Nervous about anything where they need
to perform

Lack of Confidence
Especially in their ability to respond to
stress, fright, excitement
Stage Fright
Or sometimes may seem courageous
Also sometimes an opposite reaction, I
have to really control things and keep it
together so that I dont collapse (seems
like a lack of fear)

Just try to keep everything controlled

(miss their mouth with their fork)

Into a dull stupor instead of a panic, might
faint when robber comes in
Not even capable of reacting
Fatigued nature, low energy remedy
Can be people that sit around a lot
Just not functioning that well, chronically
sitting around the coffee shop reading the
newspaper

Not lazy, just no umpf

I cant think clearly
I feel like I have a concussion
I think slower
I cant concentrate, can focus
Im sleeping more and more
Have problems exercising and being with
friends
Previously was pretty active
Im not thinking clearly
It impedes me in my job
Im feeling like Im not doing as much
Ive never been so fatigued before
I feel dizzy
Problems remembering things
I remind myself to think
I have to say red light means stop, to stop
She feels light-headed
Feels out of it
Off balance (*)
Not thinking clearly like Im half asleep
I feel clouded
I cant think
I cant focus
Im not with it
I have to concentrate to walk straight
I have this pressure in my occiput it
weighs down on me
My legs give out some when Im walking
My knees give out
I feel sleepy and exhausted like Ive been
skiing for a day

Gelsemium
pression

Themes
Moderate and Gradual
Weakness, Paralysis
Trembling, Nervous

Head
Nosebleeds instead of menstrual cycle (SRP)
Concussion
Slow accommodation of vision; Diplopia, often
Generalities
before or during the headache; Ptosis
Worse from fright, Ill effects of fright
Dizzy, vertigo, may start in occiput, sensation as if
Worse from Humid weather, damp weather (*)
falling
No Thirst (even during fever)
Aphonia complete loss of voice (especially if after a
Sticky perspiration over whole body
fright), heaviness or numbness of tongue; hoarseness
Heaviness

Worse 10 am
Worse from thinking about their symptoms (*)
Slower onset, a sleepy remedy (*)
Nervous system is the organ affinity
A lot of twitching and trembling
Trembling with fear (*) shaky knees
To paralysis, or partial paralysis, droopy or lack
of coordination (*)
Weakness of muscles, droopy eyelids,
Big remedy for flu (*), characterized by fatigue,
comes on slowly, usually fever is not that high
(101 typically) yet tends to last, no thirst
Never well since flu; complaints which linger
since flu
Flu might be a relapsing flu, seem to be gradually
improving, then a relapse
Chronic fatigue, incapacitated by fatigue
Mono (although not glandular)
More common in acutes in more temperate climates (not a remedy of extremes like Minnesota)
Cerebellum really seem to get effected, back of
the head headaches, dullness, heaviness in back of
the head, worse with wine, worse 10 am
Better with compression
Headache can build to a hammering headache and
be maddening, but comes on slowly, amel by urination
An acute illness that ends in a type of paralysis
(could consider in polio)
Apathy; Just kind of dont want you there; apathy
towards condition
Not a terrifically painful remedy, most of the time
Appearance; soft face with fine superficial wrinkles,
face flushed and sleepy looking, worn-out ex-

G/I

Tend towards diarrhea, diarrhea from emotional

excitement or fright (stage fright)

Diarrhea with frequent urination

Usually not a lot of pain or cramping
Heart
Sensation that they have to keep moving or heart
will stop (SRP)
Congestive heart failure
Urinary/Genital
A gonorrhea remedy (known for that)
Vaginismus
Paralysis of the bladder, retention (*), Urinary
retention during cold wet weather
Sleepy and weak during labor
Extremities
Pain up and down back, pain in the neck, weakness in the back
Chills running up and down the back
Whiplash (*); aching and stiffness in neck
which may extend to forehead
Writers cramp
Trembling of extremities, especially the legs, paralysis
of the extremities
Sleep
Cant fully get to sleep, insomnia with exhaustion, just half asleep
A lot of yawning
Fever
Chilliness of the spine with fever

Gelsemium
Nervous chills w/fevers

As if moving through some fluid.

Case
Young woman, 24
She comes in Ive been really fatigued for a month
Had headaches for 2 months
I cant think clearly
I feel like I have a concussion
I think slower
I cant concentrate, can focus
Im sleeping more and more
Acne problem
She feels down and depressed since shes not been
feeling well
I started feel down and not right, and worse since
them
Have problems exercising and being with friends
Previously was pretty active
Im not thinking clearly
It impedes me in my job
Im feeling like Im not doing as much
Ive never been so fatigued before
I feel dizzy
Problems remembering things
I remind myself to think
I have to say red light means stop, to stop
She feels light-headed
Feels out of it
Off balance (*)
Not thinking clearly like Im half asleep
I feel clouded
I cant think
I cant focus
Im not with it
I have to concentrate to walk straight
I cant as much at once
Its frustrating, I hate it
My eyes feel weighted down 9gesturing)
I have this pressure in my occiput it weighs down on
me
My legs give out some when Im walking
My knees give out
I feel sleepy and exhausted like Ive been skiing for a
day
Like I havent had sleep
Headache goes into my eyes and is a pulsing feeling,
pulsing in my temples
It makes me tired and depressed and I want to go to

sleep
It frustrates me and stops me
Ive had a lot of stress
Job is stressful, changes at work
People are calling screaming at me
4-5 months ago started dating this guy, got serious
very fast
Then realized he was crazy
I broke up with him
He kept calling me hanging around my house
She had the physical reaction just thinking about him
He said I destroyed his life
I was very scared
This guy had no life outside of me
He was very depressed before going out with me
He said he couldnt live without her
He would bring 6 dozen roses at a time
It was over whelming, he didnt want me with anyone
else
He was sitting outside of my place when I got Home
I was trembling and breathing fast
Every time I go to a crowded place, I would think I
saw him
Dry heaves, was so petrified
Then he said, he had an out of body experience
The more I pulled away the more hed grab on
Hed been waiting for me for hours
I was afraid hed see me one day and shoot me
I had a dream he was drugging me
In dream felt like a do now (wasnt thinking clearly)
All my feels were dull
Like I was in stupor, panicked and scared
Tired, moving in slow motion
I couldnt get over the physical reaction to
think clearly
My legs are shaking, put keys in the car
It was a real slap in the face
So convinced he was a great guy
When I realized it was all lies
I ignored the warning signs
I was so sedated
Like the way I react to muscle relaxers
Just knocked me out like pain killers
My legs felt weak
I also have a sensitive stomach
Worse if eats cheese and dairy
Pulsing and stabbing in her stomach
Longer apart menstrual cycles, gets moody and emotional, dont want anyone to yell at her
At work I feel pressure to always be one of the best

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There is the stigma at work that shes the young female single person
Not okay being average
In college I worked hard and partied hard
I was sick the whole next year (really fatigued)
Sick the whole year if didnt sleep 8 hours
Throat symptoms, lost voice
Put a lot of pressure on her self
Cried if got an average mark
The oldest
I have a really hard time yelling and fighting
If someone is yelling, it hurts my ears
Normally I love running and going to the gym
Like lifting weights
I had a concussion in college, knocked her out
During the second concussion, slept 3 days
During this concussion, like I was tired and dead emotionally
(this tells him shes been in this Gels state before)
Had a few urinary tract infections with these 2 boyfriends
Pain in lower abdomen
Then incapacitating headache
Couldnt open eyes with headache
Couldnt walk with headache
Ovarian cyst with it
Had herpes outbreaks, none in a while
(UTIs, herpes, Partying history, ovarian pain thing,
Abdominal Acute tells you Sycotic)
Cocc also
200c start out