Kimi,

I hope my answers were satisfactory. However, if you do have some other questions please post it. i am sure the Doc himself will come around (whenever that is) and answer them for you.

Thanks again,
Abhishek

   

Is there a homeoapthic remedy for compulsively biting ones nails to the point of excruciating pain or eating sweets to the pointof disgust with ones self?

I've been through all the homeopathic consultants a personcantake.  Please don't suggest Arg. Nit either.So sorry for the cynicism.  I am an outgoing, fairlyhappy, can be quite irritable person.  Sugar relaxes me like a drug.  It alsoprovides stimulation.  What does this sound like to you?  Thank you for your help.

I have a friend who has been addicted to methamphetamines for a few years.  She would like to quit but has been unable.  She has asked me for help but I have been unable to find anything that might help her.  I did not know until today that there was help for Alcoholics (thank you for this) so I am hoping there might be some help for my friend that I do not know about.  I have answered below to the best of my ability the questions asked.

1. Around my age so I'll say 33
2. Female
3. unmarried
4. about 110
5. USA
6. ? she lives in utah
7. Addicted to methamphetamines
8. does not take any medicine but also does not see a doctor regularly. Most likely Non diabetic
9. sweets and salt not sour that I'm aware of
10. no notable disire nor aversion but seems to have adaquate intake
11. seems to have a geographical tounge but this could be from a childhood incident otherwise only other noteable items would be cracks in tounge (lack of vitamine b3?) and slight teeth marks toward the front sides.
12. unknown other than use of this drug does cause rapid heart rate but does not seem to be at a dangerous rate more like mild excersise??
13.-16. unable to stop using drug.  Difficulty waking up and performing daily functions and thought processes.  Says mind feels cloudy and slow. Difficulty staying awake once up. has no ambition or drive, will just avoid or neglect duties or performs below standard when attempted.  She says she feels like the drug helps her accomplish tasks, gives her drive, and helps her thought process.
17. she dreads not having any control over her wake/sleep cycles (ie..unable to stay awake once up.) and says she is very emotional and that the drug helps her to not be a "basket case" as she says she has been called before. ( I thought Hyoscyamus might help but it is only avail. to me over the internet and is sold as white or black henbane and I do not know the differences)
18. She started using it to loose weight, which she obviously did, help her to not be so emotional, seems to have done well for this, and to accomplish tasks which she did not have the energy to do. (she says this did help at first but seems to hinder her now after years of usage)
19. She says it was great at first and felt better than she had ever felt in her life.  She had tried different Rx but none of them worked for her. ( I believe this was due to her being given meds for depression when I believe her symptoms were more so from a hormone imbalance?)
20. She states the drug increases her heart rate, wakes her up, and clears the fog from her mind.
21. unknown
22. none other than the occasional Remedy I give her. (none at this time)
23. She comes from a broken home in which her mother raised her, no drugs or alcohol abuse by mother or father but both seem to have issues with weight which has caused mother to develop diabites (non insulin).  She does admit to being addicted to other drugs previously but says she had no difficulty in stopping as she has had with this one.  She does come from an abusive background (by another family member when she was a child then by a boyfriend, and last by a husband-now ex husband:)
24. I do not understand this question.
25. She does not have a current job but is looking and is desperate to do so without this addiction.
26. Currently no desire or aversion but does not have the normal want for food due to the drug.  She does state that before she started using this drug she did have a problem with desire for food which was partial cause for weight problem.  She claims strong desire to eat even when not hungry.  Extreme desire to eat when emotional.
27. She is an outgoing person who will help if she can, she is very talkative and I am told by others who know her she was like this before she started using the drug the only change is maybe she speaks a little faster at times but how much she talks is the same.  She is very open and shares most everything.  She also is quite intelligent and opinionated although she does listen and consider other views.  She would rather do things on her own than have to ask for help even if it takes alot longer.  She only asks for help when she has tried on her own and has determined she cannot succeed.  She takes pride in all that she does and believes she is a kind and good person (which I would agree).  She does have some extreme emotions (I am told these were worse without the drug) and seems to feel others pain.  If the average person were to be rated on a scale from 1-10, 1 being the least and rate around a 3-4 then she would consistently rate at around a 7-8.  I am told that without the drug she would be off the scale.  It seems to be helpful for keeping her emotions more level and closer to the average person but she truly wants to quit and find another way to accomplish this but has not been successful with her attempts.  She states she always goes back to the drug due to the cloudy head (also described as heavy) and lack of being able to stay awake, alert, and motivated.  Is there anything I can do for her?  She is a wonderful person and has a strong self worth and shares beliefs quite similar to mine that create a positive thought process.  She however really wants to have all this without the drug.  (she developed most of her self worth, and beliefs while using this drug will stopping also hurt her view of herself? As this would not be good and probably needs to be addressed as well if not before quitting this drug).  Thank you for any help as I have been unable to offer much help other than support and share of beliefs (most of which have come from me sharing my thoughts and her acceptance as to the validity).  This has not been enough and I am desperate to help her end this addiction successfully with the least amount of negative backlash for her.  Thank you!

1. age is41
2. male
3 married with 2 daughters
4. weight is 91-92 kg and height is 5ft 9 inches.
5 pakistan
6. extreme climate hot in summer and very cold in winter in lahore.
7 . cervical spondylosis, c1 and c2 compressed completely while others disturbed quite a lot, tips of fingers developing corn without rough use, left are especially effected, hands start shaking on straining,  sometimes loss of swallowing sensation, weak ankles turn easily on running, cannot absorb calcium or so it seems, if i diet, then suddenly symptoms of spondylosis increase, hands , legs get numb easily, slight tension  causes loose motions immediately, at age of 10 i had typhoid and then a relapse, since then my stomach never did get okay, in 1990 and in 2002 i had typhoid again, my knee caps creak as well as my backbone, also sometimes loss on sensation of my legs as well as my arms, etc.
8 .not diabetic
9. desire for sweets mostly
10. thirst is normal
11. tongue is white coated
12. bp is 130/90 without medicine (inderal 10 mg twice daily ) with medicine it is 120/80. pulse is high and remains 96-120
13. nothing now except for burning sensation in my upper stomach.
14. heartburn quite badly. weakness in back and neck
15 i get tired very very easily and tiredness does not go for a week
16 weakness of the back and neck
17 mild to severe muscular problem in bones
18 i had a very severe heart pain in 2003 august and thought i was going to die, but got better in 20 minutes. This problem of spondylosis was diagnosed later on.
19. like i was going to die and if somebody was doing jadoo (black magic on me)
20. just heart pain.
21 i am not making any gestures.
22. inderal 10 mg, tryptanol, bryonia 30, china 30, calc fluor 6x mag phos 6 x arnica 200 sometimes.
23 mother has got high bp, sister has got pigmentosa retinitis , high bp, enlarged heart , and diabetes.
24 job in tannery outside of lahore (in kasur about 50 km from lahore going every day)
25. like to eat butter and cream, home made jams, don't like and avoid high spices as eating them causes my stomach to swell up immediately. like to eat meat in small quantity due to digestion problem. i can eat all type of foods except which i think cause digestion problem like spices, chillies, etc, like to eat cheese too, but it causes sensitivity of the tongue immediately on eating?????.
26 i usually eat quickly, and i control my anger but then i suddenly burst up in anger, shy in public speaking , did love but married arranged, as is our custom, .
28 problem is aggravated by dieting, reducing food intake, cold effect,