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Saliva :(
Hi all. I must say there is some real positivity on this forum! I was wondering if you guys could suggest some form of remedy for me.For the last 20 years I have suffered with social anxiety. I have battled with it using CBT and counselling over the past 3 years as it has reached a point where I am suffering a small seizure like effect in my head/neck/eyes. My CBT counsellor believed it to be a Panic attack. I found the CBT very useful however I have found one small symptom to be a driving factor for my whole illness feedback loop. I get an overproduction of saliva. This makes me swallow a lot, which drives feelings of anxiety and fidgety-ness in public. When I talk, I get this build up quite quickly. I am confused as to the cause of it. I have experienced a lot of trauma in my life, sexually abused, reckless youth, countless car crashes, mentally and physically abusive father, two hernia's, facial scarring, jail, all things I see as having had a huge effect on my mental health over the years.
I am thinking maybe I have something like PTSD where I am in a constant state of high alert. I have mercury amalgams, linked to saliva overproduction. I have reflux disease, I think is caused by a hiatal hernia (had a scan showing this). I firmly believe that once I stop the saliva overproduction, then calm down, then be able to stop swallowing; the mini-seizures/seizures/panic attacks, will stop.
Please, please, can you offer me some help on this. Doctors gave me the choice of anti-depressants or therapy, I chose therapy with limited success as mentioned. Please help me get back to my life and aspirations :)
M_ire on 2012-10-31
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Hi,
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Regards
Nawaz
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Hi Nawaz,
Thank you so much for the reply. Here is the information requested.
1. ID or Your Name: M_ire
2. Age 34
3. Sex M
4. Single/Married Single
5. weight 72kg
6. Height . 5'7
7. country Ireland
8. climate Cold/damp
9. List of your complaints Excess saliva, social anxiety, seizure, state of high alert, swallowing very often, anxious, better described above.
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint social anxiety since age 16, excess saliva- not sure maybe since early age like 6, seizures began 2.5 yrs ago, always have been anxious.
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic non-diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt I enjoy these but do not abnormally crave them.
13. Thirst no, normal I think?
14. Tongue and Taste Normal I think
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine) Don't know :(
16. What exactly is happening?
As described above, negative feedback loop.
17. How do you feel? Anxious.
18. How does this affect you?
It can be tiring.
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?Anxiousness, panic.
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you? As described above. Trauma.
22. How did that feel like? Not good, red hot in my head with no control of my sensations.
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
Intensity.
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
I am taking Ranitidine 150mg every morning to stop stomach indigestion and allows me to eat most food without the usual constant acidic grating. It can take 7 hours to digest things such as cheese.
26. Family Background Dysfunctional, 4 sisters, abusive father
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient Left school due to anxiety, returned at 30 to do a degree. Seizures appeared after a serious illness which I believe to be the contraction of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type I mixed with a flu, 3 years ago. I almost died, it was an intense flu with a serious fever, accompanied by an extreme psychological breakdown. Medical help was not available.
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
I am now a struggling student, I live my life by my illness.
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food - I like healthy foods and try to stay away from red meat.
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
Potato chips, sausages, orange juice, Indian spicy food, amongst many many others.
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
I try my very best to control my impulses, I am psychologically a bit battered, which means I don't have much confidence, little self esteem. My last girlfriend was 4 years ago, she cheated on me so I left her, even though I still love her. I tried again recently with someone else, but suffered erectile dysfunction often. Maybe I obsess about my old girlfriend but she is happy now with her new boyfriend.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
I am happier in warm weather but this does not affect the problem. If I drink alcohol and smoke, which I dont do anymore, the problem goes away. It is much worse the day afterwards though with the hangover.
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease Mouth / Head/Neck/eyes
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body) Left side of neck.
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc. None
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Thank you, I hope this gives you some ideas Nawaz :)
Thank you so much for the reply. Here is the information requested.
1. ID or Your Name: M_ire
2. Age 34
3. Sex M
4. Single/Married Single
5. weight 72kg
6. Height . 5'7
7. country Ireland
8. climate Cold/damp
9. List of your complaints Excess saliva, social anxiety, seizure, state of high alert, swallowing very often, anxious, better described above.
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint social anxiety since age 16, excess saliva- not sure maybe since early age like 6, seizures began 2.5 yrs ago, always have been anxious.
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic non-diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt I enjoy these but do not abnormally crave them.
13. Thirst no, normal I think?
14. Tongue and Taste Normal I think
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine) Don't know :(
16. What exactly is happening?
As described above, negative feedback loop.
17. How do you feel? Anxious.
18. How does this affect you?
It can be tiring.
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?Anxiousness, panic.
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you? As described above. Trauma.
22. How did that feel like? Not good, red hot in my head with no control of my sensations.
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
Intensity.
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
I am taking Ranitidine 150mg every morning to stop stomach indigestion and allows me to eat most food without the usual constant acidic grating. It can take 7 hours to digest things such as cheese.
26. Family Background Dysfunctional, 4 sisters, abusive father
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient Left school due to anxiety, returned at 30 to do a degree. Seizures appeared after a serious illness which I believe to be the contraction of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type I mixed with a flu, 3 years ago. I almost died, it was an intense flu with a serious fever, accompanied by an extreme psychological breakdown. Medical help was not available.
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
I am now a struggling student, I live my life by my illness.
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food - I like healthy foods and try to stay away from red meat.
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
Potato chips, sausages, orange juice, Indian spicy food, amongst many many others.
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
I try my very best to control my impulses, I am psychologically a bit battered, which means I don't have much confidence, little self esteem. My last girlfriend was 4 years ago, she cheated on me so I left her, even though I still love her. I tried again recently with someone else, but suffered erectile dysfunction often. Maybe I obsess about my old girlfriend but she is happy now with her new boyfriend.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
I am happier in warm weather but this does not affect the problem. If I drink alcohol and smoke, which I dont do anymore, the problem goes away. It is much worse the day afterwards though with the hangover.
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease Mouth / Head/Neck/eyes
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body) Left side of neck.
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc. None
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Thank you, I hope this gives you some ideas Nawaz :)
M_ire last decade
dear i read your history used this medicine.
1- Nux,vomica 200c
20 drops in a sip of water only for bed time...7 day,s. after 10 day,s report.
1- Nux,vomica 200c
20 drops in a sip of water only for bed time...7 day,s. after 10 day,s report.
doctorbadar9 last decade
Apologies, I have been away for a few days. I am going to try this tonight. Confidence and self esteem may be the most important mediators in my case I feel. Thank you for your advice and I will report back in two weeks.
M_ire last decade
Hi Doctor Badar, I managed to find a store that sold Nux Vomica, but it is in tablet form at 30c. How should I take it?
M_ire last decade
Hi Doctor Badar
I have tried Nux Vomika 30c tablets now before bedtime for 11 days, the problem has neither worsened nor bettered.
I have also come to realise that I am in a constant state of tension and high alertness all day long which must be the reason for the constant saliva buildup etc. So if you could recommend something for me just to calm my body down it would be great. Thank you. Hope to hear from you.
I have tried Nux Vomika 30c tablets now before bedtime for 11 days, the problem has neither worsened nor bettered.
I have also come to realise that I am in a constant state of tension and high alertness all day long which must be the reason for the constant saliva buildup etc. So if you could recommend something for me just to calm my body down it would be great. Thank you. Hope to hear from you.
M_ire last decade
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