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Magnesium muriaticum (Mag‑m.)

Magnesium muriaticum (Mag‑m.) appears in 538 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 29 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 33 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Delusions, Anxiety, Confusion of mind, Restlessness, Answering and Hysteria. The picture is that of a person who shuns confrontation out of love of peace, takes on too many tasks and believes everything has to be endured, whose anxiety and restlessness increase at night and on closing the eyes, and who suffers from disharmony in the family.

Peace, duty and overload

The mind shows an unusually consistent pattern. Only this remedy is listed under love of peace, under sensitivity to confrontation, under taking on too many tasks, and under the feeling of having to endure everything. The small rubrics add the belief of having to fulfill the wishes of others, the anxiety of not getting the work done, and a busy preoccupation with oneself. Self-confidence is lacking, and the person wants support and attention from family and friends. Ailments arise from disharmony and discord between one's own parents. The delusion of being pressed by others to perform fits with this, as does sensitivity to light touch.

Nocturnal anxiety and restlessness

The anxiety has a clear time frame. Listed as single-remedy rubrics are anxiety at night in bed, in the evening in bed on closing the eyes, until midnight in bed, and at lunch. Related is the restlessness, which increases at night after midnight on closing the eyes. Anxiety is improved by eructations and occurs while reading; fancies come while reading. Unconsciousness threatens in the evening on lying down, and in sleep the person talks anxiously. The fear concerns liver disease and occurs after lunch.

Confusion, dullness and lunch

Confusion of mind appears at lunch and as if intoxicated on waking; wrapping up the head improves it. Dullness also occurs at lunch, weeping after lunch and with nausea; before eating, sadness prevails. In the evening, ennui and slowness are recorded, by day sleepiness with torpor. Answering is unwilling in the morning. Insanity improves from eructations.

Delusions

The delusions are peculiar: the person looks old, hears a humming like that of a bear, and believes someone is reading behind him, which is why he reads faster. He swings in the air, looks over clouds and rocks, and feels vertigo. Hysteria occurs after profuse menses and with metrorrhagia, aphonia after suppressed indignation and after anger. Small rubrics list kleptomania for sweets and chaotic behavior with restlessness.

Summary

The picture of Magnesium muriaticum combines love of peace, overload and adaptation to the expectations of others with an anxiety that increases at night and on closing the eyes, and with confusion at lunch. The single-remedy rubrics on tasks, confrontation and enduring form the core. A king-pin symptom is not indicated in the data at hand.

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