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Strychninum (Stry.)

Strychninum (Stry.) appears in 157 rubrics in the Repertory. Of these, 7 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 9 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Delusions, Fear, Laughing, Speech, Gestures and Unconsciousness. These yield the picture of a convulsively excited person who believes himself persecuted and whose consciousness lapses at fixed hours.

Times of Unconsciousness

The single-remedy rubrics stand out for their times of day. Unconsciousness and Stupor are listed twice, at 10 a.m. and at 8 p.m.; Insanity occurs at night. Alongside are involuntary movements of the hands: the hands clench and the fingers curl when the arms are stretched out, and they fly to the face.

Persecution and Injustice

Among the Delusions is persecution by specters and ghosts. Added to this is the notion that life is unjust, unfair. Fear concerns impotence in old age. Starting occurs from sleep on being touched.

Convulsive States

Excitement comes in explosive fits, and Irritability appears between the convulsions. Loud moaning and groaning and idiocy with giggling fit in. Laughing is represented with nine rubrics, Weeping with five.

Summary

Stry. shows a picture of convulsive excitement in which delusions of persecution, hand movements and lapses at particular hours come together. The data are thin, with seven single-remedy rubrics.

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