Picricum acidum

Burning along spine and great weakness of spine and back; softening of cord (Phos., Zinc.).

Neurasthenia. Tired feeling, on least exertion, all over body ; with heaviness ; excessive languor ; no desire to talk or do anything ; indifferent to everything ; is obliged to lie down ; it seems difficult to move limbs ; great muscular debility ; readily winded by walking up hill ; inclined to day sleepiness ; poor appetite ; general sense of torpidity. Some ok the Italic, or Curious Symptoms Brain fag. Disinclined for mental or physical work ; desire to sit still without taking any interest in surroundings. Headaches ; dull throbbing ; heavy feeling, or sharp pains. Worse study, or movement of eyes. Better rest, open air, binding head tightly. After every severe mental effort, intense throbbing headache ; worse base of brain ; often with congestion of spine, sexual excitement, etc. Headaches of overworked business men ; or when grief or depressing emotions have resulted in nervous exhaustion. Seat of pain, occipito-cervical region. Brain fag of literary or business people ; slightest excitement, mental exertion or overwork brings on headache. Ears. Furuncular or circumscribed inflammation of meatus: Chronic or sub-acute forms of otitis. Furuncles in external auditory meatus. Terrible erections ; priapism ; satyriasis, etc. Burning along spine, and very great weakness of legs and back ; soreness of all muscles and joints, worse from study. Heat in lower part spine ; aching and dragging (lumbar). Great weakness of legs, especially left, which trembles; heavy like lead ; lifted from floor with difficulty. Great weakness, hips. Extremities cold. And heavy. After severe mental shock from a death, languor, exhaustion ; so tired ; wants to lie down and sleep all the time, which she would do if not roused. Weariness, progressing from slight fatigue on motion to com­ plete paralysis. Paralysis from softening of the cord. Tingling of lips ; crawling as of ants over surface of head. Pains worse wet weather ; better cold air and cold water. Played out feeling of whole body. Small furuncles in any part of body, especially in ears. Coldness : of genitals ; down back ; of feet. Restorative of a wasted and worn-out system. In progressive, pernicious anaemia. In spinal sclerosis.