Ant-t, Antimonium tartaricum

• Doctor feels bad for him, the patient smells like death (Merc) But it is not necessarily an end stage remedy and a cold/flu may go to this phase
• Ant-t is a remedy that is less likely to be confused with another drug

Respiratory problems

• Asthma, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Atelectasis, Emphysema, Pleurisy (Ant-t ₳ Bry) Pneumonia (Ant-t ₳ Lyc)
• Asthma and chronic bronchitis esp in the elderly (Am-c, Carbn-s)
• Other Lung entities are Tuberculosis (Am-c ₳ Ant-t) and Pulmonary edema
• Respiratory weakness (Stann) (Ant-t ₳ Stann)
  • Unlike Stann, he is bedridden, Stann only has chest weakness and Ant-t general (and respiratory) weakness
    

Rattling

• The most common sign of Ant-t is a cough + Harsh Rales / Rattling in the lungs.
• As if the lungs are filled with Sputum / Mucus, but with each cough, a small amount of mucus comes out. (Ant-t ₳ Seneg) (Ant-t ₳ Apoc)
• Then the patient vomits and falls asleep. (Aeth)

  Breathing - RATTLING – coarse

Breathing - RATTLING - cough, during – after

Breathing - RATTLING - expectoration, amel. - without

• Rattling of elderly people (Ant-t ₳ Kali-bi)

  Breathing - RATTLING - elderly people : HIPPOZ, KALI-BI, LYC

• Rattling during sleep

  Breathing - RATTLING - sleep, during

• Noisy breathing with sputum

  Breathing - LOUD, breathing - expiration

Breathing - ROUGH : BRY

Breathing - ROUGH - sawing : BROM, IOD , SPONG

Suffocation

• He feels that his airway is blocked by a foreign object, esp at night in bed

  Breathing - IMPEDED, obstructed - evening - bed, in Breathing - IMPEDED, obstructed - morning - in bed

• Dyspnea amel by expelling phlegm

  Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - expectoration, amel.

• Dyspnea due to foreign body or phlegm in the trachea

  Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - foreign bodies, from Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - mucus, in the trachea, from : ARS , HIPPOZ
  

• Excessive laryngeal mucus secretions cause voice hoarseness, weakening of the voice, rattling of the trachea, and scratchy feeling in the larynx.
• Secondary respiratory problems including asphyxia, respiratory arrest, wheezing, asthma
• Dyspnea in the middle of the night after 3 am forcing him to sit up

  Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - night, during - 3 a.m : KALI-C , SAMB Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - sitting - amel.

Respiratory failure

• Chronic respiratory disease that leads to failure and cyanosis
• Dyspnea in pulmonary edema, emphysema

  Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - edema, pulmonary AM-C

Breathing - DIFFICULT, breathing - emphysema, in

• Abdominal breathing (chest muscle fatigue)

  Breathing – ABDOMINAL

• Cold breathing (loss of vital force)

  Breathing - BREATH, cold CAMPH ,CARB-V , VERAT

Breathing - CYANOSIS

Tachypnea

Breathing – ACCLERATED Breathing - ACCELERATED - lying down, while

Cheyne–Stokes respiration

• Irregular breathing (Cheyne–Stokes respiration)

  Breathing - IRREGULAR (Cheyne–Stokes)

Breathing - IRREGULAR (Cheyne strokes) - sleep, during

Breathing - INTERMITTENT, unequal a: NIT-AC

Breathing - INTERMITTENT, unequal - lying down agg

Breathing - INTERMITTENT, unequal - sleep, during

Nausea

• Uncomfortable nausea (Cadm-s)

• Nausea in Ant-t is related to their abdominal problems (Ip, Ars).