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.

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

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.

Nausea

• Uncomfortable nausea (Cadm-s)

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