Morphinum
Remedy of severe pain with restlessness and twitching. Unbearable pain with desire to move constantly. Trembling, twitching, jerking. Insomnia from pain. Itching all over. Constipation. Effects of morphine withdrawal.
Source
Prepared from morphine sulphate (C17H19NO3·H2SO4), potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Severe pain with RESTLESSNESS — must move constantly despite weakness. Twitching, jerking, trembling. Insomnia from pain. Itching all over — without eruption. Constipation — sluggish, no urging. Respiratory depression — slow breathing. Used for morphine withdrawal effects. Nausea and vomiting.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Euphoria alternating with despair. Indifference to suffering. Hallucinations. Drowsy but cannot sleep.
General Symptoms
Pain with restlessness. Worse from cold, touch, night. Better from warmth, motion.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Itching all over without eruption. Formication.
Rectum
Constipation — no urging. Sluggish bowel.
Respiratory
Slow breathing. Respiratory depression. Yawning.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting.
Sleep & Dreams
Insomnia despite drowsiness. Cannot sleep from pain.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, motion
Worse From
Cold, touch, night
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Severe pain states. Morphine withdrawal.
Clinical Indications
Severe pain with restlessness, morphine withdrawal, itching without eruption, constipation, insomnia from pain
Comparative Materia Medica
Opium has stupor and painlessness (opposite). Coffea has insomnia from pain but with excitement. Rhus tox has restlessness with pain.
Safety Information
Chamomilla, Coffea, Nux vomica, Naloxone (pharmacological).
Morphine is a powerful opioid — highly addictive, causes respiratory depression, coma, death in overdose. Controlled substance. Use ONLY potentised forms above 12C.
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