Lyssin (Hydrophobinum): Homeopathic Uses & Key Symptoms

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About

Lyssin is a homeopathic nosode prepared from the saliva of a rabid dog. It is a profound remedy for conditions involving spasms, convulsions, and extreme nervous agitation, often mirroring symptoms of rabies. It is primarily used for ailments triggered by the sight or sound of running water, or after dog bites (real or feared).

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Keynotes

Symptoms brought on by sight or sound of running water; cannot swallow liquids without violent throat spasms, but can swallow solids; all symptoms worse from bright light, noise, or drafts.

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Constitution

Nervous, highly sensitive, and excitable individuals; often with a history of fright, anger, or a dog bite (real or imagined).

🤒Symptoms Profile

● General Symptoms

Spasms of throat on swallowing liquids, hypersensitivity to stimuli (light, sound, water), convulsions, intense restlessness, urinary urgency, headaches from mental exertion

● Mental Symptoms

Extreme anxiety, restlessness, fear of becoming mad, rage and irritability, impulsivity, clairvoyant states, heightened senses, memory weakness

● Physical Symptoms

Spasms in throat/esophagus preventing swallowing of liquids, convulsions, shooting pains, twitching, intense thirst with inability to drink, headaches centered in temples/forehead, urinary urgency and incontinence

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Uses

Hydrophobia (fear of water), rabies prophylaxis, hysteria, convulsive disorders, throat spasms, headaches from eyestrain, urinary incontinence, ailments from fright or anger

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Modalities

Worse: From sight/sound of running water, bright light, drafts, noise, swallowing liquids, mental exertion. Better: From bending backward, warmth, rest.

💊Dosage Information

Available Potencies

30C, 200C, 1M, 10M, CM

Recommended Dosage

High potencies (200C and above) are typically used, often as a single dose or infrequently repeated based on symptom severity. Lower potencies (30C) may be used more frequently in acute conditions.