Heat Exhaustion

Heat Exhaustion

Homeopathy can be extremely effective in stabilizing an individual and helping them to heal from overheating. Being exposed to too much hot weather can result in a mild form of shock and make a person overcome with exhaustion. Before selecting, make sure that the patient lies down in a cool, dark space and apply a cool wet cloth to the head while giving sips of water (add a bit of salt to the water if it’s available):

Glonoinum: Agonizing congestive headache with waves of throbbing. Face is hot and red. Extremities are cold. Irritability and confusion might be present.

Veratrum Alb: Individual might have fainted or collapsed. Face is pale with profuse and clammy sweat, extreme coldness especially to hands and feet. Pulse is rapid and weak. They are anxious, afraid and may rant and rave wildly.

Belladonna: Face is bright red, glassy-eyed, pupils are dilated. Pulse is strong and fast. No thirst but has a dry mouth.

Cuprum Met:  All symptoms of Veratrum alb may be present, but the dominant symptom is cramping. Individual nay have jerking motions of the muscles.

Aconite : Faint and dizzy with headache after prolonged, direct exposure to the sun. Individual may say that they feel like they are dying, be anxious and restless.

Bryonia: The individual feels done in, wants to lie down and to be left alone. Has a terrible headache made worse by the slightest motion. The individual is extremely thirsty for large amounts of cold water.

Camphor: The individual responds to heat by feeling intense chilliness and will shiver. They feel faint and dizzy. Muscle cramps in the arms, legs, or abdomen might be present.

Carbo Veg: Collapse from excess heat with clamminess of the skin and stomach complaints. They have a sense of heaviness in the head, with a throbbing headache in the middle of the forehead and might complain of pain in the eyes. The individual wants to be fanned and needs to feel moving air.

Gelsemium:  The individual is overwhelmed by the exhaustion and puzzled by what is happening. They might experience changes in vision and sore muscles. They are drowsy with a headache in back of head, aren’t thirsty.

Lachesis: For headaches from sun exposure; especially if they are worse on the left side. Individual feels worse after waking from sleep (possibly fell asleep in the sun), feels faint and dizzy.

IMPORTANT: Be alert that the individual might be suffering from heat stroke. Different from heat exhaustion, heat stroke is a life-threatening emergency and there are remedies to be given, but while en route to the nearest hospital.

Medicines for Heat Exhaustion