BIOLOGICAL THERAPYJOURNAL OF NATURAL MEDICINE

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QUESTION FROM THE MEDICAL PRACTICE
On the Homeopathic Treatment of Migraine Attacks

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reprinted from Biological Therapy, Vol. IV, No. 2, September 1986, pp. 32–33

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DR. MED. EGON KRÖGER

Question:
Can migraine attacks also be treated effectively with homeopathic complex pharmaceuticals?

Answer:
As in many pathological processes, the pathogenesis of migraine has not yet been finally clarified. However, it can be assumed that one part of the migraine attacks is allergy-induced and in particular stimulants and foodstuffs play their part in this connection (1).

Cerebral vascular spasms with subsequent ischemic disturbances belong to the clinical picture of migraine just as much as permeability changes in the cerebral vessels as well as vascular dilatation in different sections of the brain. The approaching migraine attack is signalled to the patient by a prodromal phase, in which disturbances to the field of vision occur. This can extend to short-term complete, but reversible blindness. The half-sided occurrence of headaches with severe disturbances to the general state of health is characteristic for migraine (2). Numerous substances are used today for the pharmacotherapy of migraine such as: analgesics, ergotamine, dihydro-ergotamine, caffeine, furosemide, methysergide, clonidine, pizotifen, cyproheptadine and propranolol (3). The therapist can select from these and combine individual therapy measures. In the case of these substances it is a question, without exception, of highly effective pharmaceuticals, which accordingly are also associated with a risk of side effects, which in part assumes considerable dimensions, e.g. fibrocization of the lungs and pleura as well as of the endocardium by methysergide (3) or kidney damages (phenacetine kidney) due to many years’ consumption of analgesics and analgesic-induced permanent headache.

In the course of prophylactic administration of cyproheptadine, constant sedation of the patient can result. In order not to cause additional problems for the patient due to medication, I have looked for medicinal therapeutic possibilities free of side effects.

“The treatment of migraine with biological-homeopathic drugs is reported on in some publications (4,5,6,7). The fact that migraine must be treated in each case individually applies quite particularly in the case of biological medicines. Thus Hille (4) intimates that “the first link in the chain of effects can be far removed from the outward signs, therefore from the directly effective and recognizable symptoms. It is necessary to find this first link in the chain of effects, because the way to the healing agent and thus to success leads directly from it”. It is therefore necessary to detect the factor triggering the disease and to treat this with the suitable homeopathic agent. However, there are also in homeopathy preparations which can be designated as basic therapeutic agents and which have proven themselves in treating migraine. Spigelon (Heel) and Gelsemium-Homaccord (Heel) belong to these.

Two homeopathic combination preparations, the effect of which is based among other things on the following homeopathic constituents: Gelsemium, Rhus toxicodendron and Cimicifuga, Spigelia, Belladonna, Bryonia, Melilotus and Thuja. I use these two drugs in combination for my migraine patients; a few case reports are listed in tabular form below.

Case Table Summary

Case	Sex	Age	Therapy	Diagnosis/Symptoms	Improvement After	Freedom from Complaints After
1	fem.	33	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	severe headaches or vomiting, migraine headaches on the cranium and both temples	6 weeks	½ year
2	fem.	16	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, headache on the right side, vomiting	—	3 weeks
3	fem.	54	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, headache on the left side with vomiting	5 weeks	4 months
4	fem.	33	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, forehead headache with nausea	3 weeks	3 months
5	fem.	39	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, headache on the right side with vomiting & flickering before the eyes	3 weeks	—
6	fem.	33	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, forehead headache with nausea	—	2 weeks
7	fem.	16	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, headache on the left side with nausea	2 weeks	8 months
8	fem.	23	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, pulsating headache on the left side	3 weeks	1 year
9	fem.	39	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, headache on the left side with vomiting	—	4 weeks
10	male	45	Spigelon, Gelsemium-Homaccord	migraine, cervical spine syndrome, forehead headaches	no improvement after 4 weeks