Morphinum

Morphine bears the same relation to Opium as Atropine to Belladonna—i. e., represents its nervous side. It is less stimulating, less convulsant, and more decidedly hypnotic. Constipates less and affects contractility of the bladder more. It is less diaphoretic and more pruritic.

Mind

Profound depression. Irritable, fault-finding, hysterical. Shock induced by terror. Dream-like state.

Head

Vertigo from the least movement of the head. Headache, with sensation of being “wound-up.” Bursting pain; head drawn back.

Eyes

Bluish, drooping lids. Itching of eyes. Delusion of vision on closing eyes. Staring, injected; diverging strabismus. Pupils unequally contracted. Look unsteady. Ptosis. Paresis of recti interni.

Ears

Left ear throbs painfully; better, heat. Seems to hear circulation all over body.

Face

Dusky red or pallid lividity of face, lips, tongue, mouth or throat.

Nose p. 446

Sneezing in paroxysms. I/tching and tingling on end of nose.

Mouth p. 446

Very dry. Tongue dry, brown violet in middle. Thirst. Loss of appetite, with aversion to meat.

Throat p. 446

Dry and constricted. Pharynx paralyzed, swallowing almost impossible; better hot drinks, worse solids.

Stomach p. 446

Nausea incessant and deathly, faintness, constant retching. Vomiting of green fluid. Nausea and vomiting on rising up.

Abdomen p. 446

Distended. Acute pain in abdomen and along spinal column. Tympanitis.

Rectum p. 446

Diarrhœa watery, brown, or black with horrible tenesmus. Constipation; stools large, dry, knotty, with tendency to bruise and fissure.

Urinary p. 446

Paresis of bladder. Strangury. Slow and difficult urination. Retention of prostatic hypertrophy. Uremia, acute and chronic.

Male p. 446

Impotency. Pain in right spermatic cord. [Oxal. ac.]

Heart p. 446

Alternation of tachycardia and bradycardia. Cardiac muscular tissue is intact, even if severely exhausted. Pulse small, weak, dicrotic.

Respiratory p. 446

Faint and struggling for breath; diaphragmatic paralysis; hiccough; dyspnoea, paroxysmal, on first falling asleep. [Lach.; Grindel.]| Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Chest tight. Pain in middle of sternum. Dry, hard, teasing, exhausting cough, worse at night. Strangling cough, with viscid mucus sputum; thin, scanty, but sounds loose and abundant.

Back p. 446

Pain along spine. Weakness of loins. Aching across lumbo-sacral region; cannot walk erect. [Cimicif.]

Extremities p. 446

Staggering gait. Numbness.

Skin p. 446

Livid; purple spots; zoster-like herpes. Itching. Skin lost its elasticity. Urticaria appearing at climaxis.

Nervous.—Restlessness and hyperesthesia; trembling, twitching, jerking, convulsions. Extremely susceptible to pain. Pain causes twitching and jerking of limbs. Violent and sudden neuralgic pains and sudden fainting. Delirium, melancholic in character. Neuralgias intensely painful; left supraorbital; right intercostal, better from heat; multiple neuritis. Sore feeling all over. Bed feels too hard. Aggravation after sleep. [Lach.] Neuralgia after zoster. [Mezer.]

Sleep p. 447

Yawning, drowsy; prolonged, deep sleep. Sleepless; restless sleep, with frequent startings. Sleepy, but cannot sleep.

Fever p. 447

Chills. Icy coldness. Burning heat; profuse sweat.