• Ammonium Phosphoricum is a remedy for chronic gouty patients with uric acid diathesis.

• Indicated in bronchitis and nodosities of the joints of the fingers and backs of the hands.

• Coldness from the least draft of air is present.

• A marked affinity for the joints, particularly those of the fingers and shoulders.

• General stiffness and aching, especially in the morning, is experienced.

• The patient is often chilly and sensitive to drafts.

• The patient feels a sense of heaviness and weariness throughout the body.

• Symptoms often have a morning aggravation.

• Ammonium Phosphoricum tends to affect older individuals with chronic ailments.

• Complaints are often related to suppressed gout or rheumatic conditions.

• Pain is often sharp, stitching, and worse with motion.

• General aggravation from rest occurs.

• Weakness and debility is present.

• The patient is sensitive to atmospheric changes.

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• Irritability and impatience are present; the patient is easily angered by small things.

• Aversion to mental work and difficulty concentrating are observed.

• Depression and sadness, especially in the morning, occur.

• Anxiety and restlessness are present, particularly about health.

• Forgetfulness and difficulty remembering names or recent events is experienced.

• The patient has a feeling of being overwhelmed and unable to cope with daily tasks.

• A general lack of enthusiasm and diminished interest in activities is noted.

• Apprehension about the future is experienced, often focusing on potential illness or misfortune.

• Despondency and hopelessness are present, with a tendency to dwell on negative thoughts.

• Restlessness and fidgeting occur.

• Low self-esteem is observed.

• The patient feels misunderstood and isolated.

• Emotional sensitivity is noted.

• Loss of memory, especially for recent events, occurs.

• Headache, often in the forehead or temples, is experienced, worse in the morning.

• The head feels heavy and full.

• Vertigo is experienced, especially on rising or turning the head.

• The scalp is sensitive to touch.

• Pressing pain in the head is present.

• The head feels as if it would burst.

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• Headache, especially in the forehead or temples.

• Head feels heavy and congested.

• Scalp feels tight and tender to the touch.

• Worse from cold, damp weather and mental exertion.

• Headaches often accompanied by stiffness in the neck.

• Pressing, bursting headaches.

• Symptoms are present only in the morning.

• Blurred vision is experienced.

• Burning and itching of the eyelids is observed.

• Photophobia, sensitivity to light, is noted.

• Dryness of the eyes is present.

• Inflammation of the eyes occurs.

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• Burning and itching in the eyes.

• Photophobia (sensitivity to light).

• Blurring of vision.

• Sensation of sand in the eyes.

• Dryness of the eyes.

• Tinnitus, ringing in the ears, is experienced.

• Hearing is impaired.

• Sticking pains in the ears are present.

• Itching in the ears is experienced.

• Sensation of fullness in the ears is noted.

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• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

• Itching inside the ears.

• Impaired hearing.

• Sensations of fullness in the ears.

• Symptoms are present only in the morning.

• Dryness of the nasal passages is observed.

• Frequent sneezing occurs.

• Coryza, with watery discharge, is experienced.

• Obstruction of the nose is noted.

• Loss of smell is observed.

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• Dryness and obstruction of the nose.

• Sneezing and runny nose, especially in the morning.

• Nosebleeds.

• Sense of smell may be diminished.

• Sore throat, with a sensation of dryness and burning, is experienced.

• Hoarseness, especially in the morning, is observed.

• Difficulty swallowing is present.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat is noted.

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• Sore throat with burning sensation.

• Dryness and hoarseness.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat.

• Bronchitis, with a tight, constricting feeling in the chest, is present.

• Cough, dry and hacking, is experienced, worse in the morning and from cold air.

• Shortness of breath is experienced, especially on exertion.

• Oppression of the chest, feeling of suffocation, is noted.

• Wheezing respiration is observed.

• Expectoration is scanty, difficult.

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• Palpitations are experienced, especially at night or with exertion.

• Feeling of tightness or constriction around the heart is present.

• Irregular heartbeat is noted.

• Angina pectoris-like pains are experienced.

• Fluttering sensation in the heart is observed.

• Tightness around the chest is present.

• Pain in the chest, sharp and stitching, is experienced.

• Soreness and tenderness of the chest muscles is noted.

• Burning sensation in the chest is experienced.

• Nausea and vomiting are experienced, especially in the morning.

• Loss of appetite is observed.

• Abdominal pain, cramping and colicky, is experienced.

• Flatulence, with bloating and distention, is present.

• Constipation, with hard, dry stools, is experienced.

• Diarrhea, with frequent, watery stools, is observed.

• Sour eructations occur.

• Heartburn is experienced.

• Sinking feeling in the stomach is noted.

• Heaviness in the abdomen is felt.

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• Frequent urination is experienced, especially at night.

• Burning sensation during urination is present.

• Scanty urine is noted.

• Increased uric acid in urine is observed.

• Involuntary urination occurs.

• Turbid urine is present.

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• Frequent urination, especially at night.

• Burning sensation during urination.

• Urine may be cloudy or contain sediment.

• Increased uric acid in urine.

• Scanty urine output.

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• Decreased libido is observed.

• Impotence is present.

• Prostatic complaints are noted.

• Pain in the testicles is experienced.

• Premature ejaculation occurs.

• Leucorrhea is present.

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• Decreased sexual desire.

• Impotence in men.

• Vaginal dryness in women.

• Painful menses.

• Stiffness and pain in the back is experienced.

• Pain between the shoulders is present.

• Weakness in the back is noted.

• Heaviness of limbs is felt.

• Pain in the shoulder-joint is experienced.

• Nodosities of the joints of the fingers and backs of the hands are present.

• Stiffness and aching of the joints is experienced, worse in the morning.

• Gouty pains in the fingers and toes are present.

• Unsteady, tottering gait is observed.

• Swelling of the joints occurs.

• Cramps in the legs are experienced, especially at night.

• Coldness of the hands and feet is noted.

• Rheumatic pains in the limbs are experienced.

• Dry skin is observed.

• Eruptions, papular or vesicular, occur.

• Offensive perspiration is noted.

• Restless sleep is experienced.

• Sleeplessness before midnight occurs.

• Dreams are vivid and disturbing.

• Waking up tired and unrefreshed is observed.

• Morning.

• Cold air.

• Drafts of air.

• Motion.

• Exertion.

• Damp weather.

• Rest.

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• Cold weather

• Damp weather

• Motion

• Night

• Mental exertion

• Touch

• Becoming cold

• Exposure to drafts

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• Warmth.

• Dry weather.

• Gentle motion.

• Lying down.

• Eating.

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• Warmth

• Dry weather

• Rest

• Pressure

• Wrapping up warmly

• Gentle, continued motion

• Bryonia, Lycopodium, Sulphur.

• Coffea, Camphora.

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• Not fully established; Nux vomica may be helpful in some cases.

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• Benzoic Acid (gout), Caulophyllum (small joints), Ledum (gouty affections of small joints), Colchicum (gout, irritability), Urtica urens (gout).

• Also compare: Ammonium carb., Ammonium mur.

• (Ammonic phosphas; Hydro-diammonic phosphate (NH4)2 HPO4)

• Acts primarily on fibrous tissues, periosteum, and joints.

• Especially indicated for rheumatic and gouty diathesis.

• Marked stiffness and cracking in joints.

• Sensations of burning, soreness, and stiffness are prominent.

• Complaints are often worse in cold, damp weather.

• Tendency to deposits of uric acid.

• General weakness and fatigue.

• Affinity for the right side of the body.

• Symptoms often develop slowly and insidiously.

• Patients are often chilly and sensitive to drafts.

• Irritability and moodiness.

• Easily angered by trifles.

• Aversion to mental work; difficulty concentrating.

• Anxiety and apprehension about health.

• Depressed and discouraged, especially when in pain.

• Forgetfulness and mental confusion.

• Desire for solitude; avoids company.

• Sensitive to noise and contradiction.

• Restlessness, but averse to exertion.

• Tendency to dwell on unpleasant thoughts.

• Cough, dry and hacking, worse at night.

• Shortness of breath, especially on exertion.

• Pain in the chest with cough.

• Asthmatic breathing.

• Cough aggravated by cold air.

• Palpitations, especially after exertion or emotional stress.

• Pain in the chest, sharp and stitching.

• Feeling of tightness in the chest.

• Pulse may be rapid and irregular.

• Heartburn and acid indigestion.

• Nausea and vomiting.

• Abdominal pain and bloating.

• Constipation with hard, dry stools.

• Diarrhea with burning sensation in the rectum.

• Hemorrhoids with pain and bleeding.

• Flatulence, especially after eating.

• Aversion to rich foods.

• Desire for sour or acidic foods.

• Sciatica, with pain radiating down the leg.

• Numbness and tingling in the extremities.

• Swelling and inflammation of the joints.

• Pain worse from cold, damp weather and motion.

• Back pain extending to hips and thighs.

• Pain in the soles of the feet.

• Dry, itchy skin.

• Eruptions, especially around the joints.

• Burning sensations in the skin.

• Profuse sweating, especially at night.

• Restless sleep.

• Difficulty falling asleep.

• Frequent waking.

• Dreams of anxiety and worry.

• Nightmares.

• Bryonia, Calcarea carbonica, Lycopodium.