When needing this remedy, you feel trapped / locked inside, and you cannot tolerate anything that sits tight on the body, especially around the neck.
For left-sided symptoms or symptoms that start on the left side but also move to the right, as with throat symptoms or headaches.
Warm-blooded people who talk a lot. They are entertaining, but it is as if their thoughts are overworked. They may be suspicious and jealous. Intense people.
They feel best in fresh air and after drinking something cold. They always get better when pressure is released, such as with talking, immediately after menstruation has started, immediately after a bowel movement, after vomiting etc. They always get worse if they have to keep something inside themselves, whether it is thoughts or fluids that want out of the body. When they bleed, the blood is dark.
Good for menopause.
Feels worse when having something around the neck, when consuming alcohol, after sleep, heat and heavy weather.
In short: Jealous and suspicious personalities. Get better after purging. Left side.
Other helpful hints: There are many remedies made from different kinds of snake venom. They are very similar to each other, but have many small and important variations. If you think lachesis sounds like a perfect remedy for you but it does not really work, consult a homeopath.
