A 52-year-old female, working in the media came to us with complaints related to menopause. She had been suffering since last three years and was even on Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the same.

She added that in spite of all this she had minimal improvement. She had been getting hot flushes, mood swings, and excessive dryness of the skin and recurrent urinary tract infections.

She described that the hot flushes were so severe that it made her crazy. They usually appeared at night. This used to wake her up and she found it difficult to sleep.

During the episodes of the hot flushes, she found the touch of clothes intolerable especially around the waist and the neck. She also had severe dryness of the skin and itching with no relief.

Every ten days or so, she used to develop severe burning in the urine.

Amidst the case taking, we noticed that she was very talkative. She described herself to be a very hardworking person who could never compromise with her work under any circumstances.

She was prescribed the homoeopathic remedy Lachesis. Her symptoms showed reduction within two weeks of medication. She was better by the end of 6 months.