TABLE 3.
Patient characteristics and objective outcomes before starting treatment with Bryophyllum 50% tablets and thereafter.
| Case number | Age (years) | Age at menarche (years) | Additional anamnesis | Bryophyllum 50% treatment plan | Treatment duration till follow up (months) | NRS score | Pain medication intake | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | ||||||
| 1 | 18 | 14 | Migraine | 3—0—3 | 3 | 7 | 3–4 | 2 × 400 mg ibuprofen for first 2 days of cycle | sporadically |
| 2 | 27 | 11 | Mammary cyst | 2—2—2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 × 400 mg ibuprofen on first day of cycle | 1 × 400 mg ibuprofen |
| 3 | 21 | Smoking | 2—2—2 From 16th day of cycle |
6 | 10 | ≤6 | 2 × 400 mg ibuprofen for 2 days | 0 | |
| 4 | 20 | 13 | - | 2—2—2 From 16th day of cycle |
3 | 3–5 | ≤3 | 500 mg paracetamol if needed | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | - | 2—2—2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Yes but not specified | Only occasionally necessary | |