Homeopathic practitioners who specialize in pregnancy and childbirth may be able to choose a deeply-acting remedy that closely fits the individual. For dosage information, please read the information at the end of this section. A woman who needs this remedy feels extremely insecure about her situation, wanting constant help and support. Women who need Arsenicum sometimes feel despair from insecurity, with thoughts that deeply frighten them. The woman may feel worthless and see little point in life.
Professional help is needed if depression is severe.
Weakness and fatigue make her feel depressed. Anxiety, insomnia, and nightmares may develop. A person who needs this remedy often feels sluggish, cold, and easily tired by exercise. Defensiveness, hysterical behavior, sighing, sudden outbursts of tears or laughter, and insomnia are often seen when this remedy is needed. She may be brooding and withdrawn, anxious about her mothering abilities, or doubtful and discouraged about her relationship with the baby's father or other family members.