DEP/DUA/1/41/30 (Normalised version)

Grizel Grieve

1787

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No31^st February 23^d. 1787.

Grizel Grieve at 23, complains of almost constant & severe headache, attended with considerably impaired vision. Her eyes are however little altered from the natural appearance & the pupil contracts readily. She can distinguish large objects & even faces at a considerable distance

But she cannot read a book everything appearing to her in a state of confusion. And she cannot distinguish colours every colour excepting what is very bright, appearing black

She is frequently attacked with deliquium animi & after recovering from these faints, the headache & impaired vision are more considerable than before.

In the morning she has frequently a disposition to vomiting.

There sometimes appears a mist or cloud as it were before her eyes & this with the diminished vision is always aggravated with any increase of the headache.

She is sometimes also affected with heat & flushing of her cheeks generally attended with vomiting & followed by sweating. Her strength is much impaired.

Pulse about 75 rather small

Belly bound, appetite bad, with much thirst. Her menses have not appeared for these four months past, & she gets no sleep but what is procured by Laudanum which she says she in general takes to the extent of four tea spoonfuls at bed time.

These symptoms commenced about twelve months ago

They however gave her little trouble for the first six months

But since that time they have been gradually encreasing

She imputes them to great fatigue & watching in attending a relation who was sick.

Cap. Pil. Mercur. Ciner. Noi. om. n. u. som.