Homoeopathy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

 

What is homoeopathy?

• Homeopathy is a Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM). Meaning homeopathy is different from treatments of conventional Western medicine in essential ways. 

• Homoeopathy is based on ideas developed by a German doctor called Samuel Hahnemann in the 1790s. A central principle of the "treatment" is that "like cures like" – a substance that causes certain symptoms can also help to remove those symptoms.

• A second central principle is based around a process of dilution and shaking called succussion.

• Practitioners believe that the more a substance is diluted in this way, the greater its power to treat symptoms.

• Many homeopathic remedies consist of substances that have been diluted many times in water until there's quanta, or quantum, of the original substance left.

• Homeopathy is used to "treat" an extremely wide range of conditions, including physical conditions and psychological conditions.

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How to report symptoms for homoeopathic treatment?

Patients coming primarily for osteopathic care should arrive prepared to give a brief description of their acute or chronic problem as well as any past medical, surgical and trauma history. Patients coming for homeopathic care need to consider the following:

• Set aside some quiet time for reflection.

• Make a list of recurring issues or problems.

• Describe your experience with each symptom or problem complex.

  • When did it start?

  • What makes it better or worse?

  • How does it vary in relation to time of day, season, temperature, activity or position?

  • Is it related to eating, drinking, sleep, solitude or company?

  • What do you think is the cause of the problem?

  • What is the context – what was going on in your life when the problem first appeared?

  • Are there symptoms that always seem to be linked together?

  • Please describe discharges and pain in as much detail as possible.

• Next consider what are called generalities. These are statements that are true about you as a person but not in terms of any specific condition. Generalities include food cravings, favourite weather, temperature sensitivity, and your favourite time of day, interests, and hobbies.

• The most important information you can provide is some sense of your personality. This is often the most revealing and hence the most difficult thing for a patient to discuss. Please understand that no value judgment is made about you. There are no "good" or "bad" personalities. This information is used to generate an understanding of which remedy or remedies correspond to the totality of who you are and, therefore, which remedies are most likely to help stimulate a healing response.

• If you can identify some event or illness after which your level of health was never the same, it is important to describe how things were before and after the event.

• In the case of infants and children the emphasis will be on physical symptoms and generalities. Parents are asked to bring a written list of issues, problems and descriptions of their child based on their observations and not to simply ask their child for the information during their visit.

• The challenge of Holistic Medicine, even in the treatment of apparently purely physical conditions, is to select a few probable remedies from many possible remedies. This selection process is aided by an understanding of who you are based on your description of your mental, emotional and physical life.

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What happens at a Homoeopathy consultation?

Since, different people react in different ways to same illness for that reason finding correct homoeopathic remedy the doctor will require to know not only physical symptoms but also as much as possible about you and how your symptoms affect you. A remedy will be prescribed after initial consultation lasting about 60 to 90 minutes.

Remedies prescribed are made from naturally occurring substances from plants and mineral kingdoms and have been tried and tested in homoeopathy practice for more than 200 years. These remedies rarely cause side effects because very little amount of the active ingredient is used in a specially prepared form.

How fast will you be cured depends on what sort of illness you have. A complaint one has for a long time would not normally disappear overnight, other conditions often improve quickly. You will usually be asked to revisit for a follow-up consultation 2-6 weeks after first consultation which will take from 30-45 minutes.

If your symptoms are primarily physical or emotional or a combination, you would be asked to give as much information about you as possible including all details of your present complaints, homoeopath doctor will ask to talk about your lifestyle, personality, moods, different situation reactions, fear, dreams, and relationships. Additionally, asked reaction to foods, the environment and the weather.

Example:

• Which climate suits you or worries you most?

• Do certain climates aggravate physical symptoms?

• Do you suffer from any allergies?

Homoeopath doctor will also need personal and family medical history, a detail talk as much as possible about your symptoms beginning with time you first experienced changes in your health. Just before the end of the consultation the doctor will analyses all the information you have provided and will find the most appropriate remedy for you as an individual, to help stimulate your body resolving all current symptoms. Prescriptions will be a remedy at the consultation, or else your remedy will be sent through post for online consultation, with detailed instructions.

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What types of illnesses can be treated?

Homoeopathy offers all kinds of health concerns, long standing illness (mental or physical), an acute illness like cough, cold or injury, or a particular problem irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), menstrual pain, eczema, psoriasis, asthma, depression, anxiety etc. Most people find resolving their physical symptoms, their enjoyment of life and energy increases after a successful course of homoeopathic treatment.

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What are Homoeopathic remedies?

Homoeopathic medicines are much diluted substances prepared from the natural elements available on the planet. All Homeopathic Remedies are prepared in contemporary pharmaceutical industries in by a special process called "Potentization".

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Do Homoeopathic medicines have steroids?

It is a big and bad stigma for Homeopathy. Homeopathic Medicines are prepared 100% from natural substances. Homeopathic Medicines has no steroids in it & rather, Homeopathic Medicines does not even need steroids as they are more powerful than steroids.

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Can homoeopathy medicines be used during pregnancy?

Homeopathic medicines are considered absolutely safe and harmless for all age groups, including children and pregnant women.