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Effect of changing remedies...

I am seeking responses to a general question about the effect of changing remedies.

Let's say patient has taken lyco 30c for 4 days. Got some improvement, but not all symptoms removed.
Then if patient changes remedy to nux v 30c, does this mean that lyco will stop acting...or will it continue to work even if a new remedy is being taken?

Thanks in advance for your clarification.
 
  hs4joy on 2015-01-29
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Hi,

First question is - Chronic or acute problem going on?

If Chronic, you need supervision on this, bc it is
virtually impossible to be neutral enough to chose
the correct remedy and then monitor yourself on
dosing, potency and direction of cure.

Please google - Herings Law of Cure to see what homeopaths
are looking for after a person takes a remedy.

1.Chronic issues do not all go away after 4 days.

If the remedy is correct and you have a response good
or bad, one should then wait for symptoms to relapse
before you take another dose. Otherwise you risk overdosing and creating new symptoms or bringing old
ones back.

There should be a gap of a few days in switching remedies
with a 30c potency unless you have some Acute problem
going on.

You need supervision, you can put your case on here if
you like-you may have the right remedy and have taken
too much and taking another remedy will further confuse
what is happening and be harmful in addition.
 
simone717 9 years ago
The answer here does depend on a few things. These are established guidelines, but in my own words and not in any accepted order.

FIRST RULE of PRESCRIBING:

Never change a remedy while the first one is creating positive changes!

SECOND RULE of PRESCRIBING:

Examine exactly where the symptoms are improving, and determine whether the DIRECTION OF CURE is correct.

THIRD RULE OF PRESCRIBING:

With any medicine that is acting beneficially, consider changing DOSAGE before changing POTENCY, and consider changing POTENCY before changing remedies.

FOURTH RULE OF PRESCRIBING:

Give each remedy enough time to act. Give the vital force enough time to produce the appropriate reaction. Cure comes from the dynamic between the remedy and the vital force (action = aggravation, reaction = cure)

FIFTH RULE OF PRESCRIBING:

Never redose if any symptoms are worse soon after taking the remedy. First reaction to a remedy should be an aggravation (worsening) of current symptoms. After the aggravation should come an amelioration (improvement).

If this is the other way around (improvement comes first, then followed by aggravation) this usually a BAD sign and the case should be reassessed.

If improvement comes without aggravation but there is no worsening, this may be a bad sign as well. Sometimes people don't notice the aggravation or mistake it for something else like a normal up and down of their symptoms. One has to always be alert to the possibility of simple palliation of symptoms rather than cure. Palliation when prolonged with repeated dosing, can become suppression and that can lead to serious consequences.

SIXTH RULE of PRESCRIBING:

Treat the whole case, not isolated elements, certainly not individual locations or symptoms. All symptoms spring from the disturbance in the vital force, which will affect the WHOLE person. You need to look at the WHOLE case and prescribe a single medicine that suits. Treating this, then treating that, will only result in palliation and suppression, which is what Orthodox medicine does (to the detriment of us all).
 
Evocationer 9 years ago
Thank you for your insightful responses.

The case is chronic mental issues. We are working with an online homeopath.
The frustration has been that the remedy gets changed every 3-4 days. each remedy has resulted in some improvement (not all intended symptoms were removed)...hence a new remedy was introduced. Also I am reading that for mental issues higher potency is recommended for deeper acting effect. So maybe 30c potency once a day is not the right match. Very frustrating. Maybe time to change the homeopath.

Thanks.
 
hs4joy 9 years ago
The remedy should not be changed so often - clearly they do not know what to do with your case. I concur - a change of homoeopath is appropriate, and hopefully you can fine one who applies the above guidelines.
 
Evocationer 9 years ago
Hi- Yes , you should change the homeopath.

I saw you were asking about getting hydrogen????
in the usa the other day- that is a strange
remedy for this person to be suggesting to you,
and makes me wonder if they are trying to follow
some kind of protocol, maybe one by Tinus Smits.

The core of homeopathy is " like cures like" in
the minimum dose. The totality of the case is
ALL emotional, mental, physical, and what makes
things better and worse- Finding the remedy that
matches all those things- when the match is close
the body will not allow it ( a similar to what is
already going on) the body will raise the life force
to start to clear All imbalance - in a certain order
( see Herings law of cure)

The above works, it is what Hahnemann discovered.
Some homeopaths veer way off this path and they
are not following the basic principles. Many
naturopaths do not follow principles either, but
a lot of that is due to lack of education and treating
remedies as a vitamin supplement.

Since you are in the usa, I would suggest that you
work with Mary Aspinwall, a classical homeopath who
also teaches homeopathy for over 25 years- she will
work with you by phone ( She is in Santa Barbara)
Or Lia Bello, a nurse homeopath, ( NM) who is also a homeopathy teacher, same amount of years and she will
work on the phone.
[message edited by simone717 on Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:13:34 GMT]
 
simone717 9 years ago

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