REGARDING HOMOEOPATHY
1) ON STARTING HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT, IS IT ALRIGHT TO STOP ALLOPATHIC
(or any other) MEDICINES I AM ALREADY TAKING.
No, it is not advisable to stop the medicines abruptly. Initially your doctor will
advise you to continue with these medications. However, once your condition becomes
stable and your resistance power against the disease has become strong these medicines
can be tapered off gradually, but that too under the supervision of your doctor
only.
2) CAN I TAKE HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES IF I AM ALREADY TAKING OTHER
MEDICATION (SUCH AS ALLOPATHY, AYURVEDA)?
Yes, Homoeopathic medicines can be safely taken without any side effects or interactions
with Allopathic, Ayurvedic treatment or any other therapy. As homoeopathic medicine
does not interfere with other therapies, drugs, herbs, vitamins etc. it is safe
to use in conjunction with other medications.
3) HOW DOES HOMOEOPATHY DIFFER FROM CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE?
Homoeopathy is a holistic medicine and treats the person as a whole. Instead of
just focusing on the disease it takes into consideration mental, emotional and physical
factors and restores a balance between them. Instead of just working on the superficial
disease it believes in treating the root cause of the disease. In addition to this
homoeopathic medicines help to boost up the immunity (natural fighting force of
our body) of the patient so that the patient acquires enough resistance to remain
symptom free.
4) DO HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES PRODUCE SIDE EFFECTS?
Homoeopathic medicines are natural, mild in action and hence completely safe. They
do not cause any side effects and are non addictive. This makes them safe for all
age groups – babies, children, young people, elderly.
5) THE MEDICINES I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL LOOK THE SAME. ARE THEY REALLY
DIFFERENT?
It appears that all homoeopathic medicine are same because they are dispensed in
globules. Actually in all preparation the vehicle remains the same but it is medicated
by different homoeopathic dilution.
6) DO I HAVE TO AVOID STRONG SMELLING THINGS LIKE ONION, GARLIC,
CLOVE, CARDAMOM etc?
This is just a myth. In fact, researches have shown that onion, garlic, tea, coffee
or any other strong smelling substance do not have any effect on the efficacy of
homeopathic medicine. Hence they can be taken safely with homoeopathic medicines.
7) CAN I TAKE COFFEE WHILE ON HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT?
Homoeopathic medicines are equally efficient on the patients who take tea or coffee.
There is no restriction of any kind of strong smelling substance while on homoeopathic
treatment.
8) HOW DO I TAKE HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES?
There are two methods of taking the homoeopathic medicine orally (globule from and
some times liquid form) and inhalation. The globule has to be taken directly on
the tongue and allowed to dissolve. The liquid medicine is advised to be taken with
little quantity of water.
9) HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE RESULTS?
The result of the medicine depends on whether the disease is acute or chronic. Treatment
of acute diseases show result in very short time. The time consumed for treating
chronic disease depends upon the severity, complexity, duration and suppression
of the disease.
10) HOW LONG WILL THE TREATMENT TAKE?
Treatment depends upon the type of disease whether it is acute or chronic. In case
of acute disease the result of treatment is very quick e.g. fever, cold. But if
the disease is chronic e.g. Eczema, asthma time taken is too long as these diseases
are treated according to the severity, complexity, duration and suppression of the
disease.
11) WHY ARE HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES SLOW TO ACT?
It is a myth that homeopathic medicines are slow to act. The action of medicine
depends upon whether the disease is acute or chronic. In acute diseases (i.e. disease
of shorter duration or recent origin) homoeopathy acts faster than any other mode
of treatment and produces very quick results. However, most of the time the patients
visiting the homoeopathic physician are suffering from chronic disease (disease
of longer duration) who have been continually suppressed, over drugged or declared
incurable by conventional systems of medicine. These cases take time to show response
depending upon the severity, complexity and suppression of disease.
12) DO I NEED ANY DIET RESTRICTION WHILE ON HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT?
The diet for every disease is recommended according to the sensitiveness of the
patient towards the exogenic factors. There are very few diet restrictions depending
upon the individual’s sensitivity.
13) IS HOMEOPATHY HARMFUL DURING PREGNANCY OR LACTATION ?
Homoeopathic medicine are very mild and given in minute doses, hence they are perfectly
safe to take during pregnancy or lactation. In fact homoeopathic medicines boost
up the immunity of the patient thereby allowing the patient to acquire resistance
against diseases.
<14) IS IT SAFE TO SELF- PRESCRIBE WHILE TAKING YOUR TREATMENT?
Self prescribing without your doctor’s consent is never safe. It can interfere
with the course of treatment and can also spoil the case. So always consult your
physician before taking any medicine.
15) CAN DIABETES PATIENTS TAKE HOMOEOPATHIC PILLS SAFELY?
Homoeopathic medicine can be safely taken by diabetics as they contain negligible
amount of sugar which does not have any effect on the blood sugar levels. Moreover,
homoeopathic medicine can be given in distilled water also.
16) ARE THE DIET RESTRUCTIONS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW?
The diet for every disease is recommended according to the sensitiveness of the
patient towards the exogenic factors. A restriction for intake of onion, garlic,
tea, and coffee is a myth. Diet restrictions for disease are very patient friendly.
17) WHY SHOULD I TAKE A PACKAGE FOR T/T?
Patient is free to go for package or take monthly treatment packages. All allergic
condition are endogenic. To make these active genes inactive and develop immunity
it takes a long time. Packages are economically helpful and also ensure patient
compliance with the treatment. The cost of treatment paid monthly is much more as
compared to one time package payment which includes special services such as free
courier (within India), free yoga facility, acupuncture, diet recommendations, counseling.
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