GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS ON HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT

GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS ON HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT

The source of all homoeopathic medicines is from nature and when taken under medical guidance will not give any side-effects. There are NO steroids in homoeopathy. Homeopathy stimulates the body’s inbuilt healing process to cure your illness. The aim is to cure safely and gently and not suppress.

Homoeopathy has no chemical action like allopathy to cause side-effects. You can safely take homeopathy for years if the case demands long-term treatment without any worry of side-effects.

Homeopathy can be safely given to all age groups including babies, children, and even during pregnancy and lactation.

Homeopathy can be taken for all types of acute and chronic diseases. Please make use of homeopathy for all your medical problems and not just for skin diseases, tonsillitis, acidity, hair-fall, and arthritis. The scope of homoeopathy is much wider and deeper covering the entire individual holistically for all your mental and physical complaints.

Homeopathy does not cause dependency or withdrawal or rebound effects.

During a homoeopathic consultation, please give an account of all your medical problems, however mild or irrelevant they may feel to you. You may think you need treatment only for your headache, but your acidity and constipation may be the supporting cause for the headache. Therefore mention about all your complaints and let the physician decide what is important and how to treat it. Also mention about any mental stress or psychological symptoms you may be experiencing with your illness.

Homoeopathy can be taken along with allopathy if the medication is going on for a long time. Certain medications like anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, steroids, antibiotics, etc., should not be stopped abruptly unless directed by the treating physician. The dose needs to be gradually tapered off as the condition improves. You can take supplements like calcium, vitamin-D, multivitamins, aloe-vera, wheatgrass, spirulina, etc. along with the homeopathic treatment. Consult your physician on its appropriate use.

Homeopathy can be used as a preventive mode of treatment. At the outbreak of contagious diseases and fevers, homeopathy can be used to prevent the disease. Even if one gets the illness during the outbreak, it will be in a milder form.

Homoeopathic treatment should be continued regularly as advised by the physician. The homeopathic physician, after taking your case, plans out the treatment for the acute and chronic phase of the disease. Please discuss with your physician about it. Do not abruptly stop treatment.

Please visit the physician at regular intervals as discussed in the consultation. Do not give gaps between follow-ups. Take your medicines as directed by the physician. Do not miss doses. You are also responsible for your health. You will not get good results if you are not regular with your treatment.

It is better that you consult your homeopathic physician for any other problem that comes up during the ongoing treatment of your present illness. E.g.: Person may suffer from diarrhea from eating outside food during the treatment going on for chronic headache. The homeopathic physician will give you a suitable remedy to overcome the acute problem. Consult an allopathic doctor only if the homeopathic physician is not available or he advises you to take allopathy depending on the severity and progress of your disease. Revert back to your homoeopathic physician on completing the allopathic course.

Do not eat or drink anything 20-30 minutes before and after the homeopathic dose. The action of the medicine starts in the mouth. Therefore no other food or drink should interfere with the effect of the dose. Do not swallow the medicine with water. It has to be chewed till the pills dissolve in the mouth. Do not drink water immediately after taking the dose. Do not touch the pills while taking the dose. Take the pills in the cap of the bottle and put it directly in the mouth.

Keep the medicine away from direct heat, light, dampness, and strong smelling substances like camphor, perfume, and scented products.

Request your homeopathic doctor for a home-kit of homeopathic medicines to cover any acute episodes during holidays or during vacations and journeys. The physician can prepare a set of most likely needed medicines according to your individual case requirements. It is advisable to consult your doctor immediately if no improvement sets in few doses. Discuss with your doctor the method of application of this kit before starting any medicine from the kit at the time of purchase.