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 the disease.
Homoeopathy
has no chemical action like allopathy to cause side-effects. Homeopathy does
not cause dependency or withdrawal 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.
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 about its appropriate use.
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 the doses. You are also responsible for your health. You
will not get good results if you are not regular with your treatment. Give
correct feedback about the changes you notice in your health during follow-up.
Please visit the clinic for follow-up and avoid phone follow-ups as far as
possible.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I use original seal-packed medicines made by homoeopathic
manufacturers who have collaboration with Indian, French, German, and Swiss
manufacturers. Utmost care is taken to maintain the quality of medicines used
for treatment. Certain medicines are made by special order from the
manufacturer according to patient requirements. I also update myself by
attending seminars, conferences and clinical meetings. I use the latest homoeopathic
software for case analysis and references. The professional and medication fees
charged are in proportion to the above standards of treatment provided.