Posted by Dr. Bob on October 26, 2003, at 12:41:47
In reply to Re: homeopathy, posted by sfmom on October 26, 2003, at 12:31:18
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> > > I am truly interested to know what sorts of things you are trying. I guess I'd understand if you are reluctant to do so. As I stated in my picayune post, I have no doubts that St. John's Wort and other plant extracts can have therapeutic effects. The same is true of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids. After all, from plants come drugs. I think this often escapes the memory of the masses now a days. Miracle drugs are even to be derived from the toxic skin exudations of South American tree frogs. I would certainly want to know what it is that is improving your condition so that I might be able to improve my own. I'd drink fermented elephant piss if it were to bring me into remission. Well, on second thought...
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> > > Does your consultant call himself a homeopath?
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> > > - Scott
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> > Yes, the doctor does call himself a homeopath. (and he is an MD) And I don't understand why it works but there are double blind studies showing that it does. Also he treated many of the survivors of 9/11 at no charge. His background is anesthesiology. He does a test on your body, then prescribes those little pills that someone on this thread called sugar pills. I had met a few people who independently had worked with him and had success so I decided to try.
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> This is a pretty old post, so I don't know if anyone is still following it, but oh well. I've been treated by a homeopath my whole life (he actually delivered me) and he's also an MD. I've heard from some people that they don't feel any effects from it, but for me it's been a blessing. I'm currently taking Lexapro and Klonopin for depression, anxiety and panic attacks and I'm also taking a homeopathic remedy that addresses all of my problems too. My inerpretation of homeopathy as opposed to western medicine is that it treats your whole body and mind, at the root causes. Western medicine tends to just address the symptoms as opposed to the root cause of the problem, in other words, a band-aid instead of a cure. I have had very good luck in the past balancing the two and am hoping it will work well in this case. I'm only on my fourth day of meds, so we'll see. I also think it really helps to have a homeopath who is also an MD. I wouldn't trust someone who made me choose between the two. Accupuncture and homeopathy also work really well together. If anyone has any questions about my experience with homeopathy, I'd be happy to answer them. Also, if anyone is in SF, I can recommend a wonderful homeopath.
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