What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine first defined by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18th century. Homeopathic practitioners maintain that an ill person can be treated using a substance that can produce, in a healthy person, symptoms similar to those of the illness.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 15 | 3 |
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| Fibromyalgia | 6 | 2 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Anxious mood | 2 | 1 |
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| Support digestive health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 2 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Homeopathy
| None | 1 | |
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| old symptoms | 1 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 9 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 2 | ||
| Expense | 1 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Homeopathy
Always |
15 | 68% |
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Usually |
5 | 23% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
2 | 9% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Homeopathy
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
2 | 9% |
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A little |
5 | 23% |
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Not at all |
15 | 68% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Homeopathy
$200+ |
2 | 17% |
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$100-199 |
2 | 17% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
2 | 17% |
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< $25 |
6 | 50% |
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