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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 & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 7 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
chronic debilitating illness 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Anxious mood 1 1 Efficacy_slight
to strenghten my self confidence, relieve stress symptoms 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 20 patients currently using Homeopathy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Homeopathy

old symptoms 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Homeopathy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 100%
Expense 1   Expense: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Homeopathy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Homeopathy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Using Homeopathy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Homeopathy

Always
 7 78%
Usually
 2 22%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Homeopathy

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Homeopathy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 40%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 60%

Report created on May 28, 2012.