What is Homeopathy?

An example of 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

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 15 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 6 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 2 0
Anxious mood 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Support digestive health 2 0
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
2
None
20

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

None 1
old symptoms 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Homeopathy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 69%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 8%
Other 1   Other: 8%

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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
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Stopped Using Homeopathy

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0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Homeopathy

Always
15 68%
Usually
5 23%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
2 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Homeopathy

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 9%
A little
5 23%
Not at all
15 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Homeopathy

$200+
2 17%
$100-199
2 17%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 17%
< $25
6 50%

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5 patient evaluations for Homeopathy

Purpose: Other (Started Jan 12, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 01, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started )
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2010   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purposes: treat symptoms of PTSD i.e, fright, out of body experiences, ghosts, surreal experiences, sense of injustice and chronic debilitating illness (Started Apr 01, 2009)
Date Dosage treat symptoms of PTSD i.e, fright, out of body experiences, ghosts, surreal experiences, sense of injustice Perceived effectiveness chronic debilitating illness Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 17, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Aug 17, 2009
Advice & Tips
Homeopathy acts slowly and subtlety. It is not a quick fix. It takes a proficient therapist to identify which is one's constitutional remedy and then dosage must often be tweaked as needed. I had a horrible experience when one of my doctors suggested I combine a different homeopathic type of remedy with my existing constitutional remedy which was a BAD idea. Classic constitutional homeopathy should never be combined with other forms of homeopathic remedies. This is energetic medicine. Combining remedies as this one doctor suggested blew out my electrical nervous system. Doctors can be really stupid. Check with your doctor before adding ANY other energetic treatments like acupuncture. Usually contraindicated.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
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